Employment Law Compliance

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Hibiscus Hall

Fiesta Resort & Spa, Saipan

Conference Agenda

7:30 – 8:00am                Registration & Refreshments

8:00 – 8:15am                Welcome

Debra T. Camacho

President, SHRM NMI Chapter

Human Resources Manager, Pacific Trading Company     

8:15 – 8:30am                Workforce Readiness Initiative Update

Frank Gibson, Program Manager

8:30 – 9:45am                Fair Labor Standards Act (Hours Worked, Overtime, Deductions from Pay, Recordkeeping and FMLA)

Speaker:        Patrick Candoleta, U.S. Department of Labor

9:45 – 10:00am             Break

10:00 – 11:30am           CW-1 Renewal Process and the implementation Status of the CNMI-Only Transitional Worker Rule

Speaker:        David Gulick, USCIS Honolulu District Director

11:30am – 1:00pm       Lunch/Networking Opportunity

1:00 – 1:30pm               Local Labor Hiring Requirements

Speaker:        Alfred Pangelinan,    CNMI Department of Labor, Division of

Employment Services

1:30 – 3:00pm               Available and Underutilized US Visa Possibilities in a Federalized Immigration and Labor Scenario

Speaker:        Bruce Mailman, Mailman & Kara, LLC                                                

3:00 – 3:15pm               Summary & Closing Remarks

Malou Ernest

Vice President / 2013 President Elect, SHRM NMI Chapter

Human Resources Director, Asia Pacific Hotels, Inc.