Upcoming Events and Presentations:

April 1, 2010
FMLA – The Nuts and Bolts of Compliance With the Amended Family and Medical Leave Act
Schwartz Hannum PC
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Sara Goldsmith Schwartz will present this 2-hour seminar explaining the new FMLA regulations that took place recently in order to ensure that your organization is now in compliance.

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April 1, 2010
Bullying
National Business Officer's Association ("NBOA") Webinar
4:00 p.m.

Presented by Sara Goldsmith Schwartz

This Webinar will focus on bullying—defining it, considering how to prevent bullying in schools, best practices for responding to complaints of bullying, and developing and enforcing policies with respect to bullying and hazing.

April 6-7, 2010
Employment Law Boot Camp
Schwartz Hannum PC
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Presented in an interactive seminar format, Employment Law Boot Camp reinforces participants' existing knowledge of fundamental employment laws and personnel practices by exploring major risk areas and problem-solving strategies. Expert attorney instructors will provide extensive written resources, engaging real-life role-plays, and valuable networking opportunities for participants. Participants will receive a comprehensive Tool Kit containing essential compliance forms, checklists and guidance.

Topics included:

• Hiring Traps And Strategies
• Background Checks And Substance Abuse Testing For The Uninitiated
• Effectively Managing And Documenting Employee Performance: Discipline And Discharge
• Limiting Exposure To A Wage And Hour Complaint
• Mastering An Effective Investigation Of Alleged Workplace Misconduct
• Risk Factors That Cause Discrimination Claims
• Harassment -- It's Not Just About Sex Anymore
• Critical Employment Policies -- Limit Liability And Exposure While Serving Your Business Needs
• Employee Rights And Responsibilities Related To Family, Medical And Other Leaves of Absence
• Employment, Severance, Non-Competition And Non-Disclosure Agreement Basics

April 13, 2010
Labor Relations Boot Camp
Schwartz Hannum PC
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Schwartz Hannum PC has developed a one-day program for human resource professionals, labor relations professionals, in-house counsel, and managers at both unionized and non-unionized employers, who want to better understand and manage the big-picture and day-to-day operations of their business' labor-management relationships.

Presented in an interactive seminar format, lively and knowledgeable attorney instructors will discuss the following topics:

• Strategies For Avoiding Unionization (And Deterring Additional Unionization)
• Effectively Preparing For Collective Bargaining
• Hot Topics In Negotiations
• Good Faith Negotiations And Impasse
• Job Actions, Strikes And Lockouts
• Drafting Collective Bargaining Agreements, Side Letters, And Last Chance Agreements
• How To Successfully Handle Grievances And Arbitrations
• Decertification: What Is It And When Is It Possible?

April 22, 2010
Annual Labor and Employment Law Update: Overview of Important Legal Decisions and Legislative Changes
Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce
Gloucester, MA
7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Presented by Sara Goldsmith Schwartz, this interactive program provided an overview of recent significant court decisions and legislative/regulatory changes in federal, Massachusetts, and multi-state labor and employment law during the past year.

May 4, 2010
Employment Law: Illuminating The Interviewing, Hiring And Termination Process
Enterprise Center at Salem State College
Salem, Massachusetts
8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Sara Goldsmith Schwartz will be the Speaker at this free workshop co-sponsored by the Small Business Development Center. This workshop will give you practical tips in the hiring and termination process such as the essential components of a job description, what you can and can't ask in an interview, how to use reference checks to your advantage, how to convey the offer, when to use discipline, the discharge process and significant COBRA changes. If you think common sense is good enough in the hiring and termination process, think again!
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June 17, 2010
Employment Law For The Business Office: Tips, Traps and Best Practices
National Business Officers Association ("NBOA") Summer Institute
The Williston Northampton School

Beginner: 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Sara Goldsmith Schwartz
This interactive presentation will offer an opportunity to address employment law issues that often challenge the Business Office. First, we will focus on bullying—defining it, considering how to prevent bullying in schools, best practices for responding to complaints of bullying, and developing and enforcing policies with respect to bullying and hazing. The second half will focus on tips and traps in interviewing, hiring, discipline, and discharge of employees, including identification of the essential components of a job description, drafting a legally compliant employment application, interviewing and selecting candidates (what you can and cannot ask), using reference checks to your advantage, carefully conveying the offer and a rejection, and best practices for the discharge process.

Advanced: 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Sara Goldsmith Schwartz
This interactive presentation will offer an opportunity to address employment law issues that often challenge the Business Office. First, we will focus on tips, traps, checklists and best practices for employing faculty in today's environment, and will include discussion of topics such as: critical components of a faculty employment offer and a renewal, how to incorporate contingencies into employment offers, incorporating School policies and protocols, pay structures during the academic year v. the calendar year, and weighing the pros and cons of having a contract for employment. The second half will highlight the top ten policies that limit a school's liability and legal exposure. Discussion will include the ten 'must have' policies, as well as practical tips for drafting and implementation, compliance with the Family and Medical Leave Act, and whistleblower, bullying, hazing, and harassment policies.

