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Workshop:
Hiring Pitfalls
A Risk
Management
Perspective
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March 25, 2009
Manchester, CT
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM, Registraion 9 AM
SUMMARY
This CIRMA workshop explains the dynamic and complex hiring
issues that Human Relations personnel and hiring managers should
know to avoid liability claims.
| Management Series
As employees have become more aware of their rights,
they have become more willing to pursue employmentrelated
claims in court. In this litigious environment,
managers must be knowledgeable about their legal
requirements and changes in the law.
For more information about CIRMA workshops, please email
CIRMA at cirmaworkshop@ccm-ct.org.
"This CIRMA workshop helps municipal leaders learn
how to steer clear of legal trouble, minimize the risk of
claims, and avoid jeopardizing their position."
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- "Do you own a home in town?"
- "Do you smoke cigarettes or take drugs?"
- "Do you have a college degree?"
- "How old are you?"
Are questions such as these permissible to ask an applicant during
a job interview? This CIRMA workshop, led by Attorney Michael
Rose, will alert attendees to the wide variety of legal pitfalls in the
hiring process—from questions prohibited by Title VII, the
Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the American with
Disabilities Act, to best practices in recruitment, testing, and
decision-making in the hiring process. The workshop will also discuss
the dangers inherent in using subjective hiring criteria and in failing
to properly train all interviewers.
- A job applicant asks that her application be kept
confidential—can you verify her current employment
without incurring liability?
- The applicant with the highest score on an employment test
has far less real job experience than other applicants - Can
you reject his application outright?
- You have to fill a job position for a financial sensitive
position. Can you use credit scores as a criteria? Can you
perform an online background search?
The two-hour workshop provides decision-makers a series of
"guideposts" to use during the hiring process. It will sensitize attendees
to the very real legal liabilities assumed when improper interviewing
and hiring practices are used.
The workshop presents four real-world scenarios in to further
illustrate the many nuances of these legal issues. Extensive handouts
will be provided to the participants.
AUDIENCE
- Human Resource Managers
and personnel
- Chief Elected Officials
(Mayors, First Selectmen,
Town Managers)
- Risk Managers
- Town Administrators
- Hiring Managers
- Human Resource Managers
- Superintendents of Schools
- Business Managers
SPEAKERS
Michael Rose, esq.
Rose Kallor, LLP
Attorney Rose is a principal at the law firm
of Rose Kallor, LLP. Attorney Rose advises
employers in all aspects of labor and
employment law. He also specializes in
defending private and municipal corporations
in employment disputes. He has defended employers before
various administrative agencies, the Connecticut Superior,
Appellate and Supreme Court, the United States District Court
for the District of Connecticut, and the United States Court of
Appeals for the Second Circuit.
WHERE
MANCHESTER PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY
Field Services Division
321 Olcott Street
Manchester CT 06040
COST per attendee
This seminar is open to CIRMA members only and is free of charge.
DIRECTIONS
From I-291 and the North:
Take I-291 South to I-384 East. Take I-384 East to Exit 1 —
Spencer Street. At the end of the exit ramp from Exit 1, turn left
onto Spencer Street. Follow Spencer Street for approximately 1
mile. At the 4th traffic light turn left onto Olcott Street. The
entrance to the Public Works Facility—Field Services Division will
be on your left. Look for the Town sign — 321 Olcott Street.
Follow the entrance road approximately 1/4 mile, the Public Works
Facility will be on the left.
From the East:
Take I-84 West to I-384 East (Exit 59). Take I-384 East to Exit 1 -
Spencer Street. At the end of the exit ramp from Exit 1, turn left
onto Spencer Street. Follow Spencer Street for approximately 1
mile. At the 4th traffic light turn left onto Olcott Street. The
entrance to the Public Works Facility—Field Services Division will
be on your left. Look for the Town sign — 321 Olcott Street
Follow the entrance road approximately 1/4 mile, the Public Works
Facility will be on the left.
From Waterbury and the West:
Take I-84 East to I-384 East (Exit 59). Take I-384 East to Exit 1 -
Spencer Street. At the end of the exit ramp from Exit 1, turn left
onto Spencer Street. Follow Spencer Street for approximately 1
mile. At the 4th traffic light turn left onto Olcott Street. The
entrance to the Public Works Facility—Field Services Division will
be on your left. Look for the Town sign—321 Olcott Street.
Follow the entrance road approximately 1/4 mile, the Public Works
Facility will be on the left.
From New Haven and the South:
Take I-91 North to I-84 East. Take I-84 East to I-384 East (Exit
59). Take I-384 East to Exit 1—Spencer Street. At the end of the
exit ramp from Exit 1, turn left onto Spencer Street. Follow
Spencer Street for approximately 1 mile. At the 4th traffic light
turn left onto Olcott Street. The entrance to the Public Works
Facility - Field Services Division will be on your left. Look for the
Town sign — 321 Olcott Street. Follow the entrance road approximately
1/4 mile, the Public Works Facility will be on the left.
NOTE: Some landmarks on Spencer Street— Pep Boys on your left;
Shop-Rite on right, Lynch Toyota will be on right at the intersection of
Spencer Street and Olcott Street.
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