Approved for 1.25 SHRM PDC’s and HRCI credits 

Breakfast and Registration Begins at 7:30 AM, Program Begins at 8:00 AM

This presentation will provide a brief explanation of workplace harassment, how to recognize it, and both the responsibilities of an employee who has witnessed or been subjected to workplace harassment and the agency that has been put on notice of allegations of workplace harassment. The presentation will also address Conducting workplace investigations which is one of the most challenging duties that HR professionals must take on. Workforce demographics are shifting. New laws are constantly popping up. Managers make mistakes because they aren’t properly trained or they’re under pressure to resolve complaints quickly. Employees are more aware of their rights. This presentation will answer the riddle What does employment discrimination law have to do with the paws of a cat. The Court in Staub, applying what has come to be known as the “cat’s paw” theory of employer liability, held that an employer may be strictly liable for intentional discrimination under USERRA (and other similar statutes, like Title VII) when a lower-level supervisor intentionally discriminates against an employee and then causes a higher level decision-maker, who has no discriminatory motive or “animus,” to terminate or take some other adverse action against the employee

SPEAKER:

Jason Resiman , Esq , Partner at Blank Rome.

Jason has extensive experience in equal employment opportunity matters before state and federal agencies, federal employment discrimination litigation, wage and hour (including overtime) litigation, collective bargaining, and representation case and unfair labor practice proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board. He also has comprehensive knowledge of the Fair Labor Standards Act and Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (WARN Act)