Preventing and eliminating workplace harassment through compliance efforts and cultural initiatives is an ongoing challenge for employers. This webinar includes relevant, practical, and up-to-date advice in employment law compliance and effective workplace initiatives. Avoiding legal liability and limiting risks will be a focus, along with recent developments in employment law.

Join us for this complimentary BAI webinar for insights into compliance culture and practices that foster a safe, harassment-free workplace.

Key takeaways:

• Avoiding legal risks in the hiring process
• Effective internal investigations
• Handbook policies and updates that make a difference

PRESENTER:

Patricia Wise
Partner
Spengler Nathanson P.L.L.

Patty Wise is a nationally known practitioner in the area of labor and employment law. She has been interviewed by NPR, quoted in the Wall Street Journal and the Economist magazine, and has contributed to publications from San Francisco to Atlanta. She has testified before a Congressional subcommittee, before the EEOC, and for the California State Legislature. Patty was appointed by former EEOC Chair Jenny Yang to the EEOC Select Task Force on Workplace Harassment, and she is a past member of the SHRM Labor Relations Special Expertise Panel, which she co-chaired in 2014-2015.

Patty is certified by the Ohio State Bar Association as a specialist in the area of labor and employment law. She represents diverse clients of all sizes and from all industries. In 2014, the Ohio Supreme Court appointed her to serve as a member of the Board of Professional Conduct where she is currently the Board Chair. For more than ten years, Patty has held Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Preeminent rating, the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards. She is a member of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and is a certified Title IX investigator. She serves on the faculty of the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, the University of Toledo College of Law, and the Wilmington University School of Law.