
SHRM-Atlanta Legal Summit
May 12, 2022
8:45 AM – 12:30 PM | Virtual
SHRM-Atlanta’s Virtual Legal Summit will help you stay up to date with the complex, ever-changing legal landscape that affects your organization. Don’t miss this opportunity to take a deep dive into timely and relevant legal topics.
Welcome to SHRM-Atlanta’s Spring 2022 Legal Summit!
SHRM-Atlanta’s Spring Virtual Legal Summit will take you on a deep dive into the world of pressing HR legal issues.
You can join us for the live event from 8:45 am – 12:30 pm OR take advantage of the content on-demand while you earn up to 5 SHRM PDC’s / HRCI CEU’s.
Hot Topics
Learn about the most important legal topics that affect you and your organization.
Experienced Speakers
Hear from some of the top legal experts in Atlanta, sharing the most up-to-date information.
Interactive Discussions
Participate in interactive discussions by connecting with others and deepening your knowledge.
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AGENDA
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Sessions
Gabrielle Rigg Herzog, USCIB
Employees today are making values-based career decisions, and companies are having to think critically about not only legal requirements, but also cultural expectations related to human rights, diversity, ESG, labor rights, environment, social justice, development, sustainability, and more.
This kickoff to the Legal Summit will provide an overview of global and domestic regulatory trends affecting Atlanta-based companies and how HR professionals are positioned to advance understanding and compliance within their organizations. While each business is different, it is important to understand the dynamics at play, so leaders are ready to implement and manage change. What is voluntary now might be mandatory soon, and you and your employees will need to adapt, whether related to tracking new supply chain data, budgeting for higher wages, mitigating concerns about work conditions, and more. It means a redoubling and upgrading of all the time-tested best practices you know for this internal change management exercise, like hiring for soft skills, empathy, collaboration, and focusing on culture, culture, culture!
Join us and learn from keynote presenter Gabriella Rigg Herzog, Vice President for Corporate Responsibility and Labor Affairs, U.S. Council for International Business, about what should be on your radar now and in the coming months.
Shannon M. Sprinkle, Stites & Harbison
Risk management issues for professionals across service industries continues to evolve and expand. Risk of professional liability claims from clients remains an ever-present and known danger, but other risks are lurking. Professional liability claims by non-clients continue to grow. Non-standard professional negligence claims such as defamation, libel, RICO, and fraud may take defendants by surprise. And now, the risk of claims arising from cyber events is at the top of management’s concerns. This discussion will explore how these claims intersect and how best to update your risk management plans to stay ahead of or be prepared to respond when faced with such claims.
Trisha Earls
The presentation will provide tips and advice for HR professionals on how to conduct fair and effective investigations of discrimination, harassment, and other workplace concerns. The goal of any workplace investigation is to build trust with all employee witnesses in order to obtain a complete understanding of the facts and to recommend a workable solution that strengthens employee trust as well as mitigates risk. The session will discuss how to organize the investigative process and the technical aspects of a thorough investigation. It will also share techniques for building rapport and meeting employee expectations as well as suggestions for influencing senior leaders and building consensus around the resolution of the dispute.
Natalie Turner, Ogletree Deakins
This session will explore how to comply with the FMLA/ADA in today’s remote work environment. We will cover the both the FMLA and ADA, focusing on the overlap between the two statutes, and how to manage these issues for employees who work remotely either all of the time or on a regular basis.
Keely Collins, Elarbee Thompson
Employment contracts are key to any effective risk management program, regardless of a company’s size or industry. However, with many employment contracts looking like a foreign language, HR professionals are often at a loss for developing a clear strategy to create and implement understandable agreements.
Although fully understanding the legality of contracts may take a lifetime, from this session you should take away the following contract basics:
- Identify the main parts of a non-compete agreement and what the agreement needs to be effective.
- Understand when you may need to use an employment severance or separation agreement and how to best structure the agreement.
- Recognize key pitfalls in independent contractor agreements and when to make necessary changes.
Scheduled Speakers
VIRTUAL EVENT
The 2022 Legal Summit is a VIRTUAL Summit that will take place completely online!
This interactive online summit will bring amazing HR legal education right to your home, office – or wherever you’ll join from!
You can attend live sessions, interact with speakers, network with other attendees, and more.
SPONSOR
Learn more about the sponsorship opportunities available at this summit. Registration is open via our website. Questions? Email rbeasley@shrmatlanta.org.