Event Detail
Beth Jones to Speak on Difficult Employee Issues for Colleges and Universities
April 23, 2010
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—Womble Carlyle Employee Benefits attorney Beth Jones will speak at the North Carolina College & University Professional Association for Human Resources (NCCUPA-HR) Spring Professional Development Workshop.
Jones will discuss “Dealing With the Dangerous, Stressed and Otherwise Difficult Employee: Avoiding Discrimination Claims While Addressing Potentially Volatile Issues.” Questions she will address include:
- What tools do campus professionals have in place—or can be reasonably put in place to help address the issues and risks posed by some employees?
- How can colleges and universities balance an employee’s rights while advocating the desire for a safe campus and uphold our duty to provide a safe workplace?
- How can colleges and universities manage risks in such difficult situations?
The workshop also includes a presentation by Jim Grobe, Wake Forest University Head Football Coach. The event takes place Friday, April 23rd at the Albert H. Anderson Center on the Winston-Salem State University campus.
Beth Jones concentrates her practice on providing effective counseling and compliance assistance to enable her clients to manage human resources-related risks proactively. She uses her experience as a human resources professional and in-house legal counsel to assist employers, both public and private, in complying with all federal and state employment laws including preparing policies, procedures, programs, plans, handbooks, and employment agreements, as well as providing training for employers on a variety of employment practices.