HR Love Island: Annual Legal Update
After the last two years of COVID-19 and the many challenges in the workplace it's fair to say that Human Resources professionals could use a little love. This session, a loose parody of the popular British and US television “reality” show “LOVE ISLAND”, provides a virtual retreat and respite for HR professionals. (To be clear, we know it’s been a rough year or so but this presentation doesn’t involve couples, coupling, an exotic villa or constant video surveillance. Sorry, you all still have day jobs as HR professionals and harassment policies to enforce.)
This presentation is the creation of management-side employment lawyer and frequent SHRM presenter, Attorney Jim Reidy, who always brings practical guidance, from his 32+ years of experience in this field, in an entertaining and engaging fashion.
This presentation and its interactive exchange departs significantly from the popular TV show. This presentation focuses, in a safe environment, on the many legal challenges you have dealt with over the last few years as well as some of the issues on the horizon. This presentation has one thing in common with that salacious game show, you will not be alone. You will be surrounded by your HR colleagues. Don’t worry, no one will judge you here! In fact, you are all valued, celebrated and appreciated, regardless of your age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, bathing suit size, certification status etc. Unlike the workplace no one will put you on the spot, raise an eye-brow, or challenge you. You have enough stress in your life. This program promises to be reassuring, supportive, challenging and fun in a safe space.
Sessions attended in-person are first come, first served for seating.
James Reidy, Esq.
Attorney James P. (“Jim”) Reidy is a management-side labor and employment lawyer. He is a partner in the New England based law firm, Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green, PA, where he is the Chair of the firm’s Labor and Employment group. His practice focuses on prevention, training and compliance but he also handles matters when claims arise.
He has more than 35 years of experience in the field and been a media resource on workplace law for media outlets including CNN, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times Business Magazine, Bloomberg, NPR, The Associated Press, NPR Market Place, Buzz Feed, Law 360, Inc. Magazine, The HR Power Hour, HR Breakroom, SKI Magazine and HR Magazine as well as several local/regional publications.
In 2020 Jim was inducted as a Fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.
Chambers USA and New England Super Lawyers have ranked Jim in the Top Tier of management-side employment lawyers for each year of the last 15 years. Best Lawyers USA named Jim the 2022 Lawyer of the Year for Labor and Employment Law (Manchester, NH) and the NH Business Review named him one of the top 200 most influential business leaders in New Hampshire.
Jim has been a presenter regularly at SHRM’s Legal and Legislative Conference in Washington, DC as well as SHRM’s annual conferences.