Labor & Employment

PA Specific

4.5

Pennsylvania Human Resource Law 2024

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
OnDemand
5 hours 55 minutes
Brian Lipkin
Gery Nietupski
Jean Novak
Douglas Hart
Stephen O
With Brian D. Lipkin from Houston Harbaugh, P.C. + 4 others
Recorded August 30, 2024
Product ID 98597

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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 98597

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 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

Brian D Lipkin
Brian D.
Lipkin
Houston Harbaugh, P.C.
Gery T Nietupski
Gery T.
Nietupski
Law Offices of Nietupski Angelone LLC
Jean E Novak
Jean E.
Novak
Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky
Douglas C Hart
Douglas C.
Hart
Burns White LLC
Stephen J O'Brien
Stephen J.
O'Brien
Stephen J. O’Brien & Associates, LLC
Speaker bio
Brian D Lipkin

Brian D. Lipkin

Houston Harbaugh, P.C.
Brian Lipkin

is an attorney with the law firm of Houston Harbaugh, P.C. in Pittsburgh. He works with businesses and individuals to find creative solutions to challenging problems. Mr. Lipkin serves clients as counselor, outside general counsel, and trial lawyer. He practices in the areas of business litigation, insurance coverage and bad faith litigation, and employment and labor litigation. Mr. Lipkin also advises businesses on employment and labor issues. He works with clients to develop affirmative action plans, employee handbooks, job descriptions, pay equity audits, policies, and restrictive covenants. Mr. Lipkin earned his B.A. degree from Tufts University and his J.D. degree from Boston College. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, as well as Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Mr. Lipkin is a member of the Allegheny County Bar Association.

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Gery T Nietupski

Gery T. Nietupski

Law Offices of Nietupski Angelone LLC
Gery Nietupski

is with Law Offices of Nietupski Angelone LLC in Erie, Pennsylvania. He is an honors graduate of both John Carroll University and the Duquesne University School of Law. At Duquesne, Dr. Nietupski earned the law school's highest honor, the Distinguished Student award. He has taught a variety of classes at both Gannon and Edinboro University for over 40 years; and is a frequent and sought after lecturer for several professional employment organizations, including the Manufacturer and Business Association of Northwestern Pennsylvania. Dr. Nietupski focuses his extensive practice in representing employers and employees in their workplace relationships. He has negotiated approximately 80 labor contracts for management, has weathered nine strikes, and has litigated hundreds of cases before state and federal courts, as well as the NLRB, EEOC, OSHA, wage and hour and the PHRC.

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Jean E Novak

Jean E. Novak

Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky
Jean Novak

is counsel at Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky, where she is co-chair of the employer-employee relations practice. She focuses her practice in the areas of employer representation, business services, public, and non-profit organizations. In addition to appearing in court, Ms. Novak often represents clients before administrative agencies such as the EEOC, PHRC, NLRB, OSHA, and the wage and hour division. She is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, and before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Ms. Novak is a fellow of the Allegheny County Bar Foundation, a council member of the Allegheny County Bar Association (ACBA) Women in the Law Division, and vice chair of the ACBA Medical Marijuana and Hemp Committee. She is an adjunct professor of law at the University of Pittsburgh, where she teaches wages, hours and benefits in Pitt's Graduate Certificate in Human Resources Law Online. Ms. Novak is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association (Labor and Employment Section) and the American Bar Association (Labor and Employment Section). She earned her B.S.B.Ad. degree from West Virginia University, her M.S. degree from Carnegie-Mellon University, and her J.D. degree from the University of Pittsburgh.

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Douglas C Hart

Douglas C. Hart

Burns White LLC
Douglas Hart

is a member in the Pittsburgh office of Burns White LLC. He is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, where his primary focus is in the areas of commercial litigation, employment litigation, and real estate. Mr. Hart defends employers in state and federal agencies, and counsels management in a wide variety of matters involving employment issues. He also has significant experience litigating matters involving restrictive covenants such as non-compete and confidentiality agreements. Mr. Hart is a member of the Pennsylvania and Allegheny County bar associations. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Pittsburgh, his M.B.A. degree from Duquesne University, and his J.D. degree from Duquesne University.

 

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Stephen J O'Brien

Stephen J. O'Brien

Stephen J. O’Brien & Associates, LLC
Stephen O'Brien

is a attorney at Stephen J. O'Brien & Associates, LLC, where he focuses his practice on workers' compensation, personal injury and Social Security disability, estates and wills, employment and labor disputes, and litigation and general civil practice. Mr. O'Brien earned his J.D. degree from Wake Forest University School of Law, and is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania.

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