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Retaliation & Immigration
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Roundtable Schedule 2011 - 2012


February 8:  Retaliation & Immigration

Time: 2:30p - 4:30p

Location: Polk State College - Lakeland Campus
3433 Winter Lake Road, Lakeland, Fl 

Presenter: Kristen Allman


Retaliation has now overtaken all other forms of discrimination alleged by employees in EEOC charges of discrimination. Additionally, nearly all major employment laws passed on the federal and state level in recent years allow for retaliation claims. This session will identify retaliatory behaviors, address how to handle undesirable behaviors to maximize employee morale and productivity and reduce potential employment liabilities. Participants will learn what existing laws are being successfully used by employees to seek redress for retaliatory behavior and proactive measures that employers can take to minimize the potential for such suits in their workplaces. This session will further explore the most critical areas of immigration law compliance that today's employer must stay ahead of including ICE audits, new Social Security no match letters, E-verify, I-9s and visa updates.

Program approved for 2 Strategic Recertification Hours

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March 14:  Change Anything - The New Science of Personal Success

Time: 2:30p - 4:30p
Location: Polk State College - Lakeland Campus
3433 Winter Lake Road, Lakeland, Fl

Presenter: Simon Lia of GEMS Consulting

This session will show us that we have a lot less control over our behavior than we think we do.  However, we can affect the influences that govern our behavior and that puts the power to change back in our control.  With a clearer understanding of the science behind personal change, we can become ten times more successful at changing anything.  

Program approved for 2 Strategic Recertification Hours

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