Labor & Employment

WA Specific

Washington Human Resource Law: What You Need to Know Now

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
SHRM CP/SCP Approved 6 Total
OnDemand
5 hours 56 minutes
Skylar Sherwood
Sarah Turner
George Cicotte
Sarah Jones
With Skylar A. Sherwood from Fox Rothschild LLP + 3 others
Recorded May 13, 2025
Product ID 100084

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Overview

Hear Tips and Tactics From Experienced Practitioners

Stay up to date on the latest legislative changes and court decisions impacting your human resource practices! This essential course focuses on day-to-day issue spotting, covering current hot-button issues and highlighting practical pointers to avoid and handle common problem areas. Experienced faculty will take you through the critical legal issues you need to know from hiring to firing, including benefits, workplace privacy, discrimination, and more. Don't miss this opportunity to learn techniques from those with years in the field. Register today!

  • Stay up to date on the latest changes and cases in human resource law you need to know.
  • Understand the legal dos and don'ts during the interview process.
  • Ensure overtime and employee leave policies are compliant with the law.
  • Examine best practices for preventing and responding to discrimination complaints.
  • Make sure employee handbooks contain the critical provisions necessary to keep them up to date with current issues.
  • Know how to handle thorny employee behavior issues while ensuring privacy rights are upheld.
  • Set up proper discipline and firing procedures to avoid wrongful termination and retaliatory claims.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Recent Developments in Employment Law
  2. Is Your Employee Handbook up to Date? Essential Components and Sample Policies for Today's Workplace
  3. Benefit Issues
  4. Hiring/Recruiting
  5. Workplace Behavior and Privacy Issues
  6. Employee Discipline and Termination
  7. Discrimination and Harassment

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Product ID 100084

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Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
SHRM CP/SCP Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Recent Developments in Employment Law

  2. Is Your Employee Handbook up to Date? Essential Components and Sample Policies for Today's Workplace

  3. Benefit Issues

    1. Benefits: Health Insurance, Flex Spending, and Retirement Plans
      1. Modifications to the Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA)
      2. Changes to Flexible Spending Accounts
      3. Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) - Pitfalls to Be Wary Of

  4. Hiring/Recruiting

    1. Job Descriptions and Advertisements
      1. Critical Elements (and What to Leave Out)
      2. Recordkeeping Requirements
    2. The Interview Process and Avoiding Discrimination
      1. Interviewer's Oral and Written Questions
      2. How to Answer a Candidate's Potentially Dangerous Questions (Religion, Pregnancy, etc.)
      3. Skill Tests
      4. Medical and Drug Testing
      5. Background Checks; Arrest and Conviction Inquiries
      6. Credit Checks
      7. Social Media/Networking Checks
    3. Hiring Independent Contractors
    4. Hiring Immigrant Workers
    5. Communicating With Unsuccessful Applicants
    6. Drafting Employment Contracts

  5. Workplace Behavior and Privacy Issues

    1. Employee Surveillance
    2. Searches of Desks, Smartphones, Lockers, Vehicles, Equipment, Briefcases, etc.
    3. Monitoring Employee Communications: Calls, Email, and Internet Use
    4. Dress Code/Personal Appearance
    5. Drug and Alcohol Testing
    6. Psychological and Personality Tests
    7. Workplace Violence
    8. Off-Duty Behavior and Activities
    9. Policies to Have in Place

  6. Employee Discipline and Termination

    1. Evaluating Employee Performance While Mitigating Liability
    2. Employee Discipline Plan and Documentation
    3. Legal vs. Illegal Reasons for Terminating an Employee
    4. Disciplining an Employee Without Fearing a Retaliation Claim

  7. Discrimination and Harassment

    1. Title VII and Related State Laws
    2. Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and Amendments (ADAAA)
      1. Interpretation of "Disability"
      2. Shift to Employer Burden (Interactive Process)
      3. Handling Accommodation Requests
    3. Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
      1. Age Threshold and Employee Threshold
      2. Out-of-Retirement Issues
      3. Reduction-in-Force Issues
    4. Other Laws to Be Aware of: Equal Pay Act (EPA), WARN, GINA, etc.
    5. Handling Complaints/EEOC
    6. Recordkeeping/Retention Considerations
    7. Preventing Discrimination and Harassment
    8. Workers' Compensation Discrimination
    9. The Best Defense: Policies, Handbooks, and Training

