Legal Issues Of Supervision, Hiring And Recruiting

Legal Issues Of Supervision, Performance Management, Hiring and Recruiting

  • Created and presented interactive quiz show styled program entitled, “Don’t Put Your Company In Jeopardy!” & “Employment Law Jeopardy!” designed to test participants’ knowledge of recent employment law updates and ability to respond to real workplace situations. Presented program at various companies, trade and professional associations, and non-profit organizations, including: Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center, Bay Area Human Resources Connections (formerly known as Silicon Valley Women in Human Resources), CompassPoint, Disability Management Employers Coalition (DMEC), EEOC Annual TAPS Conferences, Institute for Community Health Outreach, National Human Resources Association (NHRA), Northern California Institute for Research and Education (NCIRE), Small Business Administration/Small Business Development Center, and Tri-Valley Human Resources Association
  • Best Practices for Documenting Performance Expectations and Misconduct Issues: Essential Do’s and Don’ts
    • Dodge & Cox, San Francisco, CA, October 6, 2017
    • Reliable Turbine Services, Sullivan, MO, July 19, 2017
    • Fuji Electric Corp of America, Edison, NJ, September 22, 2016
    • Convention Management Resources, San Francisco, CA, February 24, 2014
    • Carondelet High School, Concord, CA, October 1, 2013
    • RPM Mortgage, Inc., Walnut Creek, CA, January 5, 2012
    • Cancer Prevention Institute of California (CPIC), Fremont, CA, October 13 and 20, 2011
    • HR West Conference, Oakland, CA, April 12, 2011
    • The Conference Center at Cathedral at Christ the Light, Oakland, CA, August 11, 2010
    • HR Star Conference, San Francisco, CA, July 14, 2010
    • Fuji Electric Corp of America, Fremont, CA, March 15, 2010
    • Silicon Valley Women in HR, Santa Clara, CA, July 16, 2008
    • XP Power, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, December 7, 2007
    • Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center, San Francisco, CA, November 2005
    • ebrary, Palo Alto, CA, March 8, 2005
  • “Legal Issues of Supervision: How to Avoid Putting Your Company at Risk”
    • Reliable Turbine Services, Sullivan, MO, July 19, 2017
    • Fuji Electric Corp. of America, Fremont, CA, March 15, 2010
    • XP Power, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, December 7, 2007
    • Northern California Institute for Research and Education (NCIRE), San Francisco, CA, 2003, 2004 and 2007
    • Personnel Management Course at Peralta Community College District, Oakland, CA, 2002
  • Avoiding Employment Law Pitfalls in the “Share, Gig or On Demand Economy,” 2016 HR West Conference, Oakland, CA, March 8, 2016
  • “The Do’s and Don’ts of Documenting Performance and Misconduct Issues,” Northern California Human Resources Association (NCHRA) Small HR Summit, San Francisco, CA, scheduled for October 29, 2015
  • “HR Templates: Documenting Employee Issues,” EEOC Annual TAPS Conference for Employers, San Jose, CA, September 14, 2015
  • “Employment Solutions at Your Fingertips: Social Media and the Workplace,” with Denise Eaton-May, live radio broadcast on 1220 AM from The MONEYSHOW, Marriott Marquis, San Francisco, CA, July 18, 2015
  • “Legal Issues of Supervision (EEO Laws, Workplace Disability Accommodations and Effective Documentation Practices for Managers),”
    • University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, March 10, 2015
    • Intermolecular, Inc., San Jose, CA, December 14, 2011
  • “Best Practices for Documenting Employee Misconduct and Performance Issues”
    • Alameda County Training and Education Center, Oakland, CA, October 30, 2014
    • University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, October 23, 2014
  • “Preventing and Addressing Workplace Discrimination and Harassment,” for supervisors at Bank of the West, San Francisco, CA, April 24, 2014
  • “Employee Background Checks: Resume Fraud, Arrest and Conviction Records Under the FCRA and the Newly Released EEOC Guidelines,” webinar sponsored by Jungle Source, Inc. August 1, 2012
  • “Legal Issues of Supervision and Effective Documentation Practices for Managers,” Codexis, Redwood City, CA, February 16, 2012
  • “Misclassification of Employees as Salaried or Exempt: Best Practices and Effective Job Descriptions to Avoid Costly Lawsuits,” Alameda County Training and Education Center, Oakland, CA, September 29, 2011
  • Three Part Training: 1) “Essential Communication Skills for Managers: Communicating Expectations and Feedback; 2) Best Practices for Documenting Employee Misconduct and Performance Issues; and 3) Effective Strategies and Communication Skills When Dealing with Challenging Workplace Situations and People,” presented with Maria Ramos-Chertok, Esq. for Netlogic Microsystems, Santa Clara, CA, November 17, 2010
  • “Best Practices For Hiring, Managing And Terminating Employees: Effective Documentation Practices For Managers And Human Resources Professionals,” The Conference Center at Cathedral at Christ the Light, Oakland, CA, August 11, 2010

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