Human resource seminar series available to businesses

ANDOVER — The Employment and Labor Practice Group at Laddey, Clark and Ryan, LLP, will present a series of five half-day Employment Law Breakfast Seminars for small and mid-size employers and Human Resources professionals. The seminars, which will be held at Perona Farms and the Holiday Inn, Budd Lake, have proven to be popular with business owners and Human Resource professionals, helping them manage daily employment issues. Whether you are a new business or an existing business, the seminars will keep you up to date and ready to tackle employment situations as they arise. Attendees can expect to learn how to effectively manage new regulations, deal with worker’s compensation claims, employee wage and hour issues, and protect themselves against discrimination claims. In addition, they will learn how to update personnel policy manuals to keep up with current laws, and how to deal with social media issues involving their employees. The schedule includes: Feb. 28: Worker’s Compensation and Injuries at the Workplace, including dealing with claims twenty concrete steps all employers can take to keep Worker’s Compensation costs down. This seminar will also highlight additional issues related to injured employees, including entitlements to leave under federal and state laws. April 24: Employee Compensation: Wage and Hour and Other Pay Issues, includes discussion on compensation - both compliance with regulations and negotiations for individual or collective contracts. June 19: New Developments in Personnel Policy Manuals, including identifying key policies that should be part of every Employee Handbook and changes in the law which may require updating of your current employee handbook. Sept. 18: Hot Topics in Employment Law, addressing recent issues in employment and labor practices, including a focus on the use of social media by both employees and employers. Nov. 13: Protecting Against Discrimination Claims in the Workplace, includes the best preventative measures to prevent, minimize, and deal with claims of discrimination at the workplace.