PROGRAM OUTLINE
Tuesday November 7, 2017

8:00 AM    REGISTRATION

9:00 AM    OPENING SESSION
  • Welcome - Mr. Gerald Long, President, Georgia Farm Bureau
  • Introduction of Speakers/Special Guest
                                     
9:15 AM    MORNING WORKSHOPS   
  • 9:15-10:15 - OSHA - Preparing for an OSHA Audit/What to Expect - Ed Foulke, Fisher Phillips, Atlanta, GA 
  • 10:30-Noon - Preparing for a DOL Audit - Know What the Most Common Infractions Are - Mike Rios, US DOL

12:00 PM    LUNCH (included in registration fee)
  • Keynote Speaker - Wayne Kotowski, US Dept. of Labor, Southeast Administrator

1:30 PM    AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS
  • 1:45-2:45 PM - Workers Comp and Affordable Care  Act - Judge David Imahara, Chief Judge, State Board of Workers' Compensation / Chris DiCarlo, Snellings Walters Insurance Agency
  • 3:00-4:00 PM - New D.O.T. Regulations on Record Keeping - Officer Jason Brasher, Georgia State Patrol 
  • 4:15-5:15 PM - How to Successfully Survive a I-9 Audit - Josh Viau, Fisher Phillips, Atlanta

5:20 PM    ADJOURN - Dinner on your Own

Wednesday November 8, 2017

​8:30 AM    OPENING REMARKS 

9:00 AM    WORKSHOP SESSION - FOCUS ON THE H2A PROGRAM
  • What do I need to know when considering the H2A Program? - Ellen Hendley, AgWorks, Lake Park, GA       
  • Getting involved in H2A from the grower's perspective - Drew Echols, Jaemor Farms, Alto, GA
  • What questions do you have? - Ask the Experts! - PANEL: Ellen Hendley, AgWorks​, Lake Park, GA / Drew Echols, Jaemor Farms, Alto, GA / Ann Margaret Pointer, Fisher Phillips, Atlanta, GA
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12:15 PM    WRAP UP - ADJOURN
WORKSHOP TOPICS TO BE INCLUDED:
Works Comp and Affordable Care Act
OSHA - How to Prepare for an OSHA and What to Expect
How to Successfully Survive an I-9 Audit
New D.O.T. Regulations and Record Keeping
MSPA - Are you Complying?
DOL Investigations - Preparing for the Investigators
H2A - Getting Started - What's New - Discussions on New Regulations