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A Timely Update You Can't Afford to Miss!
Are you up to speed on the latest human resource law changes in your state? This up-to-the-minute online seminar provides you with best practices for navigating problems in the virtual workplace, drafting and updating policies, hiring and firing workers, and much more. Stay up to date on new rules and regulations - register today!
- Find out what's happening in wage and hour law.
- Gain insights on how to address current concerns surrounding hybrid and remote working.
- Determine what updates you need to make to your handbook this year.
- Come away with best practices for investigating complaints.
- Hear the latest guidance on hiring and firing employees.
- Discover tips for handling new leave and accommodation issues.
- Analyze emerging issues and solutions regarding social media and the workplace.
- Learn the dos and don'ts of addressing drug and alcohol use.
Abbreviated Agenda
- Wage and Hour Updates
- Hybrid and Remote Work: Current Issues and Answers
- Drafting Employee Handbooks and Policies in 2024
- Investigating Employee Complaints: 2024 Guide
- Hiring and Firing: Legal Do's and Don'ts for Crucial HR Functions
- Leave and Accommodation Considerations in 2024
- Social Media and the Workplace: Balancing Employer Needs and Employee Rights
- Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace: Marijuana and Other Considerations
Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut CLE |
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6 Total | 03-19-2026 |
| New York CLE |
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7 Total | 03-19-2027 |
| Pennsylvania CLE |
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6 Total | 03-19-2026 |
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CLE
Agenda
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Wage and Hour Updates
- Primary Duties Test: Recognizing the Top Pitfalls
- Salary Test Legal Essentials
- Independent Contractors: Updates and Current Issues
- Off-The-Clock Work and Unauthorized Overtime
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Hybrid and Remote Work: Current Issues and Answers
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Drafting Employee Handbooks and Policies in 2024
- Handbook Scope: How Much Is Too Much?
- What Topics You Must Include (With Example Language)
- Avoiding Implied Contractual Relationships
- Critical Updates to Make to Employee Handbooks in 2024 (With Checklist)
- Top 5 Handbook Policy Mistakes to Avoid in 2024
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Investigating Employee Complaints: 2024 Guide
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Hiring and Firing: Legal Do's and Don'ts for Crucial HR Functions
- Crafting Legally Compliant Job Descriptions: What You Must Know
- Offer Letters, Background/Credit Checks, and Other Essential At-Hire Documents: Best Practices and Current Developments
- How Enforceable Are Non-Compete, Non-Solicit, and Confidentiality Agreements?
- Salary Transparency Laws: Recent Developments
- Legally Defensible Disciplinary and Termination Documentation (Including Performance Improvement Plans)
- Separation Agreements and Severance Packages in 2024
- What You Need to Know About Handling Whistleblower Allegations
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Leave and Accommodation Considerations in 2024
- Notable Developments in State Leave and Accommodation Laws
- Interactions With State Workers' Compensation Laws
- Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation
- Best Practices for Drafting and Revising Leave and Accommodation Policies in 2024
- Undue Hardship - The Latest Developments
- Terminating Employees on Leave: Current Guidance and Best Practices
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Social Media and the Workplace: Balancing Employer Needs and Employee Rights
- Social Media and NLRA Violations for Non-Union Employers
- To What Extent May Employers Monitor and Limit Social Media Use?
- Using Private Social Media Accounts for Business Purposes
- The Latest Guidance on Using Social Media in Hiring Decisions
- Best Practices for Creating and Updating Social Media Policies
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Workplace: What You Need to Know NOW
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Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace: Marijuana and Other Considerations
- Overview of Federal and State Drug- and Alcohol-Testing Laws
- Accommodation, Discipline, and Drug/Alcohol Testing in the Workplace
- Spotlight on Marijuana in the Workplace
- Drafting Drug and Alcohol Policies for the Workplace
Who Should Attend
This intermediate level online seminar on human resource law is of benefit to:
- Attorneys
- HR Professionals
- Accountants
- Paralegals
Speakers
Speaker bio
Stewart L. Weisman
is partner at Centolella Law, P.C., concentrating in the areas of healthcare and employment law. He provides advice and guidance on a wide-range of matters, including physician employment and professional services agreements, office and equipment leases and purchase agreements, healthcare and employment regulatory matters under HIPAA, Stark, ADA, FMLA and the Fair Labor Standards Act. Mr. Weisman is also a seasoned litigator with broad experience in federal and state trial, bankruptcy and appellate courts, and administrative agencies. During this time period, he was a professor of Criminal Justice and Homeland Security Studies at Cazenovia College; a civilian instructor in a police academy responsible for teaching constitutional law and risk management to cadets; and a director on the boards of the Legal Aid Society and Legal Services of Central New York, not-for-profit corporations serving indigents within a thirteen-county area. Mr. Weisman is a mediator with the U.S. District Court Federal Mediation Panel and is a member of the Fifth Judicial District ADR Task Force. He earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Brooklyn College; and his J.D. degree from Syracuse University College of Law.
Speaker bio
Maurizio Savoiardo
is an attorney at Miranda Slone Sklarin Verveniotis LLP. He practices in tort defense, including construction accident, premises, and automobile/trucker accidents. Mr. Savoiardo has also served as defense counsel to private and public entities, including Fortune 500 Companies in the defense of employment law matters throughout the state and federal courts. These include claims under Title VII, FMLA, ADEA, ADA, COBRA, constitutional torts, and claims filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, New York State Division of Human Rights, and New York City Commission on Human Rights. Additionally, he has significant experience drafting and litigating employment contracts, restrictive covenants, severance agreements and advising clients on human resources policies and procedures. Mr. Savoiardo earned his B.A degree from the State University of New York at Albany and his J.D degree, cum laude, from Touro Law School.
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Michael A. Miranda
is a partner with the New York law firm of Miranda Slone Sklarin Verveniotis LLP. He has extensively litigated insurance coverage disputes, and has prevailed in the state court of appeals three times on coverage defenses for insurers. Mr. Miranda also litigates on municipal liability and employment discrimination cases. He leads the firm's employment practices counseling group and serves as outside counsel to a number of private companies to deal with their everyday employment issues. Mr. Miranda has often defended private and public employers in disputes ranging from sexual harassment to racial discrimination. He also has experience in defending wage, overtime, uniform, and spread of hours claims pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York labor law. Mr. Miranda is admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York, as well as the relevant federal courts for these jurisdictions. He earned his J.D. degree from New York Law School.
Speaker bio
Sharon N. Berlin
is a Principal Member with Keane & Beane, P.C., where she represents management in private and public sector labor and employment law matters, including advice on day-to-day labor and employment law issues, investigations, disciplinary proceedings, arbitrations, collective bargaining and federal and state court litigation. Ms. Berlin also serves as general counsel to school districts. She is a past chair of the New York State Bar Association's Local and State Government Law Section. Ms. Berlin earned her B.S. degree, with honors, from Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations and her J.D. degree, with honors, from George Washington University National Law Center.
Speaker bio
Raymond Nardo
is a sole practitioner with the Law Office of Raymond Nardo in Mineola, New York. Mr. Nardo has been retained by employees, employers, unions, and municipalities to represent their interests in claims involving overtime pay, discrimination, sexual harassment, whistleblower claims, and nearly all other employment claims. He has won jury verdicts for both employers and employees, and has obtained millions of dollars in settlements, verdicts, and awards for employees. Mr. Nardo is also an adjunct professor at SUNY Old Westbury where he teaches Labor & Employment Law; is a mediator for the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Eastern districts of New York; and an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and Nassau County District Court. He practices extensively in federal court, New York state courts, before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and the New York State Division of Human Rights (NYSDHR). Mr. Nardo earned his B.A. degree from the College of William & Mary and his J.D. degree from New York University School of Law.
Speaker bio
Angelo D. Catalano
is a partner and a co-chair of the firm's labor and employment group with Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP. His practice is concentrated in the areas of labor & employment, litigation and public law. Mr. Catalano earned his B.A. degree (history and public policy) from Hobart College and his J.D. degree, magna cum laude (Intellectual Property Law Journal and Environmental Law Moot Court Team), from SUNY Buffalo Law School, University at Buffalo. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association and a member of the Labor & Employment Law Section. Mr. Catalano is also a member of the Broome County Bar Association and is co-chair of the Young Lawyer's Section. He began his legal career in the Binghamton area when he served as a law clerk with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York while in law school. Mr. Catalano later served as a law clerk in the Buffalo regional office of the New York State Attorney General's Office, served as student judicial law clerk to the Honorable John F. O'Donnell (S.J.C., Eithth District); and served as a law clerk, and later as an associate, with another local law firm.
Speaker bio
Jeffrey N. Naness
is an attorney with Naness, Chaiet & Naness, LLC. He has well over two decades experience representing management in labor relations, employment law, and related litigation. Mr. Naness is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law and Wesleyan University, where he graduated, with honors, and was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. He has represented private sector companies, municipalities and public benefit corporations in all facets of employment and labor law, including collective bargaining, human resource advice, and litigation counsel. On a number of occasions, Mr. Naness has been brought in to assist primary counsel in complex restrictive covenant and employment law cases. He also excels in counseling his clients to avoid exposure to costly employment litigation. Mr. Naness is the president of the Labor and Employment Relations Association's Long Island Chapter, member of the Suffolk Bar Association (past head of the Labor and Employment Law Committee), member of the Nassau County Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, Accountants/Attorneys Networking Group (founder and first president), and the Association of Boutique Law Firms (founder and president).
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