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Why HR Must Keep Its Head on a Swivel in Today's Climate with Louis Lessig
In this episode of the HR Mixtape podcast, host Shari Simpson sits down with Louis Lessig, a Labor and Employment Litigator at Brown and Connery, LLP. They delve into the pressing legal risks that HR professionals often underestimate, including retaliation, intermittent leave, and the critical need for effective management training. This conversation is particularly timely as organizations navigate the complexities of employee experience and the evolving landscape of remote work policies, especially in light of AI's growing influence in HR.
Key Takeaways:
- Learn how to proactively address retaliation and its impact on organizational risk.
- Discover why effective management training is essential for mitigating legal issues.
- Explore strategies for developing comprehensive social media and remote work policies.
Louis Lessig is an attorney whose practice concentrates in labor and employment litigation, counseling, negotiations training & speaking. Experience Louis represents clients in all types of employment matters, including but not limited to claims of discrimination, harassment, hostile work environment, wage and hour irregularities and retaliation under FMLA, Title VII, ADA, ADEA FLSA, HIPAA, NLRA, NJFLA, NJLAD, CEPA, PHRA and the common law, in state and federal courts as well as before administrative agencies. Louis has been a featured speaker at many events including for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), SHRM State Council Conferences, Tri-State Human Resource Management Association, and a number of other organizations both in the private and public sectors. Louis is a SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) and holds a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) Certification from the HR Certification Institute. Recognition In 2018, he received the Delaware Valley HR Consultant of the Year Award. In 2016 he was an Honoree for the SmartCEO Centers of Influence Awards. In 2015, he received the SmartCEO ESQ Industry Practice Award - recognizing the region's most trusted advisors. Since 2012, Mr. Lessig has been selected each year as a "Super Lawyer" in Labor and Employment law. In 2010, Louis was selected by the New Jersey Law Journal as one of the "Top 40 Attorneys Under 40" in New Jersey. He co-authored the 2002 supplement to "Drafting and Revising Employment Policies and Handbooks'' published by Aspen Publishing. As a nationally recognized writer and speaker, his published articles have appeared in periodicals including Westlaw Journal Employment, Westlaw Journal Computer and Internet, the Family and Medical Leave Handbook, Employment Litigation Reporter, Corporate Risk Spectrum, HR Professional, The Tri-Stater and Labor and Employment Law Quarterly.
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