Public Employment Law Update

May 11, 2012

TBA

Online registration will open March 26, 2012

This course provides an in-depth analysis of current issues in public employment law and an overview of the previous year's developments. The Public Employment Law Update is open to employees of North Carolina state and local governments and affiliated organizations who have responsibilities for human resource functions, and to attorneys in private practice who represent public sector clients in employment matters. This program assumes that participants have a good working knowledge of the principles of public employment law. It is not an introduction to public employment law.

Topics for 2011:

The EEOC’s New Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) Regulations

The EEOC’s New ADA Regulations

The Supreme Court’s Employment Law Decisions: October 2010 – May 2011

Personnel Records Law after October 1, 2010

Employment Law for Tough Times: Furloughs, Salary Reductions, Benefits Cuts, Early Retirement, Reductions-in-Force and Their Intended and Unintended Consequences

Attendees

Human resources professionals, attorneys, city and county managers, clerks, and finance officers

Credit

Attorneys attending this course will receive 5.25 CLE credit.

Teaching methods

Related books on employment law in the School of Government bookstore: Employee Benefits Law for Local Government Employers, by Diane Juffras. Click here for the table of contents.

Available for purchase at the School of Government Online Book Store.

Faculty coordinator
Prerequisites

Introduction to Public Employment Law (formerly Basic Public Personnel Law & Administration) or experience in employment law or human resources management

Program

Agenda

Duration

1 Day

Site information

The program is held live in Chapel Hill at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education.

The video conference sites will be held at:

UNC Wilmington

Pitt Community College

Western Carolina University

Broyhill Inn, Boone

Contact
Program Manager
919.962.3464
Cancellation policy

Course participants who cancel their registration on or before April 27, 2012 will receive a full refund. Those who cancel on or before May 4, 2012 will receive a full refund, less a $25 cancellation fee. No refund will be made for cancellations made after May 4, 2012. All cancellations must be submitted in writing, as outlined in the School's cancellation policy.