Specialty Presentations:

Risky Business For Physicians:
Practical Tips for Limiting Liability
Presented by Sara Goldsmith Schwartz, this interactive presentation transcends typical diversity and sensitivity programs to address the unique issues that physicians encounter when managing employees and working with patients and family members.

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Employment Law Boot Camp for Managers
Schwartz Hannum PC has developed “Employment Law Boot Camp for Managers” to educate managers on the essential labor and employment law topics needed to effectively perform their jobs without creating undue risks of litigation and liability.  Topics include:

• Hiring and Firing Traps And Strategies
• Effectively Managing And Documenting Employee Performance
• Background Checks and Substance Abuse Testing Options
• Critical Employment Policies That Help Limit Liability
• Limited Exposure To A Wage and Hour Complaint
• Employee Rights And Responsibilities Related to Family, Medical And Other Leaves of Absence
• Employee Safety In Manufacturing And Non-Manufacturing Environments
• Harassment – It’s Not Just About Sex Anymore
• How to Conduct In Investigation of Employee Misconduct
• Employment, Severance, Non-Competition and Non-Disclosure Agreement Basics
• Union Avoidance For All Employers

This seminar has just been pre-approved for credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). 

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Employment Law Boot Camp for Executives
Schwartz Hannum PC has also developed “Employment Law Boot Camp for Executives” – a similar program, covering the same topics in a more condensed fashion, expressly tailored for busy C-level executives (e.g., CEO, COO, CFO, CTO, CMO and CHRO). This abbreviated but intensive six-hour program provides a targeted overview of the topics listed above and addresses the unique human resources challenges facing C-level executives.

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Employee Free Choice Act Boot Camp
Schwartz Hannum PC has developed a comprehensive human resources and management program in anticipation of the imminent passage of the Employee Free Choice Act (“EFCA”). Presented in an interactive seminar format, EFCA Boot Camp instructs participants about expected dramatic changes in the law, and explains why employers must act now to prepare for those changes.

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The Nuts and Bolts of Compliance with the Amended Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA")
Schwartz Hannum has developed a comprehensive program on the FMLA regulations that became effective January 16, 2009. Topics include:

• The FMLA Demystified: Who Is A Covered Employer? Who Is A Covered Employee?
• Types of Leave
• Complying With The FMLA: Employers' Obligations and Employees' Obligations
• Overlaps And Intersections With State Laws
• Compliance Strategies
• Practical Implementation Steps
• Action Items

Recent Events and Presentations:

February 23, 2010
FMLA – The Nuts and Bolts of Compliance With the Amended Family and Medical Leave Act
Schwartz Hannum PC
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Sara Goldsmith Schwartz presented this 2-hour seminar explaining the new FMLA regulations that took place recently in order to ensure that your organization is now in compliance.

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February 11, 2010
National Defense Authorization Act of 2010
National Business Officer’s Association ("NBOA") Webinar
Presented by Sara Goldsmith Schwartz

On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act of 2010, which expands the qualifying exigency and military caregiver leaves under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The recent changes in the law, combined with special rules for schools, make understanding and complying with the FMLA a challenge for the savviest of business officers. This Webinar explained the policy and implementation changes required by the National Defense Authorization Act; reviewed the types of leave available under the FMLA; explained how the FMLA applies to faculty during school breaks; and offered compliance strategies and practical implementation steps.

January 28, 2010
HR Professional Roundtable
7:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m
North Shore Chamber of Commerce, Danvers, MA
Legislative Update

Sara Goldsmith Schwartz presented an overview of recent, significant court decisions and legislative changes in Federal, Massachusetts and multi-state labor and employment law during the past year to the North Shore Chamber of Commerce - HR Professional Roundtable at The North Shore Chamber of Commerce, 5 Cherry Hill Drive, Danvers, MA on Thursday, January 28, 2010 from 7:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

January 7-28, 2010
Briefings On Massachusetts New Data Security Regulations
Schwartz Hannum PC

January 7, 2010
January 15, 2010
January 22, 2010
January 28, 2010

Schwartz Hannum has held a number of Briefing Sessions to provide an overview of the required compliance measures of the Massachusetts New Data Security regulations and a roadmap for compliance efforts. See our 'Home' Page for other scheduled Seminars on this topic.

December 11, 2009
FMLA – The Nuts and Bolts of Compliance With the Amended Family and Medical Leave Act
Schwartz Hannum PC
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Sara Goldsmith Schwartz presented this 2-hour seminar explaining the new FMLA regulations that took place recently in order to ensure that your organization is now in compliance.
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