Who Should Attend

This basic level online seminar examines the current issues in human resource law for:

  • Attorneys
  • HR Personnel
  • Accountants
  • Presidents and Vice Presidents

Speakers

Skylar A Sherwood
Skylar A.
Sherwood
Fox Rothschild LLP
Sarah N Turner
Sarah N.
Turner
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
George F Cicotte
George F.
Cicotte
The Cicotte Law Firm, LLC
Sarah B Jones
Sarah B.
Jones
Littler Mendelson P.C.
Speaker bio
Skylar A Sherwood

Skylar A. Sherwood

Fox Rothschild LLP
Skylar Sherwood

is Co-Chair of Fox Rothschild's national Labor & Employment Department and leads the Seattle office's employment practice group. She partners with employers across various industries to navigate workplace challenges, offering practical guidance on policies, compliance, and risk management. Skylar advises on discrimination, harassment, accommodations, investigations, wage and hour compliance, and more. She frequently provides training to employers on fostering respectful workplaces, management best practices, and staying ahead of evolving employment issues. In addition to advising, Skylar is an experienced litigator, defending employers in all manner of discrimination, retaliation, and wage disputes.

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Sarah N Turner

Sarah N. Turner

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
Sarah Turner

is a partner with the employment/labor, ERISA/life, health and disability, and cannabis, hemp and CBD practice groups, and is a co-managing partner of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP's Seattle office. Her employment and labor practice focuses on employers and includes a hybrid of counseling and litigation. Ms. Turner is an experienced litigator who has represented and defended employers in matters involving claims for wrongful discharge, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, privacy, defamation, ADA, leave and benefits, breach of contract, violation of non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, and wage and hour. She practices in both Washington and Oregon's state and federal trial and appellate courts, and in arbitrations before American Arbitration Association, and Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services. Ms. Turner also has experience representing clients before federal and state agencies including the National Labors Relations Board, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Department of Labor, Department of Health, Washington's Labor and Industries, Washington's Human Rights Commission, Employee Security Department, Seattle Office of Civil Rights, Oregon's Bureau of Labor and Industries, and other state and local administrative agencies. She earned her bachelor's degree from University of California, San Diego and her J.D. degree, cum laude, from New England School of Law. Ms. Turner is a member of American, Washington State and King County bar associations; Oregon State Bar, Washington Defense Trial Lawyers, and Defense Research Institute. She is admitted to practice in Washington, Oregon and Massachusetts; U.S. District Courts, Washington, Eastern and Western districts; U.S. District Court, Oregon; U.S. District Courts, District of Massachusetts; and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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George F Cicotte

George F. Cicotte

The Cicotte Law Firm, LLC
George Cicotte

's practice includes advising clients on ERISA and code compliance, plan design and transactions affecting benefits, resolving disputes including cases in litigation, defense of benefits claims, fiduciary claims for reimbursement, withdrawal liability demands, and various claims by enforcement agencies. Mr. Cicotte speaks for professional associations, continuing education sponsors and similar entities. He practices with a wide range of benefit plans including retirement, ESOP, Welfare, non-qualified and equity/incentive compensation. Mr. Cicotte earned his B.A. degree, with distinction, in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Brigham Young University Law School.

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Sarah B Jones

Sarah B. Jones

Littler Mendelson P.C.
Sarah Jones

is an attorney at Littler Mendelson P.C. where she focuses her practice on labor and employment matters. Prior to joining Littler, she litigated employment matters including discrimination, harassment and retaliation, and served as assistant attorney general for the State of Alaska Office of Special Prosecutions. Ms. Jones earned her B.A. degree from Southern Nazarene University and her J.D. degree from Oklahoma City University School of Law.

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