Labor&Employment Personnel FileIn today’s employment world, employers continue to face the challenge of respecting employees’ rights and privacy while ensuring that they have a safe work environment and productive workforce.
Jay E. Ingle and Elizabeth E. Nicholas of Jackson Kelly’s Labor and Employment Practice Group will be presenting at the University of Kentucky's upcoming Twelfth Biennial Employment Law Seminar in Lexington, Kentucky, where they will speak on the "Law of Employee Background Checks". Their presentation will address the business and legal reasons for conducting employee background checks, including a discussion of the torts of negligent hiring and negligent retention. The presentation will also provide guidance regarding various types of employee background checks such as criminal histories, credit checks, and drug testing.
Lawyers from the Labor and Employment Practice Group regularly conduct training for clients on a number of labor and employment topics, tailoring the presentations to meet the specific needs of the employer. Topics that our lawyers regularly speak on include the following:
- Sexual harassment
- Employee discipline and discharge
- Privacy in the workplace
- Wage and hour law
- FMLA, ADA, workers’ compensation
- The "dos and don’ts" of union campaigns
- Temporary employees
- Unemployment compensation
- Physical examinations and inquiries
- Substance abuse testing and policies
- Reasonable accommodation
- Interviewing and selection of job applicants
- Military leave issues
- Violence in the workplace
If you would like additional information on any of the above presentations, or a customized presentation for your workforce, we are happy to tailor a discussion for your needs.
