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    5th Annual HRMA of NWMO Employment and Labor Law Update

    Date: October 20, 2015, 8:30am – 1:00pm
    Organizer:
    HRMA of Northwest Missouri
    Location:
    emPowerU
    Innovation Room
    518 S. 6th St
    St Joseph, MO 64507
    ph: 800-447-1083
    www.heartlandfoundation.org
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    HRMA of Northwest Missouri Presents:

    "5th Annual HRMA of NWMO Half-Day Employment & Labor Law Update"

    October 20, 2015
    8:00 - 8:30am - Breakfast
    8:30 - 12:00pm - Programs

    emPowerU
    Innovation Room
    518 S. 6th St
    St Joseph, MO 64507
    www.heartlandfoundation.org 

    Program Description:

    Topics include:

    • NLRB Update and Quickie Elections - What's on the Horizon?
    • 10 Ways to Invite Litigation into Your Workplace
    • Leaves as an Accommodation under ADAAA according to the EEOC 

    Presenter Information:

    Brian Christensen, Office Managing Shareholder, Jackson Lewis
     
     

    Brian J. Christensen is Office Managing Shareholder of the Kansas City Region, Kansas, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. His practice includes representation of management in traditional labor relations matters, including collective bargaining negotiations, grievances and arbitrations, union campaigns and matters before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

    Mr. Christensen’s practice also includes litigation of a wide array of matters affecting his clients' business in state and federal courts. He has tried numerous lawsuits to verdict from coast to coast. His employment litigation experience includes representing employers before state and federal regulatory agencies as well as defending Title VII discrimination and retaliation cases, wage and hour collective and class actions, Family Medical Leave Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Americans with Disabilities Act cases and enforcing arbitration and employment agreements. As a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), he is uniquely suited to not only protect his clients’ interests in litigation, but to provide practical advice designed to avoid costly disputes altogether.

    Carol Barnett, Shareholder, Polsinelli

    Carol Barnett’s proven ability in negotiating the ever-changing landscape of employment law helps clients save time and money. Carol’s background in human resources for a Fortune 500 company prior to attending law school, as well as substantial trial experience make her uniquely qualified to advise clients and litigate on their behalf.

    Carol’s background and skills are recognized by Chambers USA, where she was ranked as one of America’s leading lawyers in labor and employment for the Kansas City and surrounding area in 2013. She is also a prior recipient of recognition by Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers. She is most proud, however, of the relationships she has established with clients and the trust they place in her to provide timely and accurate legal advice, as well as trial work tailored to their needs.

    Erica "Mocha" Suell, Outreach Coordinator
    Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) 

    Mocha Suell is currently a Program Analyst with the EEOC’s St. Louis District office (which covers the states of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Southern Illinois). In this role, Mocha provides outreach, education and technical assistance to the employment community, stakeholders and labor organizations, to assist with eradicating employment discrimination. Mocha has 30 years of federal government service, 25 of those years with the EEOC. She spent several years as an Investigator in the Los Angeles District (San Diego Local office), investigating charges of discrimination, while simultaneously working as an emergency dispatcher with the San Diego Police Department part-time. Mocha most recently served as the acting Charge Receipt/Technical Information Unit supervisor within the EEOC’s Washington, DC Field Office.

    The EEOC enforces the federal laws prohibiting job discrimination in both the private and federal sectors- -Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Equal Pay Act, Title I and Title V of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 501 and 505 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1991 and the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination in Employment Act of 2008 (GINA). EEOC also provides oversight and coordination of all federal equal employment opportunity regulations, practices and policies.

    Recertification Information:

    HRMA of Northwest Missouri is recognized by SHRM to offer 3.5 Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.

    This program will be submitted for 3 General PHR/SPHR/GPHR recertification credit through hrci.org

    Registration: 

    • Members: $62.00
    • Guests: $77.00

    In support the SHRM Foundation, we will be holding a fundraiser and drawing at this event. Please bring your donation dollars to contribute to this worthy cause. 

    Questions? Contact Us: nwmohrma@gmail.com