Advanced HR Workshop: 10 Thorny Employment Law Challenges You Must Know How to Handle

Human resource professionals confront a constantly changing legal landscape. A single court decision interpreting the ADA or an NLRB complaint challenging an employer's social media policy can require the re-evaluation of a previously accepted HR policy or procedure. The aging of America's workforce, the rising occurrence of workplace bullying and the increasing use of social media all require new approaches to human resource management. In this fast-paced, highly interactive session, we will engage in a lively discussion, using realistic scenarios presented by video and live "actors" to address these 10 critical employment law issues affecting HR professionals now.

1. The difficulties administering leave of absence policies in light of the FMLA and the ADA
2. How social media can be used in recruiting and how to discipline employees who post employer criticisms
3. How to effectively discipline employees for disparaging and disrespectful behavior when the EEOC and the courts say that you must and the NLRB says that you must not
4. How to comply with anti-bullying laws and minimize the risk of liability
5. Reasonable accommodation under the expansive ADAAA
6. Weight and personal discrimination laws and their impact on the workplace
7. How multi-state employers can consistently enforce HR policies with the variances in state law
8. How to address the aging workforce - should you welcome older workers, try to keep them from retiring, attempt to recruit younger employees or do all of the above
9. How to handle the new pressure on pay equity
10. How to identify independent contractor issues and avoid liability under both state and federal law

You won’t want to miss this interactive session!

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We’ll wrap up the program with – Employment Law Updates – preparing you for the year ahead.

Registration and Breakfast: 7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Program: 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Registration is $35.00.

CLE and SPHR/PHR credit will be requested.

Questions? Please email Cheri Devlin or call 408.961.7105.