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Workshop:
Hiring Pitfalls
A Risk
Management
Perspective
July 24, 2008
Colchester Town Hall, Colchester, CT
10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon, Registration begins at 9:30 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
COLCHSTER TOWN HALL
127 Norwich Avenue
Colchester, CT 06415
860-537-7200
COST per attendee
This seminar is open to CIRMA members only and is free of charge.
DIRECTIONS
From HARTFORD: Take Route 2 East to Exit 18. At the end of
the Exit 18 ramp, turn right onto Route 16 and continue to the
center of town. At the traffic light, turn left onto Norwich Avenue.
The Town Hall is approximately 1/4 mile up Norwich Avenue on left.
From MIDDLETOWN: Take Route 66 East to Route 16 East.
Follow Route 16 East to the center of town. At the traffic light, turn
right onto Route 85 East. At the first light, turn left onto Norwich
Avenue. Town Hall is approximately 1/4 mile up Norwich Avenue
on the left.
From NORWICH: From Route 2 West, take Exit 21 - Colchester
Business District. At the end of the Exit 21 ramp, turn left onto
Norwich Avenue. Continue on Norwich Avenue for 2+ miles, past
Bacon Academy High School on your right, then William Johnson
Middle School on the left. Continue 1/10th of a mile; at the base
of the hill, Town Hall is on the right.
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