Legal Track: Employment Law Update- The New DEI Risk Environment and Other Updates Impacting Home-Based Care
April 16 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Employment Law Update- The New DEI Risk Environment and Other Updates Impacting Home-Based Care
Home-based care is a people-driven business, making it essential for providers to stay up-to-date on the landscape of employment laws impacting their employees and operations. This information-packed session will explore the impacts that a new federal administration and new laws at the state level will have on your business.
Legal Track Webinar:
Time: Wednesday, April 16th from 12p-1p
Location: Virtual via Microsoft Teams
Pricing:
- PHA Members: $59
- Non-Members: $79
During this Webinar, we’ll discuss:
- Increased scrutiny of workplace diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts
- Implementing hiring practices that reduce legal risk
- Avoiding hiring practices that create legal risk
- State employment law updates, including the Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act
- Refresher on key areas of wage and hour risk in home-based care
Meet Our Speaker:
Christopher Durham
Partner- Duanne Morris LLP
Christopher D. Durham practices in the area of employment law, counseling and representing clients on a variety of employment issues and matters. Mr. Durham provides strategic employment advice and counseling on matters such as pay equity, the preparation of human resources policies, wage and hour compliance, employee performance management and terminations, medical accommodation, FMLA compliance, labor-management relations and NLRA compliance, harassment and discrimination prevention, employee investigations, background checks and drug testing. Mr. Durham represents businesses before federal and state courts and administrative agencies in various types of employment litigation, including the defense of employment discrimination and retaliation claims, wrongful discharge cases, wage and hour litigation and employment contract matters. In addition, he counsels businesses on affirmative action compliance and the development and implementation of affirmative action programs, and defends businesses in OFCCP audits. Mr. Durham also advises businesses and individuals in the drafting and negotiation of non-compete agreements and other restrictive covenants, employment agreements and severance agreements.
Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Mr. Durham is a 2005 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he was Articles Editor of the Journal of Labor and Employment Law, and a magna cum laude graduate of Miami University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.