Speaking Engagements


2021
  • What Employers Should Expect from President Biden
  • What's Old Is New Again: COVID-19 for Employers in the New Year
  • Can You Fire An Employee for Refusing the COVID-19 Vaccine

2020
  • 2020 Employment Law Update
  • Employment Law 101: Supervisor Training
  • Families First Coronavirus Response Act
  • What To Do When An Employee Tests Positive
  • Can You Fire An Employee for Refusing the COVID-19 Vaccine
  • COVID-19 Update for Employers
  • Keeping COVID Out of Your Workplace

2019

  • 2019 Employment Law Update
  • Technology & the Workplace: Social Media and Cybersecurity
  • Cybersecurity for HR
  • Employment Law 101: Supervisor Training
  • Sexual Harassment in the #METoo Era
  • The Top 6 Issues Facing Your Workplace 
  • ADA and FMLA: Hot Issues for Employers
  • Don't Do That: Lessons from America's Worst Employers
  • Marijauna and Opioids in the Workplace

2017
  • Lorain Safety Counsel — Medical Marijuana in the Workplace (Jan. 18)
  • Employment Law: 5 Areas to Watch in 2017 — LEXIS Webinar (Feb. 21)
  • Social Media and Cybersecurity for HR — NBI (Mar. 15)
  • Social Media and Cybersecurity for HR — Cleveland State University International Law Forum (Mar. 21)
  • Employment Law: 5 Areas to Watch in 2017 — C-SHRM (Apr. 18)
  • Cyber Security for Law Firms: Why Your Data Is Not Safe & What You Should Do About It Now — ALA Webinar (May 16)
  • Top 10 Employee Handbook Mistakes — NBI (June 13)
  • Emergent Wage-and-Hour Law Trends — NBI (June 13)
  • LGBTQ Discrimination Issues — Talent10x Podcast (Aug. 1)
  • Everything You Need to Know about Employee Background Checks — Builders Exchange Webinar (Aug. 9)
  • When You Discovery You Employ a Nazi — Clear Law Institute Webinar (Sept. 18)
  • Independent Contractors: Detecting Employer Mistakes — NBI (Oct. 4)
  • Non-Compete, Non-Solicit, and Confidentiality Agreements — NBI (Oct. 4)
  • The New FLSA: Keeping Pace with Change — NBI (Oct. 4)
  • Top 10 Employee Handbook Mistakes — Clear Law Institute Webinar (Oct. 10)
  • Creating a Corporate Culture of Cybersecurity — Law Day @ the Summit (Oct. 31)
  • Protecting Information Systems — BLR Advanced Employment Issues Symposium (Nov. 17)
  • Social Media Policies: Balancing Employer Needs and Employee Rights — NBI (Dec. 6)
  • Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace — NBI (Dec. 6)

2016
  • Think Before You Click: Managing Workplace Social Media – BackTrack Webinar (Jan. 26)
  • Hot Wage & Hour Issues – NBI (Mar. 2)
  • NLRB Update – NBI (Mar. 2)
  • Think Before You Click: Protecting your company and your employees from social media missteps – Ragan Social Media Conference (Mar. 12)
  • Hot HR Issues for 2016 – Employer Resource Council (Apr. 7)
  • Navigating the eWorkplace: Social Media, Cyber Security, and Telework – Cleveland Metro Bar Assn. Northern Ohio Labor & Employment Law Conference (Apr. 20) 
  • Cyber Security For Non-Profits – Cuini & Panachi Breakfast Seminar (Apr. 21)
  • Hot Topics in Wage-Hour Law for 2016 Cleveland HR Star Conference (Jul. 27)
  • Hot Topics in Employment Law – Geagua Growth Partnership (Aug. 10)
  • The Department of Labor’s Wage & Hour Rule Changes—Are you Ready?! – BackTrack Webinar (Aug. 23)
  • The Department of Labor’s Wage & Hour Rule Changes—Are you Ready?! – Meyers Roman Breakfast Briefing (Sept. 27)
  • The Top 5 Mistakes Employers Make (Keynote) – Workforce Focus on Law (Nov. 15)

2015
  • Adverse Action: A Guide for Employers – BackTrack Webinar (Jan. 27)
  • Think Before You Click: Managing Workplace Social Media – Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (Feb. 25)
  • Top 5 HR Issues for 2015 – Employer Resource Council (Feb. 27)
  • The Biggest Mistakes Employers Make in Workers Comp and FMLA– Southwest Safety Conference (Apr. 15)
  • Keynote Address – NE Ohio Chapter, Ohio Pest Management Association (Apr. 20)
  • Ban the Box” and Employee Criminal Background Checks Webinar – BackTrack (Apr. 21) 
  • Emerging Workplace Legal Issue – Cleveland Metro Bar Assn. Northern Ohio Labor & Employment Law Conference (Apr. 22) 
  • Managing Overly Zealous Government Agencies in Your Workplace – Workforce Legal Spotlight Webinar (May 27)
  • Generations in the Workplace – Lakeland Community College Small Business Symposium (June 5)
  • OSHA Compliance for Businesses (June16)
  • NLRB's New Election Rules – Strafford (June 17)
  • Legal Hiring: Interview Questions to Ask and State Specific Laws Relating to Background Checks – BackTrack Webinar (July 28)
  • Is the Government out to Get You? – MRFL Breakfast Briefing (Sept. 17)
  • Who's Really the Boss: NLRB and Joint Employment – Thompson Webinar (Sept. 30)
  • Building a Legally Compliant Hiring Process – BackTrack Webinar (Oct. 20)
  • Think Before You Click: Strategies for Managing Social Media in the Workplace – Sterling Eduction Seminar (Nov. 3)
  • Is the Government out to Get You? – ERC (Nov. 11)
  • Professionalism and Social Media – NE Ohio Chapter, Federal Bar Assn. (Dec. 15)

2014
  • HR Issues on the Horizon — Business Management Daily Webinar (Jan. 15, 2014)
  • Think Before You Click! Managing Workplace Social Media — FX Conferences (Jan. 23, 2014)
  • Vaping in the Workplace – C4CM Audio Conference (Oct. 2)
  • X+Y+Z = A Generational Mess for Your Workplace – Madison-Perry Area Chamber of Commerce (Oct. 16)

2013

2012

2011

2010 and Earlier
  • Disability Discrimination — The Proactive Employer Podcast
  • Statistics and Reductions in Force — The Proactive Employer Podcast
  • FMLA: The Latest Developments  — SEAK 29th Annual National Workers' Compensation and Occupational Medicine Conference
  • The ADA Amendments Act
  • Best Practices for Managing Electronic Information & Records
  • Best Practices in FMLA Administration
  • Case Studies of Your Most Confusing Wage & Hour Dilemmas 
  • Investigating Employee Backgrounds: The Fair Credit Reporting Act