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Topic: Employee Handbook: Are They Helping or Hurting You?
Imagine one of your employees has filed a case against your company, and the employee’s attorney has asked for your deposition. Among other things, you will be questioned about the policies in your Employee Handbook, and whether they have been followed. As you prepare for your testimony, how likely is it that your handbook is up to date? That everyone involved in the case, from the employee’s supervisor to management, has followed the procedures laid out in the Handbook? That the procedures applied to this employee have been uniformly applied to others? Employee Handbooks are a double edged sword: they can either help or hurt your company, depending on how well they are thought out and constructed. This program will walk you through how Employee Handbooks should fit within your Company’s mission, what laws do (and don’t) apply, how to create and review them, and how to make sure they meet your objectives.

Speaker: Dan Kniffen, Drew Eckl Farnham

Speaker Bio:

Dan Kniffen has been representing employers for over 37 years in the defense of Workers’ Compensation and Employment Law cases. Because of his unique experience in these overlapping areas, Dan specializes in guiding clients through the often complex interactions of these laws in both Litigation and Risk Management.

Dan has tried hundreds of Workers’ Compensation cases across the State, and is a frequent speaker and author in the areas of Workers' Compensation and disability discrimination, for both local and national audiences. In 2009, he was inducted into the College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers, a national organization of attorneys who have made a sustained contribution in the law. Dan has been selected as a Georgia Super Lawyer in the area of Workers' Compensation every year since its inception in 2004, and has received an AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale Hubbell for his high ethical standards and professionalism. Dan is a past Chair of the Defense Research Institute’s Workers’ Compensation and Employer Liability Section, and the Atlanta Bar Association’s Workers’ Compensation Section, and currently serves as Immediate Past Chair of the State Bar of Georgia’s Labor and Employment Section, which was Section of the Year under his leadership. In 2015, Dan was nominated and inducted into the International Association of Defense Counsel. He also serves on the State Board of Workers’ Compensation Chairman's Advisory Council Licensure Committee which vets Legislation and Policy for Georgia's Workers' Compensation System. In 2018, he was selected by his peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America© 25th edition in the field of Workers' Compensation.

Dan’s Employment Law cases include Discrimination, Harassment and Hostile Work Environment Charges under Title VII, Cases filed under the ADA, FMLA, health care laws, Medicare issues and GINA (Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act) as well as Wage and Hour cases. He works closely with Risk Managers and Human Resource professionals to identify and resolve problems before they reach litigation, and has represented employers and their insurers in employment-related cases before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, United States District Courts and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, both in Georgia and around the Southeast.

Dan has represented multiple industries and businesses throughout the State and Region, from Manufacturers to Hospitals, as well as many Self-Insured employers and Group Funds. Dan is especially proud of his many years of representing Georgia’s Cities and Counties throughout the State through the Georgia Municipal Association and the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia.

About HRMA:

The Gwinnett Chamber is pleased to provide a forum for HR professionals from various industries and work environments located in Gwinnett County, metro Atlanta and surrounding areas, and an opportunity to meet monthly for networking, information exchange and professional development. As an approved continuing education provider for the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI), the Gwinnett Chamber strives to offer programs of value to its members. Want to become a HRMA member? Click HERE.

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