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2016 Diversity & Inclusion Conference & Exposition
Learn from legal mistakes made by others to ensure your workplace engages in nondiscriminatory practices.
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Ever scratch your head and wonder, “How can someone do such a thing in this day and age?” This session will focus on important employment law cases over the past year from across the nation. Content will highlight mistakes made in the workplace involving issues related to diversity/protected classes. In this session, you will:

  • Explore the laws which protect certain classes.
  • Recognize which classes garner legal protection.
  • Identify business practices that end up in litigation.
  • Discuss hot topics/trends in employment discrimination cases.
 
Date(s) & Time(s): 
Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 3:15pm to 4:30pm
Presenter: 
Jill L. Walsh, Esq., SHRM-SCP, SPHR, CCP
attorney
Hardwick Benfer LLC
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Joining Hardwick Benfer LLC in 2016, an employment litigation firm, Jill focuses on representing individuals in all aspects of employment law, including discrimination, harassment, wage and hour issues, employee benefits, reductions in force and wrongful discharge.  Jill also counsels employers on workplace investigations, employment decisions, policy development, and training and has also served as local counsel to firms in a variety of employment matters. Previously, Jill was a defense attorney with four years of practice in employment law, workers’ compensation and general liability litigation.

Jill’s legal experience follows an 18-year career in human resources, most recently as vice president of HR for a Fortune 500 company, managing strategic and operational global HR issues involving sourcing, developing, rewarding, and engaging employees located domestically and abroad. 

During law school, Jill clerked for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Baltimore, MD, and for the Circuit Court of Harford, Maryland.  She served as teaching assistant for civil procedure/legal writing, and was a member of legal honor society Phi Delta Phi.

Jill is a frequent presenter on a wide array of employment law topics, in local and national forums and also develops and presents in-house training for employers.

SESSIONS:
Location: 
203-204
Amount of Credit: 
1.25
Credit Type: 
•SHRM PDCs
Session Type: 
Concurrent Session
Competency: 
Global & Cultural Effectiveness
Business Acumen
Intended Audience: 
Senior-Level

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