Employer Resource Institute Webinar

Tuesday, August 26, 2008
10:30 a.m. to Noon (Pacific)

Order Option       Price   1. Live Conference       $219       2. Live Conference + CD Recording       $269       3. CD Recording Only       $219

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In today's high-stakes, skills-intensive healthcare workplaces, your employees are your # 1 asset. So, nothing causes more headaches for HR professionals in this field than problems with your workers.

You're juggling many confusing rules every day—from applying overtime regulations fairly among employees working shifts and complying fully with federal and state immigration requirements for foreign nurses, to conducting background checks and internal investigations correctly and handling discrimination and harassment complaints properly. And, if you make a mistake (even an innocent one), you could be facing expensive fines and penalties and other legal liabilities that may prove very embarrassing for your organization.

Join us on August 26 for this 90-minute webinar—designed specifically for California employers and HR managers in the healthcare arena—to learn the latest updates on employment law issues and tips you can put into practice immediately. Our speaker will discuss the trends in HR law for hospitals, medical offices, and other companies in the healthcare industry. Plus, you'll have the chance to pose your own questions for a quick answer during the conference.

You And Your Colleagues Will Learn:

• The most common claims brought against healthcare employers in California courts


• How to discourage SEIU drives and other healthcare unionizing efforts without violating the law


• The best ways to conduct background checks and internal investigations in hospitals and other medical workplaces


• How to manage overtime pay for your employees (including tricky situations such as floating shifts, shift differentials, uniform deductions, meal and rest breaks, and on-call fees)


• The steps you should take to protect yourself when physicians, nurses, home health aides, and other healthcare workers file discrimination claims


• How various family, medical, and military leave regulations affect healthcare workers


• The basic rules for complying with federal and state business immigration rules (e.g., H-1A requirements for foreign RNs)—and how to fix mistakes you've made without increasing your liability


• How to determine whether shift and weekend supervisors qualify as "managers" under NLRB rules

About Your Speaker:

Sally Hinson, Esq., is principal of the healthcare consulting firm Hinson Thompkins & Associates in Burlingame. She advises employers in the medical and healthcare field on complying with federal and state employment laws, ranging from discrimination and harassment prevention to family and medical leave requests and immigration standards. She served as in-house counsel for a major West Coast hospital network before starting her firm. She earned her law degree at the University of California at Los Angeles.

Approved for Recertification Credit

This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.

The Employer Resource Institute is an approved MCLE Multiple Activity Provider, and this program has been approved for 1.5 hours of MCLE credit by the State Bar of California. For more information, please contact our customer service department at (800) 695-7178.

How Do Webinars Work?

An Webinar is remarkably cost-effective and convenient. You participate from your office using a regular telephone. You have no travel costs and no out-of-office time.

Plus, for one low price you can get as many people in your office to participate as you can fit around a speakerphone.

Because the conference is live, you can ask the speakers questions' either on the phone or via e-mail.

With your registration, you also receive conference materials with additional practical information from Employer Resource Institute sent to you via e-mail shortly before the conference.

Why You Can Sign Up To Attend This Event with Confidence

As with all Employer Resource Institute products, you're completely protected. If for any reason you are unsatisfied with this Webinar, simply let us know and we will return your entire registration fee.