Michael S. Cohen concentrates his practice in the areas of employment law training and counseling. Mr. Cohen has trained and counseled employers throughout the country on subjects including harassment prevention; workplace diversity; discipline and discharge; hiring and recruiting practices; performance evaluations; FMLA, ADA and FLSA compliance; leave of absence policies; performance management; workplace privacy; sexual orientation and gender identity in the workplace; substance abuse testing; workplace violence; records retention; conducting background checks; teens in the workplace and managing attendance problems. He has conducted trainings for executives, directors, managers, supervisors and employees in many industries, including financial services, healthcare, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, retail, real estate development, law firms and human services. Mr. Cohen also has conducted trainings for executives, deans and faculty in several institutions of higher education and secondary education. He has conducted more than 250 trainings in the last year.
Mr. Cohen has conducted investigations into claims of harassment and discrimination and has drafted employee handbooks, employment agreements, noncompete agreements and post-termination agreements. He has represented clients throughout the country in EEO and other administrative proceedings.
Mr. Cohen has been cited as a national authority on employment issues by The New York Times, The Associated Press, USA Today, MSNBC.com, The New York Daily News, New York Newsday, The San Francisco Chronicle, Law National, Law.com, HR Magazine, HR Executive Magazine, HR Executive Online, SHRM On-Line, Employment Law 360, Inside Counsel Magazine, What's Working in Human Resources, Workforce Management Magazine, Human Rights Campaign On-Line, Yahoo! Sports, The Sporting News, The Newark Star-Ledger, The Houston Chronicle, The New Orleans Times-Picayune, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, The Syracuse Post-Standard, The Ann Arbor News, The Harrisburg Patriot News, The Mobile Press Register, The Flint Journal, The Desert Sun, The Courier-Post, The Honolulu Advertiser, The Stamford Advocate, The Huntsville Times, AM New York, The Workplace Substance Abuse Advisor, Legal Issues in Collegiate Athletics, Talent Management, BusinessInsurance.com, AZcentral.com, Fort Worth Star Telegram, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, The Columbus Dispatch, The Myrtle Beach Sun News, Richmond Times Dispatch, Detroit News and Business & Legal Reports, Inc. He has been a regular guest lecturer on human resources issues at West Chester University for its Masters of Science in Administration program. He also is a member of the board of editors for the Privacy Law Journal and of the SHRM PA State Council Diversity Committee.
Mr. Cohen is a 1997 magna cum laude graduate of Temple University Beasley School of Law and a cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.
Areas of Practice
- Employment Law
Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
Education
- Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1997
- University of Pennsylvania, B.A., cum laude, 1993
Professional Activities
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Philadelphia Bar Association
- Independence Business Alliance
-Board of Directors
Board Memberships
- Independence Business Alliance
- Board of Directors
Civic and Charitable Activities
- Tribe 12
- Board of Directors
Selected Publications
- Author, "Letting Go of ‘Back in My Day…’ Will Improve Implicit Bias," TLNT.com, May 16, 2023
- Author, "Ask A Mentor: How Do I Relay Shortcomings To Associates?" Law360 Pulse, December 6, 2022
- Co-author, "EEOC's Updated Guidance Makes Employer-Required COVID-19 Testing More Difficult," Law360, July 29, 2022
- Co-author, "EEOC's Updated Guidance Makes Employer-Required COVID-19 Testing More Difficult," Duane Morris Alert, July 22, 2022
- Author, "HR is Life! HR is Life! 3 Leadership Lessons from 'Ted Lasso'," Human Resource Executive, December 13, 2021
- Author, "3 Cheers for Cheer—and 3 Lessons on How to Manage," Training Magazine, October 27, 2020
- Author, "A Beautiful Day in Your Neighborhood? 5 Lessons for HR From Mr. Rogers," Human Resource Executive, January 3, 2020
- Author, "Successful Harassment Prevention Programs in the #MeToo Era," Workforce, September 30, 2019
Interviewed, "What Attorneys Need to Know About Hiring, Evaluating, and Terminating Employees," The Florida Bar Podcast, February 21, 2019
- Featured in "Events," The Legal Intelligencer, October 17, 2017
Author, "Tackling Fantasy Football in the Workplace," Employee Benefit News, September 4, 2014
- Author, "Dangers of Social Media Recruitment: Why Benefits Managers Could Be at Risk," Employee Benefits News, July 17, 2014
- Author, "How Legal Same-Sex Marriage in Pa. Will Affect Employers," Law360, May 23, 2014
- Author, "Dear Helga...," Association of Legal Adminimistrators - Las Vegas Chapter, Jan.-Feb. 2014
- Author, "Workplace Madness: Important HR Lessons from NCAA Basketball," Sports Litigation Alert, May 17, 2013
- Author, "Workplace Madness: Important HR Lessons from NCAA Basketball," Duane Morris Sports Law Blog, April 19, 2013
- Author, "A Site (Un)Seen: Using Social Media in Hiring Decisions," The Legal Intelligencer, December 22, 2010
- Author, "Want an Extraordinary Law Firm? Listen to a Kindergartner," Association of Legal Administrators, November/December 2009
- Author, "They're Not In My Locker Room . . . Or Conference Room - The Myth Of The Gay-Free Workplace," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, February 2006
Media Hits
- Quoted in "How Ted Lasso Became This Employment Lawyer’s Big Differentiator," Scribewise, September 24, 2024
- Quoted in "5 Mistakes Employers Make When Placing Workers on PIPs," Law360, August 26, 2024
- Quoted in "What Ted Lasso Can Teach Us About Mental Health in the Workplace," SHRM.org, March 30, 2023
- Quoted in "Managers Need Training on the Interview Process," HR Magazine, June 12, 2022
- Quoted in "How Typical Recruiting Mistakes Undermine Diversity Goals," SHRM.org, April 13, 2022
- Quoted in "When Pandemic Efforts are Disproportionate, How Do We Move Forward?" Westlaw Edge Alert, March 2022
- Quoted in "Firms' Post-COVID Office Plans Could Cost Them Talent," Law360, May 25, 2021
- Quoted in "Why Law Firms May Not Require Vaccine For Attys And Staff," Law360, January 21, 2021
- Quoted in "How Landmark Ruling Prohibiting LGBTQ Discrimination in the Workplace Impacts Local Businesses," Philadelphia Business Journal, June 15, 2020
- Quoted in "The Many Ways Firms Are Failing To Address Harassment," Law360, April 16, 2019
- Quoted in "Caught in a Bad (Office) Romance? Strategies for Employers," Bloomberg Law, November 3, 2017
- Quoted in "Mark Halperin Will Be Tried in Public Because His Accusers Can't Take Him to Court," Quartz at Work, October 26, 2017
- Quoted in "Workplace Slur Harassment Ruling a Warning to Employers," Law360, July 19, 2017
- Quoted in "'Lookism' Is Prevalent Bias in Certain Professions, Industries," Bloomberg BNA Human Resources Report, June 5, 2017
- Quoted in "Gender-Nonconforming Professionals Look for Jobs That Fit," NBCNews.com, July 25, 2016
- Quoted in "Time to Update Employee Handbooks—and Sign-Off Procedures ," Society for Human Resource Management, June 19, 2016
- Quoted in "Comic Book Superheroes Pack a Diversity Punch," Talent Management, July 24, 2014
- Quoted in "HHS Website Offers Employers Options For Accommodating Lactating Mothers," Bloomberg BNA Human Resources Report, July 10, 2014
- Quoted in "Performance Appraisals Work Best When Employers Evaluate the Evaluators," Bloomberg BNA Human Resources Report, July 7, 2014
- Quoted in "No Justification for Bathroom or Other Bias Against Transgender Employees," Bloomberg BNA Human Resources Report, June 30, 2014
- Quoted in "Employers Urged to be Proactive about LGBT Workers' Rights," Business Insurance, June 26, 2014 and reprinted in TireBusiness.com, June 27, 2014
- Quoted in "Obama Signs Memo Telling Labor Department To Expand Employee Overtime Eligibility," Bloomberg BNA Human Resources Report, March 17, 2014
- Quoted in "Prejudice Against 'Unattractive' Workers Can Have Ugly Ramifications for Employers," Bloomberg BNA Health Care Policy Report, September 23, 2013
- Quoted in "Breaking Bad News to Management Can Be Challenging, Even Dangerous, for HR," Bloomberg BNA Human Resources Report, August 5, 2013
- Quoted in "Employers Advised to Use Extreme Caution With Social Media Background Checks," Bloomberg BNA Daily Labor Report, June 19, 2013
- Quoted in "Hear what's happening in workplace law?" HR Magazine, May 2010
Selected Speaking Engagements
Diversity and Inclusion / Harassment Prevention
- Featured Guest, "Talking Today’s Workforce Trends," SHRM Podcast, August 15, 2024
- Featured Guest, "Clocking Out with Raymond Lee Podcast:Episode 7: Michael S. Cohen: Attorney and Thought Leader in Employment Law," June 26, 2024
- Featured Guest, "A New Approach to Prioritizing Mental Health at Work," Philadelphia SHRM HR Fresh Take Podcast, September 12, 2023
- Speaker, "Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: LGBTQ+ Workplace Issues," Duane Morris Institute (DMi) Webinar, June 8, 2023
- Featured Guest, Know the Score With Decker and Dix Podcast Episode 17, June 2, 2023
- Speaker, "Legal Management Talk: Mental Healthy, Microagressions and HR Trends with Michael Cohen," November 17, 2022
Speaker, “Dear Helga Returns: It’s 2022 and the Problems are New,” Chesapeake Human Resources Association Annual Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, November 2, 2022
Speaker, “A Law Firm Built for 2022 and Beyond: Examining Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and Mitigating Against Implicit Bias,” Denver Association of Legal Administrators, Denver, Colorado, October 27, 2022
Speaker, “A Law Firm Built for 2022 and Beyond: Examining Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and Mitigating Against Implicit Bias,” Lehigh Valley SHRM Annual Conference, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, October 19, 2022
Speaker, “Dear Helga Returns: It’s 2022 and the Problems are New,” Long Island Association of Legal Administrators, Tarrytown, New York, October 17, 2022
Speaker, “A Law Firm Built for 2022 and Beyond: Examining Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and Mitigating Against Implicit Bias,” Long Island Association of Legal Administrators, Tarrytown, New York, October 17, 2022
Speaker, “Dear Helga Returns: It’s 2022 and the Problems are New,” Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association, Closing Keynote, Hershey, Pennsylvania, October 14, 2022
Speaker, “A Law Firm Built for 2022 and Beyond: Examining Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and Mitigating Against Implicit Bias,” Minnesota State SHRM Council Annual Conference, Mystic Lake, Minnesota, October 11, 2022
Speaker, “A Law Firm Built for 2022 and Beyond: Examining Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and Mitigating Against Implicit Bias,” Indianapolis Association of Legal Administrators, Carmel, Indiana, September 20, 2022
- Speaker, “Dear Helga Returns: It’s 2022 and the Problems are New,” SHRM Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 13, 2022
Speaker, “An Organization Built for 2022 and Beyond: Examining Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Mitigating Against Implicit Bias,” Association of Legal Administrators Annual Conference, Kissimmee, Florida, May 17, 2022
Speaker, “An Organization Built for 2022 and Beyond: Examining Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Mitigating Against Implicit Bias,” Rubber Roller Group Annual Conference, Tampa, Florida, May 2, 2022
Speaker, “An Organization Built for 2022 and Beyond: Examining Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Mitigating Against Implicit Bias,” Premier Oncology Hematology Management Society, Hershey, Pennsylvania, April 22, 2022
Speaker, “Are you Devaluing Diversity: 5 Mistakes You’re Making in Hiring,” SHRM Talent Management Conference, Aurora, Colorado, April 11, 2022
Speaker, “A Law Firm Built for 2022 and Beyond: Examining Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and Mitigating Against Implicit Bias,” Houston Association of Legal Administrators, