September 4, 2008

Public Sector Employment Law 2008:
Solving the Unique Challenges of Public Employers

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A decade ago, 10% of all employee lawsuits involved public employees. Today, it's 25% ... and rising fast. Your employees are aggressively fighting for their rights – and you've got to be equally aggressive in protecting yours.To help you understand – and successfully manage – the unique legal problems of public-sector employment law, The HR Specialist has teamed up with renowned attorney Richard Paul to present a special workshop: Public Sector Employment Law 2008.

Critical Election-Year Topics Covered

This comprehensive program is a must for ALL public-sector employers, including school districts, universities and ALL levels of government. Mr. Paul will equip you with the latest thinking on these and other timely public-sector topics, including:

Unions
Discrimination and Harassment
Termination
Wage and Hour Issues
Free Speech
Religion, Assembly and Association
Privacy
Pensions and Rollbacks

Richard Paul will draw on his 35 years of legal experience to explain the practical impact of important new public-sector cases in areas like FMLA, ADA, discrimination, diversity, affirmative action and others. This fast-paced event will answer such questions as:

In an election year, is political speech protected speech?
What separates protected whistle-blowing from unprotected griping?
Internet use: Abuse of public property or permissible free speech?
Crosses in the cubicles: Memorials or religious symbols
Are FOIA or public records act requests an invasion of privacy?
How would the Employee Free Choice Act impact public employers?
Terminating for “just cause” in hard times: Is tax revenue shortfall enough?
Find out more...

Public Sector Employment Law 2008 will tackle all these topics AND MORE – all for less than the cost of one hour with an attorney. And our presenter isn't just any attorney, but one of the most respected public-employment legal authorities in America.

Whether you work for government, schools, or universities, or just do business with them, you've got to comply with EVERY facet of EVERY law and regulation. Even ONE innocent mistake may trigger a messy grievance … or a crippling lawsuit.

Make sure you're complying with ALL relevant laws – sign up for Public Sector Employment Law 2008 TODAY!

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