Meeting/Event Information

SHRM BASK: HR Expertise

HR Domain: US Employment laws and regulations

Includes dinner and 2 SHRM & HRCI Credits

During this seminar, we will discuss:

• Amendments to the New Jersey Mini- Warn Act: How changes that went into effect in April will impact layoffs, reductions in force, severance and notice obligations of affected employers and what you should be doing to prepare.
• The New Temporary Workers Bill of Rights: What categories of workers are covered and what do employers and temporary staffing agencies need to do to comply with the law?
• The National Labor Relations Board is trying to eliminate confidentiality and non disparagement provisions for employees:  How concerned should you be about this and what should you do about it?
• The Federal Trade Commission is trying to ban non competes: What would be outlawed if the proposed rule goes into effect and where does the proposed rule stand?
• Important court decisions handed down by the state or federal courts.

Presented by Employment Lawyer Lisa Fried-Grodin

Employment Lawyer Lisa Fried-Grodin is the owner of Fried-Grodin Employment Law LLC, a modern law firm for the evolving workplace. Workplace change is constant. Lisa is well-versed on the constantly changing employment laws, new workplace dynamics, and the importance of working in a positive workplace culture.

She represents both employers and employees in New Jersey and New York, which gives her insight into the values, strategies and tactics used by both sides at work and in settlement and litigation. This enables her to be an informed and trusted advisor,  zealous advocate, and effective mediator.

In addition to being part of our chapter, Lisa is on the advisory board of the Morris Chamber of Commerce’s Human Resources Committee, is a member of the New Jersey chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association, and is a member of the Labor and Employment Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association.

Lisa represents clients in litigation and also provides employment law advice to address situations successfully without litigation, including matters involving discipline and termination, sexual harassment, discrimination, medical and family leaves, whistleblower/retaliation, wage and hour requirements, compensation issues, employee classification issues, employment agreements, separation agreements and workplace policies.

Lisa has been practicing law since 2002, always as an employment attorney.

She is also a private mediator mediating cases involving all aspects of employment law and is a court appointed mediator on the New Jersey Court system’s mediator roster.

Prior to starting Fried-Grodin Employment Law in 2022, Lisa was a partner at Meyers Fried-Grodin LLP, a firm she co-founded, and where she helped hundreds of clients for 11 years. Earlier in her legal career, she worked as an employment lawyer for Fox Rothschild and Grotta, Glassman & Hoffman.