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For Immediate Release
Oct. 6, 2006

 

CONNECTICUT EMPLOYERS LEARN ABOUT NEW WORKPLACE LAWS AT CBIA CONFERENCE

 

Connecticut employers will learn about newly enacted labor and employment laws, recent court cases and emerging trends at the Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA)/Jackson Lewis Connecticut Workplace Law Symposium.

Fri., Oct. 20, 2006

8:15 a.m. – 4 p.m.

The Trumbull Marriott

 

The keynote luncheon speaker, Julie Jansen, author, motivational speaker and consultant, will present “You Want Me to Work With Who? Eleven Keys to a Stress-Free, Satisfying and Successful Work Life…No Matter Who You Work With.”

She will offer real-life advice on how to work effectively with even the most difficult people, whether they’re the boss or a colleague.

There will also be several panels and breakout sessions on employment issues:

  • New rules for the information technology economy; protecting your assets
  • Blogging, instant messaging and other employee communications inside the workplace and beyond; what’s personal and what’s business
  • The 12 most common employer mistakes in addressing workplace drug and alcohol problems
  • Dealing with criminal records when making employment decisions
  • What companies need to know about immigration issues and compliance in a changing world
  • Breaking through stereotypes to reduce discrimination claims

The symposium is presented by the Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA) and Jackson Lewis, a national labor and employment law firm with offices in Stamford and Hartford, and is sponsored by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Southern Connecticut Chapter.


CBIA is Connecticut’s largest business organization, with more than 10,000 members.

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Media wishing to attend the event should contact Nancy Andrews, CBIA media relations manager, at 860-244-1957 or andrewsn@cbia.com.

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