Calendar of Events

Employee Handbook Update

2016

Categories: Membership Meeting

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This event is approved for HRCI credits

This Program has been approved for 0.99 HR (General) recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®).

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Learning Objectives
  1. Identify policies and procedures routinely included in employee handbooks that are under siege;
  2. Consider alternative language for those policies and procedures to avoid scrutiny from the NLRB; and
  3. Identify policies and procedures in employee handbooks that will aid your organization in the defense of a charge of discrimination or lawsuit.

 

A proactive employer audits its employee handbooks and policies at least the first quarter of every year.  This session will focus on key changes needed to reflect recent legal developments.  This includes the need to review policies related to employees’ use of corporate email systems, company equipment, and social media in light of recent rulings by the National Labor Relations Board reversing long standing precedent related to restrictions on employees’ use of company communication systems.  Also addressed are some common mistakes eroding at-will employment, a “wish list” of key policies, and policies that might be better addressed outside of an employee handbook.

SPEAKER:  TALLEY R. PARKER, JD

 

TALLEY R. PARKER is an Associate in the Dallas office of Jackson Lewis
P.C.
Mr. Parker represents management in a broad range of labor and
employment law matters, including cases alleging race, age, sex,
veteran status, and disability discrimination; sexual harassment;
workers’ compensation retaliation; unfair labor practices; wage and
hour violations; wrongful discharge; breach of contract; and
employment-related torts. Mr. Parker also counsels clients on how to
prevent employment lawsuits and create policies that comply with federal and state labor and
employment laws.
Mr. Parker is an active member of the Dallas Bar Association and Dallas Association of Young
Lawyers.
Mr. Parker is admitted to practice law in Texas, the United States District Courts for the
Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, and the United States Court of
Appeals for the Fifth and Sixth Circuits. He earned his law degree from the University of
Arkansas School of Law, where he graduated summa cum laude and third in his class. Mr.
Parker also served as an Associate Editor for the Arkansas Law Review.
In addition to earning his J.D. degree, Mr. Parker earned his undergraduate degree in Political
Science from the University of Arkansas in 2005. As an undergraduate, he was a member of
Sigma Alpha Epsilon and served as co-captain of the University of Arkansas Men’s Tennis

TALLEY R. PARKER is an Associate in the Dallas office of Jackson Lewis P.C.

Mr. Parker represents management in a broad range of labor and employment law matters, including cases alleging race, age, sex, veteran status, and disability discrimination; sexual harassment; workers’ compensation retaliation; unfair labor practices; wage and hour violations; wrongful discharge; breach of contract; and employment-related torts. Mr. Parker also counsels clients on how to prevent employment lawsuits and create policies that comply with federal and state labor and employment laws.

Mr. Parker is an active member of the Dallas Bar Association and Dallas Association of Young Lawyers.  Mr. Parker is admitted to practice law in Texas, the United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Sixth Circuits. He earned his law degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law, where he graduated summa cum laude and third in his class. Mr. Parker also served as an Associate Editor for the Arkansas Law Review.

In addition to earning his J.D. degree, Mr. Parker earned his undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Arkansas in 2005. As an undergraduate, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and served as co-captain of the University of Arkansas Men’s Tennis.

 

 

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