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Chamber Academy

Thursday, May 03, 2012
All Day Event
Join us for a Chamber Academy Workshop May 4 at the Chamber with guest speaker and Lufkin attorney Scott Skelton. He will speak on "Unemployment Law: Scent, Sense, and Sensitivity."

Topics he will cover include:

Race, age, gender and other forms of potential discrimination.
We will discuss the Americans With Disabilities Act and some of the trends and pitfalls.
We will discuss challenging unemployment benefits.
We will discuss some “dos” and “don’ts” of workers compensation.
We will discuss employee handbooks and what needs to be in them.
We will discuss hiring and firing “dos” and “don’ts”
We will discuss record keeping and documentation.
We discuss litigation, how to avoid it and what to do if you get sued.

Chamber members: $35
Non-members: $55

Call the Chamber to reserve your seat today! 936-634-6644.

The day will be split into two identical sessions 8:30am-11:30am and 1pm-4pm. You need only take one.

Thank you to our presenting sponsor Lufkin Economic Development Corporation, our gold sponsor Consolidated Communications, and our May sponsor Region's Bank.

Melissa Wheeler