Pressure, Pain & Politics: What Keeps HR Pros Up at Night

2017 Employment Law & Legislative Conference

Learn the latest legislative and regulatory trends impacting HR policies, programs and practices.

PowerPoints/Handouts Available

What keeps you up at night? Paid leave mandates? Wage and hour reform? Regulatory rules restricting what you can tell employees to do, how or when? The pressure and pain of legislation, regulation and political maneuvering impact HR policies, programs and practices on a daily basis. In this session, review HR's top headaches, current trends and tips for advocacy to shape these important public policies. You will learn:

Current legislative trends at the federal and state levels that are impacting HR practices.
Hot HR topics on which regulatory agencies are focused.
Recent court decisions impacting HR practices.
Steps you can take to advocate and shape these important public policy issues.

Date(s) & Time(s):

Monday, March 13, 2017 - 1:45pm to 3:15pm

Presenter:

Christine V. Walters, JD, MAS, SHRM-SCP

Personal Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Independent Consultant & Author

FiveL Company

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Ms. Walters has more than 30 years’ combined experience in management, HR administration, employment law practice, and teaching.

She has presented at conferences across the country, been engaged as an expert witness, and testified before U.S. Congressional and state legislative committees on employment issues.

Her book, “From Hello to Goodbye: Proactive Tips for Maintaining Positive Employee Relations” is in its 2nd edition and was one of the SHRMStore’s “Great 8” best-sellers for eight consecutive years.

Today, Ms. Walters works as an independent consultant doing business as FiveL Company, “Helping Leaders Limit their Liability by Learning the Law.”SM

SESSIONS:

Location:

Congressional B

Amount of Credit:

1.50

Credit Type:

•SHRM PDCs

Session Type:

Concurrent Session

Competency:

HR Expertise

Business Acumen

Intended Audience:

Mid-Level