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ADA, FMLA, the Montana Human Rights Act, and Workers Compensation-How to Navigate the Maze of Laws and Regulations |
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Learn about the interaction of the FMLA, ADA, Workers Compensation
and the Montana Human Rights Act, including recent law updates |
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Review eligibility requirements |
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| Discover how to comply with these complex laws and regulations |
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| Explore EEOC guidelines on reasonable accomodations and employee discipline |
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| Review new applicable Montana Case Law |
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Find out more about employee rights upon return from leave |
Wednesday, January 7 , 2009 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Doubletree Hotel 100 Madison, Missoula, MT
$40.00 per person
Register with Deb Gass at the Missoula Job Service
Call
542-5751 or email dgass@mt.gov
Sponsored by the Missoula Job Service Employers' Council (JSEC)
Marieke Beck
Department of Labor & Industry
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Marieke was born and raised in Helena, Montana. Marieke has an undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Oregon. After that, she attended the University of Montana School of Law. Marieke clerked for the Honorable Justice William E. Hunt at the Montana Supreme Court and then worked for five years with the Montana Advocacy Program. Marieke has been with the Department of Labor and Industry for five years as a labor and employment lawyer and has been assigned as counsel for the Human Rights Bureau and the Unemployment Insurance Division. When she's not working, Marieke spends her time with her devilishly handsome husband and their beautiful baby boy. |
| Katherine has been the Bureau Chief of the Montana Human Rights Bureau since June 2002. Prior to that she worked as a Human Rights Investigator for approximately 10 years. Her other work experience includes several years as a Human Resource Director for a large bank system, as well as experience as an employment counselor. She attended Stanford University and graduated with a Bachelors Degree from Mills College. Katherine was raised on a ranch in Southwest Montana and has also worked in such nontraditional fields as mining and geology. |
Katherine Kountz
Montana Human Rights Bureau |
Candace C. Fetscher, Partner
Garlington, Lohn and Robinson
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Candace was born and raised in Montana. She graduated from the University of Montana with High Honors. Before attending UM Law School where she was on the Law Review, she taught school and also worked for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, working with Model City programs in San Francisco and Denver. She has been practicing with Garlington, Lohn & Robinson since 1976, with principal emphasis in the health care, including medical malpractice defense, and employment law. Candace has been listed for several years in the employment law section of Best Lawyers in America and in Chambers’ Leading Lawyers, and has an "AV" rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. She has served on the UM Law School Board of visitors and in 1999 received the Western Montana Bar Association's Outstanding Attorney Award. Together with her family, Candace has enjoyed the many outdoor activities that Montana offers. |
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