
SHRM-Atlanta Legal Summit
May 20, 2021
7:45 AM – 12:15 PM | Virtual
SHRM-Atlanta’s 4th Annual 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 2021 Legal Summit!
SHRM-Atlanta’s 4th Annual Virtual Legal Summit will take you on a deep dive into the world of pressing HR legal issues – including COVID, leave administration, immigration, protests and political statements, equality and much more. We know your schedule is full, so this May we’re giving you the afternoon off!
You can join us for the live event from 7:45 am – 12:15 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
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Speaker: Keely Collins | Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson LLP
As COVID-19-related lawsuits and penalties continue to affect employers across the country, employers are searching for effective strategies to manage legal risk and improve employee health, without compromising the health of the business. Absent interference by the Department of Labor or another auditing agency, employers’ voluntary self-audits of their safety and health practices and policies provide important risk management protections. There is, however, “no free lunch.” Strategic planning must guide the audit process to avoid creating additional legal (and reputational) liability.
From this program, attendees may expect the following practical and immediately applicable learning outcomes:
• Strategies for conducting voluntary workplace health and safety audits related to COVID-19 policies and practices.
• Strategies to maximize the value of an audit and avoid opening liability doors.
• Best practices for minimizing liability related to COVID-19.
Speaker: Aaron Holt | Cozen O’Connor
This session will review the legal requirements and potential pitfalls for an employer’s pre-employment hiring practices, including online social media posts, background checks and ban the box laws. We will utilize real-world examples of problematic social media posts and pre-employment hiring policies relative to an employer’s legal obligations. We will discuss and analysis of Georgia and Federal court decisions regarding an employer’s hiring practices relating to these pre-employment activities and policies while assessing proactive strategies for limiting legal liability and potential for costly litigation in these situations.
Speakers: Bert Brannen | Fisher & Phillips LLP
Session Details Coming Soon!
Speaker: Greg Hare | Ogletree Deakins
Where Are You? A question that has vexed company managers for a long time. Employers and their Human Resources departments have been trying earnestly to balance the need for workplace productivity and accountability against the strong headwinds of federal laws that protect employees who are unable/unwilling to come to work. Of course, the FMLA protects short term employee leaves, while the ADA instills the duty to offer reasonable accommodation and an ongoing interactive dialogue. The COVID-19 pandemic introduced several forms of mandatory paid leave, intended to be temporary, but will they persist? How do those LOA concepts apply in a world where most employees have been working-from-home for a year or more? Can an employer insist that employees return-to-work in-person as the pandemic wanes? Or do employees have a right to insist on perpetual telecommuting, with protection from this confluence of LOA laws? Can the company replace employees who won’t come back to the office? This session will bring structure and clarity to this complex series of questions. And will start down the path of considering whether work is a “place” … or a “thing” that people do.
Speaker: Fred Dawkins | Hall Benefits Law
Responding to an EEOC Charge represents an employer’s earliest and best opportunity to determine whether an administrative claim will become active litigation.
Learn what strategies can: (1) limit the quantum of information you provide to the EEOC; (2) best manage Requests For Information and on-site inspections; (3) prevent the issuance of a “cause” determination; and (4) achieve a result which makes the claim much less attractive for an employee and a plaintiff’s lawyer to pursue further.”
SPEAKERS
VIRTUAL EVENT
The 2021 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.
PRICING
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NOW – April 30 | May 1 – May 20 | |
SHRM-Atlanta Member | $99 | $129 |
Event+ Best Option: Includes 1 Year of SHRM-Atlanta Membership |
$239 | $269 |
Non-Member | $249 | $279 |
Best Registration Option: Event+
The Event+ registration option allows you to bundle your Legal Summit registration and one year of SHRM-Atlanta Membership – whether you’re renewing or joining for the first time! If you’re not up for renewal just yet, you can still choose this option and one additional year of membership will be added to your account.
It’s the best of both worlds: get amazing legal education and join our thriving community of HR professionals!
SPONSOR
Become a Legal Summit Sponsor.
Learn more about the sponsorship opportunities available at this summit. Registration is open via our website. Questions? Email jchoice@shrmatlanta.org.