Our September meeting will be held on Zoom; the url will be sent to all those who register in advance of the meeting.
Our monthly meetings from September through May feature speakers who share valuable information about human resource topics in areas such as motivation, performance management, human resource strategy, compensation, career management, and legal issues such as FLSA, FMLA, sexual harassment, discrimination and other workplace issues. The various subjects presented for discussion help our members deal effectively with the issues they face in maximizing the contributions made by employees in their respective organizations. Both members and non-members are invited to attend.
Make Your Employee Handbook Work For You
Thursday, September 14, 2023
ZOOM WEBINAR
9:00 – 10:00 AM
This webinar will discuss best practices for maintaining an
employee handbook. We will review what to include (and not include), considerations
when drafting for multi-state compliance, ensuring compliance with state and
federal laws year-after-year, and policy trends.
Learning Objectives:
·
Best Practices for Updating Employee
Handbooks
·
Handbook Strategies
·
Ensuring Compliance with Leave Laws
·
Training Management on Handbook Policies
Speakers:
Jack S. Gearan is a shareholder in the Boston
office of Greenberg Traurig, LLP. He concentrates his practice in the areas
of Labor & Employment and
Litigation, where he defends companies and public institutions in labor and
employment and business disputes. He is experienced in complex employment
litigation and trials.
In addition to defending clients in litigation
when necessary, Jack provides counsel to senior management and human resource
personnel on various employment law compliance matters, such as leaves of
absence, exempt status classification under the FLSA and state law, employee
discipline and restrictive covenant agreements. Jack is also regularly called
upon by clients to conduct outside independent investigations of sensitive
personnel issues or threatened legal actions. Additionally, Jack has advised
companies regarding employment law in connection with various corporate
transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, and reductions in force.
Amanda L. Carney is an associate in the Boston
office of Greenberg Traurig, LLP. She concentrates her practice in the areas of
Commercial Litigation and Labor & Employment law, where she defends public
and private employers, as well as individuals, in a broad range of matters.
Amanda has diverse experience handling
employment cases involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful
termination, and numerous other personnel and workplace issues arising in state
and federal courts and before state and federal agencies. Amanda regularly
provides counselling to clients on employment-related compliance issues
pertaining to wage and hour laws, harassment, discrimination, reasonable
accommodations, restrictive covenant agreements, hiring practices, internal
investigations, and employee handbooks/policies. She advises companies of all
sizes, including start-ups, on the various employer obligations under state and
federal laws.
LOCATION:
Zoom address will be sent to all who register on our website for this meeting.
FEE:
Members $15.00, Non-Members $30.00
For membership & renewal process, fill out the membership application online, or contact our Membership Director. Please note that if this is your first meeting, you will need to create an account as a new user.
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