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May 19, 2003
Hot Topics: Planning Your 2003 HR Conference
Planning your organizations 2003 HR conference? Be sure not to overlook this years hottest topics for keeping your HR staff up to speed on the latest trends and best practices.
Corporate ethics initiatives, new Sarbanes-Oxley requirements and HRs role. These sessions can be key in giving your HR staff need-to-know information on new legal requirements, along with specific information as to how your organization is responding along with HRs role.
HIPAA privacy. Whether your organization was covered by this years compliance deadline or is just gearing up for next years deadline, HR professionals are still struggling to get a handle on how these privacy requirements will or will not impact them in their various roles of dealing with HIPAA covered benefits plans versus uncovered benefit plans versus employment decision/ADA/FMLA uses. Be sure to focus on how your organization is handling HIPAA.
Hidden Liability. Make sure your HR staff is up to date on what common every day employment practices are leading to the growing number of class action law suits and the best practices for avoiding them.
Personal Accountability. Brief your HR staff on the growing risk of being named personally, along with line management, in lawsuits brought by current and former employees and arm them with tips for minimizing the risk.
War stories, lessons learned, and risk management issue spotting. Always a favorite, these sessions showcase the biggest mistakes that companies have made that have landed them in court or in the press, along with tips for avoiding them.
Other popular topics this year are Workplace-related Identity Theft, HR Tools for Domestic Violence, Telework Best Practices.
Some of the most well-received HR conferences have included workshop sessions driven by particular issues, topics, or recurring challenges faced by your HR staff featuring a group exercise that allows participants to develop skills in issue spotting, identification, assessment and implementation of an action plan.
IHRT staff work with companies to put together highly interactive HR conferences and conference sessions customized to meet your organizations needs, policies and culture. For more information, contact Program Coordinator, Donna Knowles toll-free at 1-866-402-9978 or use our Contact Us page.
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