Free Seminar: Managing Personnel in Tough Economic Times

From the DC Bar Pro Bono Program:

Pfizer Inc, in conjunction with the DC Bar Pro Bono program and the law firm of DLA Piper is sponsoring a free video conference seminar, "Managing Personnel in Tough Economic Times: Smart Ways to Avoid Legal Problems While Reducing Personnel Costs," on Thursday, December 3.

The seminar will be held at the law offices of DLA Piper, 500 8th Street, NW (Metro stop – Gallery Place on the Red, Yellow and Green lines). It will begin at 10:50 a.m. and run until 3:30 p.m. Lunch will be served.

This seminar will discuss legally permissible ways to help conserve resources and avoid employee terminations. For those organizations that must terminate staff, the laws regulating reductions in force will be explained and demystified. This seminar will also highlight other legal risks facing employers in hard times, including the misclassification of employees, wage and hour violations, and union organizing campaigns.

This seminar is designed for executive directors, board members, and officers with financial, operations and human resources responsibilities.

The seminar is free. To register, e-mail: registerdc@dlapiper.com

The video conference will also be held at the following locations:

DLA Piper LLP (US)
6225 Smith Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21209-3600
Register via e-mail to registerbaltimore@dlapiper.com

and

DLA Piper LLP (US)
1775 Wiehle Ave, Suite 400
Reston, VA 20190
Register via e-mail to: registernova@dlapiper.com