Sessions
Concurrent Session
Employment Law Year in Review: Aka, Dumb Things Done at Work That Defeat Diversity Efforts
203-204
Tuesday 10/25/2016 03:15 PM - 04:30 PM
1.25 SHRM PDCs
| Competencies: Global & Cultural Effectiveness, Business Acumen
| Intended Audience: Senior-Level
Workplace Application:
Learn from legal mistakes made by others to ensure your workplace engages in nondiscriminatory practices.
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.
