Key Issues for the HR Generalist Half-Day Employment program

Pierce Atwood Employment Group Half-Day Program

Key Issues for the HR Generalist

Our October 9 half-day program is built especially for new human resources professionals.  We can’t cover everything, but we will provide an overview of the following important basics every HR generalist needs to know:

Essentials of the Employment Relationship

• Employment at will
• Statutory employees
• Employment contracts
• Independent contractors
• Agency employees
• Joint employers & integrated enterprise
• Bargaining unit membership
• Protected concerted activity

Wage & Hour Basics

• Unauthorized work and “off the clock” activity
• The work day, meals, and breaks
• Training and travel time
• Overtime, bonuses, and the “regular rate”
• The salary-basis overtime exemptions

Protections Against Protected Class Discrimination

• Protected Classes and sources of law
• Types of Discrimination
• Mixed Motive
• Defenses
• Administrative Exhaustion / limitations period
• Damages
• Individual liability
• Prevention

Leave Fundamentals

• Protections afforded by federal and state family medical leave statutes
• Reasonable accommodation for an individual with a disability
• Reasonable accommodation of an employee’s sincere religious beliefs
• Workers’ compensation leave
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Military training, military service and military family leave
• Miscellaneous state leave statutes (victims of violence, jury duty, small necessities, public health emergency, legislator service, breastfeeding, voting)

Workers’ Compensation

• What is an injury and what is a claim?
• Essential time deadlines
• Injury reporting policies
• Managing performance of injured workers
• Whether to finally settle a claim

The program will be followed by a light lunch.  Please arrive before 8:30 so we can be sure to conclude in time for lunch at noon.

There is no cost to attend this program. Please note that there is no webcast of our half-day programs. We want to see you in person!