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SUMMARY:HR and Legal Update: Recent Changes in the Law and Trends Impacting Public Libraries
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:HR and Legal Update: Recent Changes in the Law and Trends Impacting Public Libraries\n\n01/07/26 10:00 AM EST\n - 01/07/26 11:30 AM EST\Description:\nRecorded 1/7/26\n\nKeeping abreast of changes in employment laws is an on-going challenge for employers generally and for HR Professionals in particular.  In this webinar, we will examine recent developments in the law that impact the ability of public libraries to manage the workforce in a challenging environment.\n\nPresenter:\n\nAmanda S Smith, Shareholder, OSBA-Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law, DE&I Officer , National Diversity Council Certified Diversity Professional, Kastner Westman & Wilkins, LLC\n\nAmanda’s unusual path to becoming a labor and employment attorney began with earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in neuroscience at Allegheny College and Kent State University, respectively. After determining that a career in science ultimately was not for her, she took a job as a legal assistant following her graduate studies, and immediately fell in love with law.\n\nThat first position at a plaintiff’s side labor and employment firm quickly evolved into enrolling in classes at the University of Akron School of Law, where she eventually earned her juris doctor degree, summa cum laude. Her experience to-date as a management-side labor and employment attorney has led to some lively discussions at the dinner table back home with her father (a police chief) and mother (a former union president).\n\nAmanda has found the work to be both fascinating and fulfilling. She represents employers in many types of labor and employment matters, including charges before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Ohio Civil Rights Commission and other state fair employment practice agencies. She also counsels employers on litigation, arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution matters, as well as wage/hour compliance, performance and leave management, discipline, and workplace policies.\Location:\nOnline via Zoom\n\n,
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Keeping abreast of changes in employment laws is an on-going challenge for employers generally and for HR Professionals in particular.&nbsp; In this webinar, we will examine recent developments in the law that impact the ability of public libraries to manage the workforce in a challenging environment.<br />
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<em><img alt="" src="https://neo-rls.org/photos/Amanda_Smith_2021_11282022110942.JPEG" style="float:left; margin:5px 15px; width:150px" />Amanda S Smith</em>,&nbsp;Shareholder, OSBA-Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law,&nbsp;DE&amp;I Officer , National Diversity Council Certified Diversity Professional, Kastner Westman &amp; Wilkins, LLC<br />
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Amanda&rsquo;s unusual path to becoming a labor and employment attorney began with earning bachelor&rsquo;s and master&rsquo;s degrees in neuroscience at Allegheny College and Kent State University, respectively. After determining that a career in science ultimately was not for her, she took a job as a legal assistant following her graduate studies, and immediately fell in love with law.<br />
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That first position at a plaintiff&rsquo;s side labor and employment firm quickly evolved into enrolling in classes at the University of Akron School of Law, where she eventually earned her juris doctor degree, summa cum laude. Her experience to-date as a management-side labor and employment attorney has led to some lively discussions at the dinner table back home with her father (a police chief) and mother (a former union president).<br />
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Amanda has found the work to be both fascinating and fulfilling. She represents employers in many types of labor and employment matters, including charges before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Ohio Civil Rights Commission and other state fair employment practice agencies. She also counsels employers on litigation, arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution matters, as well as wage/hour compliance, performance and leave management, discipline, and workplace policies.<br />Location:<br />Online via Zoom<br /><br />,  
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