Labor & Employment

WA Specific

4.25

Washington Human Resource Law 2024

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
OnDemand
5 hours 46 minutes
Hannah Ard
Sarah Turner
Nicole Tideman
With Hannah A. Ard from Lane Powell + 2 others
Recorded May 07, 2024
Product ID 98204

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Overview

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

  1. Wage and Hour Updates
  2. Hybrid and Remote Work: Current Issues and Answers
  3. Drafting Employee Handbooks and Policies in 2024
  4. Investigating Employee Complaints: 2024 Guide
  5. Hiring and Firing: Legal Do's and Don'ts for Crucial HR Functions
  6. Leave and Accommodation Considerations in 2024
  7. Social Media and the Workplace: Balancing Employer Needs and Employee Rights
  8. Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace: Marijuana and Other Considerations

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Product ID 98204

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Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Wage and Hour Updates

    1. Primary Duties Test: Recognizing the Top Pitfalls
    2. Salary Test Legal Essentials
    3. Independent Contractors: Updates and Current Issues
    4. Off-The-Clock Work and Unauthorized Overtime
    5. Addressing Employer Errors: Essential Safe Harbor Policies to Have
    6. Wage and Hour Litigation and Case Law Update

  2. Hybrid and Remote Work: Current Issues and Answers

  3. Drafting Employee Handbooks and Policies in 2024

    1. Handbook Scope: How Much Is Too Much?
    2. What Topics You Must Include (With Example Language)
    3. Avoiding Implied Contractual Relationships
    4. Critical Updates to Make to Employee Handbooks in 2024 (With Checklist)
    5. Top 5 Handbook Policy Mistakes to Avoid in 2024

  4. Investigating Employee Complaints: 2024 Guide

  5. Hiring and Firing: Legal Do's and Don'ts for Crucial HR Functions

    1. Crafting Legally Compliant Job Descriptions: What You Must Know
    2. Offer Letters, Background/Credit Checks, and Other Essential At-Hire Documents: Best Practices and Current Developments
    3. How Enforceable Are Non-Compete, Non-Solicit, and Confidentiality Agreements?
    4. Salary Transparency Laws: Recent Developments
    5. Legally Defensible Disciplinary and Termination Documentation (Including Performance Improvement Plans)
    6. Separation Agreements and Severance Packages in 2024
    7. What You Need to Know About Handling Whistleblower Allegations

  6. Leave and Accommodation Considerations in 2024

    1. Notable Developments in State Leave and Accommodation Laws
    2. Interactions With State Workers' Compensation Laws
    3. Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation
    4. Best Practices for Drafting and Revising Leave and Accommodation Policies in 2024
    5. Undue Hardship - The Latest Developments
    6. Terminating Employees on Leave: Current Guidance and Best Practices

  7. Social Media and the Workplace: Balancing Employer Needs and Employee Rights

    1. Social Media and NLRA Violations for Non-Union Employers
    2. To What Extent May Employers Monitor and Limit Social Media Use?
    3. Using Private Social Media Accounts for Business Purposes
    4. The Latest Guidance on Using Social Media in Hiring Decisions
    5. Best Practices for Creating and Updating Social Media Policies
    6. Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Workplace: What You Need to Know NOW

  8. Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace: Marijuana and Other Considerations

    1. Accommodating Medical Marijuana Users: Do You Have To?
    2. Drug-Testing Considerations for Current and Prospective Employees
    3. Disciplining and Terminating Medical Marijuana Users: Current Legal Perspectives
    4. Creating Drug and Alcohol Policies That Leave No Room for Interpretation

Who Should Attend

This intermediate level online seminar on human resource law is of benefit to:

  • Attorneys
  • HR Professionals
  • Accountants
  • Paralegals

Speakers

Hannah A Ard
Hannah A.
Ard
Lane Powell
Sarah N Turner
Sarah N.
Turner
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
Nicole M Tideman
Nicole M.
Tideman
Walstead Mertshing PS
Speaker bio
Hannah A Ard

Hannah A. Ard

Lane Powell
Hannah Ard

is counsel to Lane Powell. She has represented employers in Department of Labor investigations; discrimination, retaliation, and harassment claims; wage and hour disputes; and complaints filed with the EEOC; and state and local administrative agencies. Ms. Ard also advises clients on the beginning and end of the employment relationship, and crafts offer letters, employment agreements, and confidentiality agreements, as well as severance packages. She helps clients comply with federal and state wage and hour laws, and employee classifications under the FLSA and state law. Ms. Ard earned her B.A. degree from St. John's College; her M.A. degree from the University of Maryland; and her J.D. degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School.

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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 Bar Association, Washington State Bar Association, Oregon State Bar, King County Bar Association, Washington Defense Trial Lawyers, and Defense Research Institute. She is admitted to practice in Washington, Oregon and Massachusetts; and before the United States District Court, Washington, Eastern and Western districts; United States District Court, Oregon; United States District Court, District of Massachusetts; and United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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Nicole M Tideman

Nicole M. Tideman

Walstead Mertshing PS
Nicole Tideman

is a shareholder with Walstead Mertsching PS, serving clients in family law matters, harassment, discrimination, and other similar legal matters involving employment claims. She practices in civil litigation (general), divorce and family law, and employment law in both state and federal courts. Having worked in human resource management for seven years, Ms. Tideman understands the complex legal issues in employment claims and works diligently to secure favorable outcomes for clients. She enjoys serving her community and provides pro bono services each year. Ms. Tideman is the secretary on the Board of the Mark Morris Foundation. She also has previous experience working with victims of domestic violence in a confidential women's shelter and transitional housing program. Ms. Tideman earned her law degree from Seattle University School of Law and holds a business degree with emphasis in human resource management from Washington State University. She is licensed by, and affiliated with, the Washington State Bar Association; Cowlitz/Wahkiakum Bar Association; Family Law Section (Washington State Bar Association); and the Employment Law Section (Washington State Bar Association).

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