CBIA 2024 Human Resources Conference

CBIA’s 2024 Human Resources Conference drew a record crowd of more than 350 HR professionals, exploring some of today’s most challenging workplace issues.

How do certain businesses keep their employees engaged and avoid burnout through even the most challenging times?

Author and leadership consultant Eric Stone breaks through the noise with a practical roadmap for fostering a culture that yields results year in and year out.

Littler attorneys Lori Alexander, Paula Anthony, and Michelle Devlin review new state and federal regulations and laws and the implication for employer handbook policies.

Stay up-to-date on legislative issues with CBIA’s Ashley Zane and learn the essential changes and updates to handbook policies.

The Connecticut Department of Labor’s Heidi Lane helps you understand the complex world of FMLA, focusing on some of the more confusing reasons for leave that often also implicate the ADA, including mental health issues and addiction.

This program is approved for 5.0 HRCI credits and 5.0 SHRM PDCs.

Agenda

7:30 am | Check-in & Networking Breakfast

8:30 am | Opening Remarks

• Diane Mokriski, HR Counsel, CBIA
• Orlena Cowan-Bailey, CT SHRM

8:45 am | Engaging Your Workplace

• Eric Stone, Founder & CEO, Clear Path Ventures 

9:30 am | Handbook Policies: Essential Changes & Updates

• Moderator: Lori Alexander, Shareholder, Littler
• Paula Anthony, Office Managing Shareholder, Littler
• Michelle Devlin, Knowledge Management Counsel, Littler

10:30 am | Networking Break

10:50 am | Managing Complex Leaves of Absence

• Heidi Lane, Legal Director, Connecticut Department of Labor 

12 pm | Networking Lunch

• 12:30-12:45 pm | Lunch & Learn: Navigating the Cost & Complexity of Healthcare (Steve Palma, President, Medical Cost Solutions, Goodroot)

1 pm | Legislative Update

• Ashley Zane, Senior Public Policy Associate, CBIA

1:45 pm | Conducting Effective Workplace Investigations

• Lisa Zaccardelli, Hinckley Allen 

2:45 pm | Adjourn