HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 18, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Unprecedented rates of employee litigation, high employee turnover, skyrocketing benefit costs, and Workers' Compensation fraud are just a few of the tough issues facing Pennsylvania employers today -- any one of these can make or break any type of company, and all of which will be addressed in detail at the:
Pennsylvania Chamber of Business of Industry's
2002 Annual Conference for Human Resources Professionals
When: Wednesday, December 4 and Thursday, December 5, 2002
Where: Harrisburg/Hershey Marriott
Time: 8:30 AM to 4 PM
Sponsored By: PCI Insurance, Inc.
"Although rules and regulations for most of these areas have been around for years, they continue to be serious stumbling blocks for both HR novices and veterans alike," said Sue Smith, PA Chamber Director of Customer Learning. "In most cases, employees sue not because of what companies do, but how they do it. At the same time, companies cannot expect supervisors to do their job without the most up-to-date training."
Flexible programming will allow attendees to go in-depth on a certain area or survey a broad range of topics essential to developing and enhancing a successful human resources program, all in one location, including:
-- Avoiding the most commonly made and costly HR mistakes
-- Implementing the latest and most cost effective strategies for controlling skyrocketing health care costs
-- Complying with the latest HIPAA requirements and overlapping COBRA laws
-- Detecting WC fraud and surviving a WC appeals hearing featuring information from a leading WC judge
-- Developing a comprehensive emergency and crisis management plan with real-world advice from an FBI expert
-- Dealing with the rapidly changing dynamics of today's workplace such as the unique HR implications surrounding the Sarbanes-Oxley (Enron) Case
-- Accurately identifying and defending against all types of workplace discrimination
-- Sorting out the "gray areas" surrounding exempt versus non-exempt employees, meal and coffee breaks, holidays and many other complex wage and hour issues
-- Understanding legal rights in hiring, evaluating, disciplining and discharging employees, plus much more.
The 2002 Annual Conference for Human Resources Professionals will conclude with the Best Places to Work in PA Awards Dinner at the Hilton Harrisburg & Towers on December 5 at 6:30 p.m. Joining with the PA Chamber as partners for the 100 Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania Awards are the Central Penn Business Journal, Kuntz Lesher LLP, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and the Team Pennsylvania Foundation. For the full conference agenda and speaker details visit www.pachamber.org/cp.
With more than 10,000 members representing every county in the Commonwealth, the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry is the state's largest broad-based business association and the fastest-growing state chamber in the United States.