Attorney K.
Todd Wallace is a featured presenter at the Acadiana
Society for Human Resource Management (ASHRM) Annual Conference
K Todd
Wallace is the legal update presenter at Acadiana SHRM's Annual Conference and
Expo in Lafayette, Louisiana, discussing significant legal challenges facing HR
professionals.
The law firm of Wallace Meyaski, LLC announced that attorney Kenneth
Todd Wallace will be the legal update presenter at the upcoming Annual Conference and Expo in Lafayette, Louisiana,
of the Acadiana Society
for Human Resource Management (ASHRM) on September 12, 2018. ASHRM was formed in 1978 by local Human Resource
Professionals, and is an affiliate of the national Society for
Human Resource Management (SHRM).
Mr. Wallace’s presentation will provide an overview of the current legal
issues facing Human Resource managers, personnel, and practitioners in today’s
work environment. His presentation will focus on discrimination based on Title
VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and other laws. He explains that
today the challenges for Human Resource professionals are greater than ever: “It
has become quite clear that there is a growing legal trend towards expanding
Title VII protection. The courts are reviewing matters that, in many cases, are
matters of first impression, meaning that the legal issues have not yet been
raised by litigant employees. These
decisions have profound impacts on employers and their policies and procedures,
while prompting many employers to ensure that their internal practices are
evolving with the expansion of Title VII protection.”
Mr. Wallace will also address other
challenges facing HR professional. Mr.
Wallace recounts that in preparing for his presentation, he ran an internet
search for “greatest Human Resource challenges” and found many blogs and
articles on this subject. “The number of ‘Greatest Challenges’ differs
according to the various writers, from ‘Top 5 trends and challenges for HR in
2018’ (https://www.humanresourcesonline.net/top-5-trends-and-challenges-for-hr-in-2018/),
to ‘The 15 Biggest HR Challenges in 2018’ (https://www.benefitnews.com/slideshow/the-15-biggest-hr-challenges-in-2018),
but all shortlists of such ‘Greatest Challenges’ include technology and the
human nature that is still at the basis: ‘communications,’ ‘keeping up with
laws and regulations,’ ‘finding and nurturing talent’, and ‘new technologies.’ Many
of these issues will be addressed by colleagues as part of the ASHRM
conference. My personal challenge as part of this conference is to provide a
legal update that is both educational and practical. Understanding the legal trends is part of it;
helping an HR professional to apply the principles learned by these legal
trends is the other goal of this presentation.”
Other presenters at the Annual conference include:
Steve Rizzo “Motivate This!”
Tracy Butz “Candid Conversations that Drive Results”
Sherry Johnson “The Future of HR: Promoting Business Success in a
Changing Global Workplace”
Aileen Bennet “The Inward Facing Brand”
Rob Roux & John Williams “Sexual Harassment”
About ASHRM
ASHRM was formed in 1978 by local Human Resource
Professionals. In February 1980, the organization was chartered with the
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), which is a worldwide organization
of Human Resource Professionals.
The mission of the chapter is to:
- Encourage the professionalism of Human Resource Administrators
- Raise standards of performance in all aspects of Human Resource Administration
- Encourage adherence to SHRM's code of ethics
- Provide opportunities for exchange of information and cooperative research among members
The vision of the chapter is to provide networking
opportunities and local support to Human Resource Professionals in order to
help them become better leaders with in their organizations.
Details about the Annual Conference
are at: https://www.runmyclub.com/ashrm/eventcalendar.asp
About K. Todd Wallace
Kenneth
Todd Wallace is an attorney and founding partner of the law firm Wallace
Meyaski LLC. He has nearly 20 years of experience in the legal and business
professions with established excellence in trial advocacy, negotiation,
strategic and initiative planning, employment law compliance, government
relations, mergers and acquisitions, and team building. He received his Juris
Doctor, cum laude, from Loyola University College of Law, New Orleans, LA.
While at Loyola, he served as the Managing Editor of the Loyola Law Review, and
as a member of the William C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Team.
Before law school, he received his Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, from
the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
Facebook
page of the Law Firm: https://www.facebook.com/WallaceMeyaski/
*** K. Todd Wallace is an attorney at Wallace Meyaski in New Orleans. He has nearly 20 years of experience in the legal and business professions with established excellence in trial advocacy, negotiation, strategic and initiative planning, government relations, mergers and acquisitions, and team building. See http://www.walmey.com/our-attorneys/k-todd-wallace/
