Ask the Expert - Human Resources for Small Business

Description

Take your lunch break with us!  Enjoy a delicious lunch at Menotomy Grill & Tavern, network, and learn.  

Lunch is Grilled Chicken Breast, Greek Salad, Pasta Salad with Vegetables, Rolls, Dessert, Coffee/Tea.

Come armed with your questions on these and other issues in the area of human resources.

Sexual Harrassment
Pregnancy Accommodations
Pay Equity Laws
Wage Management
Independent Contractor Issues
Leave of Absence
Disabilities
Hiring Inquiries
Discipline/ Discharge Issues

This program will help employers spot and manage tricky situations, including those posed by new Massachusetts laws and how to implement the best practices for the Massachusetts workplace of 2018. 

MAURA D. MCLAUGHLIN is a partner with the Boston law firm of Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP. Ms. McLaughlin practices employment law representing management, and regularly counsels employers on both the legal and practical aspects of the employment relationship in areas including: management of leaves of absence and reasonable accommodation requests; compliance with wage and hour laws; avoidance of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation; conducting workplace investigations; defensible disciplinary actions and best management practices; and contractual matters. Ms. McLaughlin also represents employers in proceedings in state and federal courts and agencies including the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Ms. McLaughlin is a graduate of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination certified course on training to prevent sexual harassment and other unlawful harassment in the workplace, and regularly conducts training in public and private sector workplaces.  Prior to rejoining Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP, she served as Deputy Counsel to the Massachusetts Senate and as an Assistant Attorney General in the Appeals Division/Criminal Bureau of the Office of the Attorney General of Massachusetts. Ms. McLaughlin is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst (B.A., magna cum laude) and Boston College Law School (J.D., cum laude).