Human Resources Council

The Human Resources Council (HRC) events are from 12:00-1:30PM on Wednesdays at the Chamber.  A light lunch is provided. Cost to attend is $20 for members $35 for non members. Season tickets for all five breakfasts are available with an over 15% savings.

Events for Program Year 2011-2012:

September 21, 2011 - Marianne Pappas, RN, BSN, MSB, Director of HealthAlliance’s Take Charge Occupational Health Program - "Beyond 'Pre-Employment' Screening"

October 19, 2011 - Patty Colarossi - "FSLA and Wage & Hour Violations"

November 16, 2011 - Atty. Jonathan Sigel - "Document, Document, Document!"

December 14, 2011 - "Reducing Premium Costs" - a panel discussion with representatives from Fallon, Harvard Pilgrim & Blue Cross.

January 18, 2012 - "SOCIAL NETWORKING AND BEYOND:  BEING AN EMPLOYER IN THE 21ST CENTURY" with Attorney David Felper

February 15, 2011 - "Making Reasonable Accommodations in the Workplace" with Lili Palacios-Baldwin, Counsel, Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP

March 21, 2011 - TBA

April 18, 2011 - TBA

May 16, 2011 - TBA

Past HRC Events:

September 15, 2010 - "Federal Health Care Reform: What's Next?" with Teresa Gallinaro, Senior Legislative Analyst in the Policy and Government Affairs Department at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

October 20, 2010 - "Using Social Media as an HR Tool" - Attorney David Cogliano

November 17, 2010 - "Employer Legal Update: ‘Be Aware & Prepare’" - Bill Brennan & Michael Clarkson, Esq. of Morgan, Brown & Joy

December 15, 2010 - "Updates to Policies Regarding Personnel Records" with Attorney Christopher Campbell

January 19, 2011 - "Background Screening: How well do you know your employees, vendors and consultants?" with Kellie O'Shea of Creative Services, Inc.

February 16, 2011 - "Employing People with Disabilities" with William Allen of the MA Rehabilitation Commission

March 16, 2011 - "Conflict Management" with Bob Vear, Change Dynamics

April 20, 2011 - "Running an HR Audit" with Attorney Marylou Fabbo, Skoler, Abbott & Presser, PC, of Worcester

May 18, 2011 - Attorney Jonathan Sigel of Mirick O'Connell will give a 15 minute overview of Labor Law then take your questions & concerns. This is an open discussion, so we want to hear from you!

OLDER EVENTS

September 16, 2009 - "Hiring & Recruiting in Tough Economic Times" with Bill Brennan

October 21, 2009 - "Claim Avoidance" with Attorney Jonathan Sigel

November 18, 2009 - "Data Breach" with David Murray & Attorney Bob Kilroy

December 16, 2009 - "Flu: What's an Employer to Do?" with Marianne Pappas of HealthAlliance Hospital & Attorney Alfred Gray of Bowditch & Dewey

January 20, 2010 - "Changes to Independent Contractor Laws" with Attorney Katherine Hesse of Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP

February 17, 2010 - "Updates to COBRA, FMLA & Unemployment" with David Felper of Bowditch & Dewey

March 17, 2010 - "Identifying Drug Use in the Workplace" with Officer Peter Buck

April 21, 2010 - "Conducting an HR Audit" with Attorney Jeff Hirsch

May 19, 2010 - "Managing a Multi-Generational Workforce" with Bill Brennan