It is not if your understanding of employment law will be tested – it is when. Prevent the financially crippling employee claims and lawsuits that plague employers in hard financial times. With changes in the law and court interpretations, periodic reviews of your human resource forms, policies and procedures are critical to ensure compliance. Register for this seminar and get the money-saving employment savvy your company has been looki...

A number of significant changes to Federal employment law have taken place in recent years. These changes affected employers’ obligations in areas such as hiring, wages, discrimination, and termination. During this topic, we will: (1) review significant changes in recent years; (2) take a look at the employment law changes in 2018; (3) review current and anticipated changes in employment law (including EEO developments, leave laws, ADA u...

Gain an insight on the EEOC’s goals for the coming years and what to prepare for.To address the nearly 90,000 discrimination charges filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) each year, the agency must target its resources strategically to carry out its mission of preventing and remedying unlawful employment discrimination in U.S. workplaces. This topic will delve into the EEOC’s latest Strategic Plan and offer...

The explosion of information held by government agencies presents unique and growing challenges to those that must administer the public's access to government records. Questions persist about the scope of the government's duties in maintaining and producing electronically stored information. Particularly thorny questions arise in the area of personal email accounts. May government officials use their private accounts to communicate about gove...

Stay safely in compliance with ever-changing employment and labor laws to reduce and avoid liabilities, punitive damages, fines and litigation.With an increasingly diverse workforce and dynamic laws impacting employers, the ability to navigate through the maze of state and federal employment laws is essential. But figuring out how to adapt quickly to accommodate employee rights and manage employer responsibilities can be daunting. It's even h...

Gain a better understanding of the rules and requirements of Federal contractors paid sick leave.Federal contractors and subcontractors performing federal service or construction contracts will be required to provide paid sick leave under federal rules that went into effect in January 2017. Although seemingly straightforward on their face, these federal sick leave obligations present a variety of implementation and administrative challenges -...

Good customer service is difficult to find in private business and is almost non-existent in government. Many government employees are beaten down and defensive and hate their jobs but are often trapped and simply marking time until they can get their pension. Most people don't enjoy being difficult, but they have become calloused and just want customers to go away. This topic will help you learn to enjoy your job, maybe for the first time. Th...

Gain valuable information on employment law updates in Mississippi.This material is designed to update you on the hottest topics in employment law in Mississippi. Maintaining best employment practices is critical to the success of every organization. Each year brings new and amended rules and regulations that govern the employer-employee relationship. These constant changes can challenge employers in keeping up with the law and ensuring their...

Understand government contractors' OFCCP requirements and the impact of new administration.Predicting what policy changes an administration will make is difficult after a typical first year in office . . . but this past year has been anything but typical. The current administration has already followed through on a number of its promises, which included relieving businesses of burdensome regulations proposed, enacted and enforced during the...

Know the impact contaminated soil has on you and your company and how to clean it up. Many property owners, lessees, architects, engineers, developers and contractors encounter contaminated soils on commercial, retail and industrial properties. However, these persons are usually not trained how to evaluate the risks posed by contaminated soils. In addition, most persons are not aware about how the presence of contaminated soils can impair thei...