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Charles A. Conine, SPHR is certified nationwide as a Senior Professional in Human Resources. He is a graduate of Cornell University and is a former HR executive with thirty-four years of unit level, field and corporate Human Resources, Labor Relations and Risk Management leadership experience. Since retiring from corporate human resources in 2008 Mr. Conine has been retained to provide pre-trial consulting and expert testimony on a variety of human resources-related topics. Mr. Conine has been retained by both plaintiffs and defendants. The following topics illustrate the broad scope of Mr. Conine’s HR and related expertise: - Engaging in the interactive process: use of the interactive process in FMLA/ADA/workers compensation; employer policies and protocol; interaction with treating physicians and insurance carriers; accommodating injured employees; how employers evaluate major duties and essential job components - Wrongful termination: failure to warn; failure to conduct thorough investigation or follow established policies concerning disciplinary action or investigations; constructive discharge; retaliation - Discrimination matters involving current, former and prospective employees; investigations; discrimination in hiring, training, compensation, advancement, affirmative action, discipline and discharge (see also Harassment below) - Harassment: investigation of complaints; complaint systems; hostile working environment; necessity for and sufficiency of harassment investigations; same-sex harassment and failure to prevent it; supervisory training; HR policies; levels of discipline for offending employees; how HR professionals evaluate credibility during internal investigations; welcoming conduct by a complaining employee - Disability and Workers Compensation: employer policies; use of the interactive process in FMLA/ ADA/workers compensation leaves; return-to-work scenarios, including modified and transitional duty arrangements; employer expectations of how insurance carriers will carry out claim handling practices; employer expectations of how employers, treating physicians, claims examiners and attorneys will interact during workers compensation proceedings; employer use of return-to-work documents and physician release slips - Labor Relations: union contract interpretation; bargaining issues; grievances; investigation of employee “hotline” complaints, including whistleblowers - Layoffs, Restructuring, Mergers & Acquisitions: employer policies; notices to employees; merging seniority lists; severance pay and benefits; layoffs in retaliation for prior conduct; COBRA considerations; Older Worker considerations; reallocation of duties following a merger or restructuring; related discrimination issues - Human Resources departments: structure; assignment of duties; investigatory techniques and protocol To discuss a potential engagement please contact Chuck Conine at 949-632-2282 or email him at chuck.conine@consiliumadv.com
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