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Pennsylvania Employment Law: Hiring, Firing, and Disciplining Employees

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Credit Status Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CPE for Accountants Approved 7 Total
HRCI Approved 6 Total
CPE for Accountants/NASBA Approved 7 Total
SHRM CP/SCP Approved 6 Total
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Daniel Renk
Alecsandria Cook
Salma Attia
Ashley Friedman
With Daniel T. Renk from Margolis Edelstein + 3 others

Fri, Nov 13, 00:00 AM – 00:00 PM

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Overview

Your Guide to Hiring and Terminating Employees

What are the dos and don'ts of using social media to screen job applicants? Do you know how to craft an effective investigative report following a workplace investigation? When should you address a decline in work performance concerning an employee on intermittent leave? In this comprehensive online seminar, our experienced faculty provide you with essential guidelines for hiring, onboarding, disciplining, and terminating workers. Whether you're new to employment law, or you're just hoping to get a refresher, this course is for you - register today!

  • Adopt best practices for hiring and onboarding new employees.
  • Uncover practical guidance for preventing hiring discrimination issues.
  • Formulate basic strategies for managing remote workers.
  • Come away with essential tools for conducting reviews.
  • Tackle termination meetings and exit interviews with confidence.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Hiring New Employees: Complying With Federal and State Laws
  2. Hiring Discrimination Issues - How to Prevent and Handle Them
  3. Hiring, Onboarding, and Managing Remote Workers: How to Do It Right
  4. Legal Essentials of Disciplining Employees
  5. Firing Employees: Legal Essentials
  6. Conducting Workplace Investigations: Legal Best Practices
  7. Guidelines for Terminating Employees on Leave
  8. Ethical Issues in Employment Law

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Credits Available
Credit Status Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CPE for Accountants Approved 7 Total
HRCI Approved 6 Total
CPE for Accountants/NASBA Approved 7 Total
SHRM CP/SCP Approved 6 Total
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  1. Hiring New Employees: Complying With Federal and State Laws

    1. Guidelines for Using Social Media to Screen Applicants
    2. Interviews: Avoiding Common Perils
    3. Training Supervisors and Managers on Hiring Practices: Why It Matters
    4. Offer Letters and Other Essential At-Hire Documents
    5. Non-Compete Agreements - Current Developments
    6. Understanding State Working Age Requirements

  2. Hiring Discrimination Issues - How to Prevent and Handle Them

    1. Case Law and Legislative Updates
    2. Risks in Diversity Initiatives
    3. Pay Equity and Salary Transparency - The Latest Developments
    4. Use of AI in Hiring
    5. Background Checks: What You Must Know
    6. Uniform Discipline: Best Practices to Avoid Discrimination Claims

  3. Hiring, Onboarding, and Managing Remote Workers: How to Do It Right

    1. Best Practices in Navigating Varying State Employment Laws
    2. Virtual Interviews and Telework: Impact on the Hiring and Onboarding Process
    3. Tips for Monitoring Work Performance
    4. Ensuring Workers Are Abiding by Company Policies: When and How
    5. Dos and Don'ts of Increasing Employee Retention
    6. Multi-Jurisdictional Work: Recent Case Law

  4. Legal Essentials of Disciplining Employees

    1. Performance Reviews, Warnings, and Suspensions Made Simple
    2. Practical Guidance for Crafting Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs)
    3. Best Practices for Maintaining Disciplinary Policies and Records
    4. Employees With Mental Health Conditions: Handling Performance Issues
    5. Eliminating Bias From the Disciplinary Process
    6. Sloppy Disciplinary Procedures: Top Mistakes to Avoid

  5. Firing Employees: Legal Essentials

    1. Conducting Termination Meetings and Exit Interviews: Tips and Traps
    2. State Requirements for Severance Packages and Separation Agreements
    3. State Whistleblower Laws
    4. Disciplining and Terminating Employees for Marijuana Use: Top Risks
    5. Preventing Wrongful Termination Claims
    6. Pay Reductions, Layoffs, and RIFs: Essential Guidelines

  6. Conducting Workplace Investigations: Legal Best Practices

    1. Forming an Investigation Plan
    2. General Rules on Who Should Conduct the Investigation
    3. Techniques for Determining Witness Credibility
    4. Investigation Interviews: Top Legal Considerations
    5. Creating the Investigative Report: Legal Best Practices
    6. Following Up

  7. Guidelines for Terminating Employees on Leave

    1. The Interactions Between the FMLA, ADA, and State Leave and Workers' Compensation Laws
    2. When a Worker's Performance Suffers While on Intermittent Leave
    3. Dos and Don'ts of Defensive Documentation
    4. Timing Considerations
    5. Avoiding Retaliation Claims
    6. Review of Recent Case Law

  8. Ethical Issues in Employment Law

    1. Rules of Professional Conduct
    2. Conflicts of Interest
    3. Attorneys' Fees
    4. Confidentiality

Who Should Attend

This basic level online seminar on employee hiring and firing is of benefit to:

  • Attorneys
  • Human Resource Professionals
  • Corporate Executives
  • Accountants
  • Payroll Professionals
  • Paralegals

Speakers

Daniel T Renk
Daniel T.
Renk
Margolis Edelstein
Alecsandria Cook
Alecsandria
Cook
O'Hagan Meyer
Salma A Attia
Salma A.
Attia
Nissenbaum Law Group, LLC
Ashley B Friedman
Ashley B.
Friedman
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
Speaker bio
Daniel T Renk

Daniel T. Renk

Margolis Edelstein
Daniel Renk

is an attorney with in Margolis Edelstein's Employment and Labor Law group in Philadelphia. His legal practice is dedicated to representing employers in a wide spectrum of labor and employment matters, including cases involving sexual harassment, discrimination, wrongful discharge, and various statutory claims. With a focus on precision and a commitment to excellence, Daniel navigates the complexities of the legal landscape to provide effective counsel to our clients. Prior to joining Margolis Edelstein, Daniel served as a law clerk to the Honorable Jean S. Chetney, gaining valuable insights into family law dynamics within the New Jersey Superior Court's Chancery Division in Salem County. Mr. Renk earned his B.S. degree, cum laude from Peirce College and his J.D. degree from Drexel University, Thomas R. Kline School of Law. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Philadelphia Bar Association. Mr. Drexel is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and the United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

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Alecsandria Cook

Alecsandria Cook

O'Hagan Meyer
Alecsandria Cook

is an associate attorney with O'Hagan Meyer in the Philadelphia office, where she represents clients in a wide range of employment law matters. Her practice includes claims involving discrimination based on race, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, and age, as well as cases concerning harassment, hostile work environment, retaliation, and breach of contract. Ms. Cook earned her B.A. degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and her J.D. degree from Rutgers Law School – Camden Admissions. She is a member of the New Jersey Bar Association, Young Lawyer's Division of the New Jersey Bar Association, Philadelphia Bar Association and the Young Lawyer's Division of the Philadelphia Bar Association. Ms. Cook is admitted to practice in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

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Salma A Attia

Salma A. Attia

Nissenbaum Law Group, LLC
Salma Attia

is of counsel to the Nissenbaum Law Group, LLC, where she focuses her practice on complex litigation and attorney ethics defense matters. She earned her B.A. degree from the Temple University School of Media and Communications and her J.D. degree from the George Washington University Law School. During law school, Ms. Attia was a quarter finalist in the Spanogle International Arbitration Competition and a recipient of the Presidential Pro Bono Recognition Award for over 609 hours of pro bono service. After law school, she served as a judicial law clerk in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Atlantic Vicinage for the Honorable Sarah Beth Johnson, J.S.C. Once her judicial clerkship ended in 2020, Ms. Attia became an associate attorney in well-regarded litigation law firms. Thereafter, she joined the Nissenbaum Law Group and was elevated to of counsel status. Ms. Attia is a member of the New Jersey Bar Association. She is also admitted to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, as well as the federal courts for the District of New Jersey and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

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Ashley B Friedman

Ashley B. Friedman

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
Ashley Friedman

is senior counsel with Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP, focusing her practice on employment law, labor law, commercial litigation, and general liability litigation. She represents employers in state and federal court, as well as before administrative agencies, in a broad spectrum of employment-related matters and has experience handling all aspects of litigation from pre-suit investigation through trial. Ms. Friedman earned her B.S. degree in biology from the University of Miami and her J.D. degree, cum laude, from Temple University Beasley School of Law. She is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Ms. Friedman is a volunteer attorney with the Support Center for Child Advocates.

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