Top 9 Nonprofit Employment Law Concerns

People are the single biggest asset of any nonprofit.  Knowing how to work with, manage and support the people in your organization is key to how well and how much gets done.  This training will provide a broad overview of the most common employment law issues faced by small to medium sized nonprofits.  Understanding your responsibilities as an employer is critical to the smooth functioning of your organization.

This session will provide you with knowledge and practices to identify, face and resolve some of the legal issues that arise in any workplace.  We will discuss important documentation all nonprofit employers should have.

Join us to understand your rights and obligations as an employer in New Mexico.

Learning Objectives

• Understand at will employment and key employment laws
• Recognize discrimination issues and know your obligations to make reasonable accommodations
• Understand hiring issues, how to prevent discrimination claims and know which questions to avoid
• Know the difference between salaried exempt and hourly non-exempt classifications
• Be able to determine whether to hire someone as a contractor or an employee
• Recognize workplace harassment, how to recognize the difference between legal issues and managerial issues and know how to respond to complaints
• Understand termination claims: retaliatory discharge, implied contracts, use of organization's policies

This training is available through live streaming.

Level

Introductory

Audience

Executive Directors, managers, supervisors and Human Resource staff.

Presenter

Whitney Warner is a founding partner with the labor and employment law firm of Moody & Warner, P.C.  Her practice is devoted to employment and labor law and includes representation of both employers and employees.  Best Lawyers named her the Albuquerque 2015 Lawyer of the Year for Employment Law for Individuals. The firm has attained Tier 1 ranking for employment law by Best Lawyers. Ms. Warner was named one of the Best of the Bar 2010 by New Mexico Business Weekly. She is named in Southwest Super Lawyers (listing top 5% of attorneys, as nominated by peers). Ms. Warner and the firm are recognized by “Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business” as leaders in employment law in New Mexico.  Ms. Warner served on the Albuquerque Bar Association Board of Directors. She has presented at SHRM National Conferences and is a frequent presenter around the state.