Conference Sessions By Track
Track: Employment Law & Regulations
Grow your expertise on workplace laws, legislation and HR policy to help protect your organization from liability.
702: From Intake to Resolution: Best Practices in Internal Investigations Attendees will learn how to effectively conduct investigations involving harassment, discrimination or retaliation. Thursday, September 9, 2021 | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST | |
Educational Program | California HR: Applying CA Law to Employment Practices** Thursday, September 9, 2021 | 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM PST | |
EEOC Listening Session: The Future of Equitable Workplaces Attendees will learn about the EEOC’s role in creating policies and initiatives that promote equitable workplaces for all, and how HR professionals can be leaders on behalf of inclusive, equitable workplaces. Thursday, September 9, 2021 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST | |
Addressing Texting, Sexting and Virtual Nonsense at Work & After Hours Attendees will learn about the evolving landscape with electronic communications and behaviors and how it impacts the workplace. Friday, September 10, 2021 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
Dear Helga: You Won’t Believe What My Employee Did This Time Attendees will learn how HR flexes and evolves to meet the challenges presented as workplaces increase in complexity and diversity. Friday, September 10, 2021 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
Employee Free Speech vs. Workplace Civility: How Can A Company Strike the Proper Balance? Attendees will obtain guidance on best practices for developing effective and lawful response strategies for workplace free speech and civility. Friday, September 10, 2021 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
The Gig Economy: The Risk vs. Rewards and Approach to Compliance Attendees will learn how to effectively manage the use of gig workers to insure optimal results and balance opportunity, compliance and risk. Friday, September 10, 2021 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
Attendees will learn what’s new in the 2021 edition of FMLA Jeopardy. Friday, September 10, 2021 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
Pay Equity: Meeting the Evolving Requirements and Becoming Who Your Organization Wants to Be Attendees will consider the right approach for their pay objectives and hear about trends in pay laws and employee demands for pay fairness. Friday, September 10, 2021 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST | |
Extended Work-From-Home Policies and HR Compliance Attendees will learn the compliance obligations, limitations and legal complications of long-term work-from-home arrangements for noncitizen employees. Friday, September 10, 2021 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST | |
Harassment Today: Where Change Has (and Has Not) Happened Attendees will hear how to protect their organization from harassment liability. Friday, September 10, 2021 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST | |
SPEAKER CANCELLED: Navigating the California Leave-of-Absence Maze: How Comfortable Are You? Attendees will learn about FMLA requirements and eligibility based on employee location. Friday, September 10, 2021 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST | |
This Lawsuit Is All HR’s Fault! Attendees will learn how to master prompt and appropriate responses to employee issues and complaints, thereby making HR part of the solution instead of part of the problem. Friday, September 10, 2021 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST | |
The Tangled Web of Immigration, Employment Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Attendees will learn how immigration law has potential ramifications for many other types of employment and corporate law. Friday, September 10, 2021 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PST | |
Attendees will learn the specific rights reservists and other uniformed service members have under USERRA that protect their civilian employment. Friday, September 10, 2021 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PST | |
Help! I Have California Employees on the Payroll. Now What? Attendees will learn how to unlock potential in their workforce by ensuring wage and hour legal compliance and paying people properly. Friday, September 10, 2021 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST | |
A Strategic Approach to a Legally Compliant and Effective Background Screening Program Attendees will get updated on federal and state laws, lawsuits and regulations controlling pre-employment background checks and audit your current practices. Friday, September 10, 2021 | 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM PST | |
Background Screening and Why You’re at Risk: More Challenges with ‘Ban the Box’ and FCRA Violations Attendees will learn how to protect their organization by gaining a broad range of knowledge in key background screening areas and learning how to create compliance tools for the everyday HR workplace. Saturday, September 11, 2021 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
Attendees will gain valuable “behind the scenes” insights into why disgruntled employees are increasingly turning to litigation, along with practical measures HR professionals can implement throughout their organizations to avoid employment lawsuits, and be better prepared to defend themselves and the organization when litigation occurs. Saturday, September 11, 2021 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
It Pays to Get Sick in the U.S.: Mandated Paid-Sick-Leave Laws on the Rise in the Country Attendees will gain a better understanding current sick-leave laws, the complexity of multistate compliance and evolving trends. Saturday, September 11, 2021 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
Life is (No Longer) A Highway: Work from Home Implications for Multistate Employers Attendees will learn the key issues to consider when developing a permanent Work From Home policy. This session will help attendees spot and apply key issues. Saturday, September 11, 2021 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
The Supreme Court Speaks. Are You Listening? Attendees will learn about Supreme Court decisions that are shaping law and employment practices not only at the national level but also at the state and local levels. Saturday, September 11, 2021 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
Brave New World: State Data Privacy Laws and the Workplace Attendees will learn why protecting employee data is as important as protecting customer data. Saturday, September 11, 2021 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST | |
Cognitive Conversations: Leave Laws and Mental Health—Doing It Right Attendees will gain a better understanding of leave laws and their impact on mental health. Saturday, September 11, 2021 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST | |
A Year of Change: What Federal Contractors Can Expect from OFCCP in 2021 Attendees will receive practical recommendations for managing EEO/affirmative action compliance at their workplace. Saturday, September 11, 2021 | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PST | |
ANOTHER Intermittent FMLA Request! Attendees will learn how to respond to requests for intermittent FMLA leave. Saturday, September 11, 2021 | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PST | |
Cross-Border Conundrums: Examining Workplace Investigations in the United States and Abroad Attendees will learn how conducting investigations in the U.S. as well as in other countries and across borders brings additional challenges from culture and compliance standpoints. Saturday, September 11, 2021 | 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM PST | |
7 Steps to Creating Bulletproof Documentation Attendees will learn how to properly document conversations and experiences. Saturday, September 11, 2021 | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PST | |
California Revolution: The New Developments That Have Changed the Workplace Attendees will learn about and be prepared to respond to key new developments in California workplace law. Saturday, September 11, 2021 | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PST | |
Second Chance: The HR Perspective on Hiring People with Criminal Records Attendees will understand the components of successful “second chance” hiring, be able to create buy-in and overcome objections from stakeholders, and be able to explore whether this is appropriate for their organizations. Saturday, September 11, 2021 | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PST | |
The Use of Criminal Records in Hiring: Land Mines and Opportunities for Employers Attendees will receive updated insights on compliance issues in using criminal records in hiring, as well as the need to provide people with criminal records a second chance. Saturday, September 11, 2021 | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PST | |
Wage & Hour Compliance: A DOL Update and Ways to Avoid Common Overtime Liability Landmines Attendees will learn what employers need to know so that they can spot and navigate through FLSA compliance issues. Saturday, September 11, 2021 | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PST | |
Paying a Personal Price: The Risk of Individual Legal Liability for ‘Going Along’ with Wrongdoing Attendees will find out how they can be personally legally liable for actions they take on the job. Saturday, September 11, 2021 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST | |
Attendees will learn to simplify and merge the practical application of employment law principles with better business decision making. Saturday, September 11, 2021 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST | |
AI, the Right Way: Avoiding Employment Discrimination with Artificial Intelligence Attendees will explore the new workplace driven by technology and best practices for staying legally compliant while embracing change. Sunday, September 12, 2021 | 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM PST | |
Workplace Violence and the Considerations for HR Professionals Attendees will hear from New York Times bestselling author and former special agent Fred Burton on physical security risks and liabilities corporations face and how technology can help. Sunday, September 12, 2021 | 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM PST | |
Brain Bite Break: SHRM’s HR Knowledge Center - Pandemic Pursuit Sunday, September 12, 2021 | 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM PST |