Pavese Law Firm partner Christina Harris Schwinn will speak at Leading Edge Benefit Advisors’ fall Benefits University course on Sept. 7 at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU). The event will take place from 8 a.m. to noon in Room 214 of the Cohen Center at FGCU, located at 11090 FGCU Blvd. N. in Fort Myers.
Schwinn will provide attendees an update on trending employment law issues and recent developments that employers should be aware of and sensitive to under the law. Her presentation will also include an update on the upcoming oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 2, regarding the Department of Labor’s enjoined minimum salary rule, which would have increased the minimum salary for exempt employees to $47,476 per year.
In addition to Schwinn, program speakers will include Kerri Sisson, managing member and Timothy McGee, senior benefits advisor, from Leading Edge Benefits Advisors, LLC, and Danielle Capilla, chief compliance officer at United Benefit Advisors.
Registration for this course is $35 and will include a continental breakfast and snacks. This course has been approved for three Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) continuing education credits. For more information or to register for this course, please visit http://conta.cc/2sGwZAu.
Schwinn is available to speak to local businesses and organizations on a variety of employment law topics and she can be reached at 239-336-6228 or christinaschwinn@paveselaw.com. Schwinn’s primary practice areas are employment law, business transactions, community association law and real estate law. Schwinn is an accomplished public speaker and regularly writes articles that have been published both locally and nationally in a variety of publications.
Pavese Law Firm is a full-service law firm with offices in Fort Myers, Cape Coral and West Palm Beach. The firm provides a broad range of legal services for individuals, families, small businesses and large corporations. Practice areas include agricultural, banking and finance, bankruptcy, business and corporate, civil litigation, condominium and homeowners’ association law, construction, employment, environmental and water, estate planning, probate and trust, marital and family, land use and government, and real estate law. Established in 1949 as a one-person general practice firm, Pavese Law Firm has grown into one of the largest legal practices in Southwest Florida. With a long history of service to Southwest Florida, Pavese Law Firm has played a significant role in the growth of local businesses, communities and major development projects. For more information, visit www.paveselaw.com.