Half-Day Certificate Program: 

Demystifying the Hiring, Discipline, and Termination Processes:  Everything You Need to Know to Stay Out of Court.

3.5 HRCI CEUs

Presented by: Jennifer Shaw, of ShawValenza

Sponsored By: The Hire Source

 JENNIFER BROWN SHAW
Partner

Education:
University of San Francisco School of Law, 1994
U.C. Santa Cruz

Hiring sounds easy enough: find a qualified candidate, offer a position, and complete some paperwork. Unfortunately, of course, the hiring process is anything but easy. And, if not done properly, it can be fraught with liability. Disciplinary actions are simple, right? Terminations are clear cut when you’re dealing with an at-will employee? Wishful thinking!

Key topics in this workshop will include:

• Determining your hiring needs
• What to include in job announcements
• Applicant tracking rules (EEO-1 and state requirements)
• How to handle unsolicited resumes
• Appropriate language for employment applications
• What you can and can’t ask during interviews
• The legal limits of drug and other pre-employment testing (e.g., skills, personality, integrity, etc.)
• What to include in an offer letter
• Pitfalls in the on-boarding process (e.g., I-9 compliance, E-Verify, etc.)
• What “progressive discipline” really means
• When termination makes sense and the documentation you need

Who Should Attend?

• CEOs and Business Executives
• Human Resource Professionals
• Business Owners
• Business Managers and Supervisors

About the Presenter: 
Jennifer’s practice at Shaw Valenza LLP includes providing regular advice and counsel on workplace issues to numerous private and public sector employers. She also develops and presents seminars for management and non-supervisory employees on subjects such as respect and professionalism in the workplace, AB 1825 compliance, AB 1234 compliance, diversity, managing protected leaves of absence, and workplace violence prevention. In addition, Jennifer regularly conducts independent internal investigations for employers.

Jennifer is an active member of the California State and Sacramento County Bar Associations, and the Society for Human Resource Management (“SHRM”). She is a member of the Legal and Legislative Group of the Sacramento Area Human Resources Association, and co-authors a regular column on workplace law issues for The Daily Recorder, a legal newspaper.

Jennifer is a frequent speaker on employment law topics, and she has been a guest on CNN and local television and radio programs. Jennifer graduated from U.C. Santa Cruz in 1988, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with honors. She received her law degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 1994, where she graduated magna cum laude and was the editor-in-chief of the law review.

Prior to founding Shaw Valenza LLP, Jennifer was a partner at Jackson Lewis LLP. Previously, she practiced employment law as an associate at Schacter, Kristoff, Orenstein & Berkowitz (1997-2000) and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (1994-1997).