Ashlea Edwards will present a session titled "From Hiring to Separation: The Latest Trends in Human Resources Laws and Regulations" at the Association of Legal Administrations (ALA) Jacksonville Chapter monthly meeting. Ashlea will provide comprehensive, up-to-date guidance on a spectrum of new laws and regulations over the past year with respect to employee relations matters from hiring to separation, including but not limited to the status of the Federal Trade Commission’s Non-Compete Rule, Artificial Intelligence in hiring, EEOC Harassment Guidance, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, PUMP Act and new overtime regulations.

Learning objectives include: 

• Hiring Considerations, Generally, through the lens of Artificial Intelligence and Restrictive Covenants
• Claims by Applicants and Employees & the Interactive Process, Generally, as well as Harassment
• Claims under New EEOC Guidance and Claims under New Pregnant Worker Fairness Act and PUMP Act
• Separating an Employee, Generally and other compliance with new overtime laws, minimum wage laws, meal and rest break laws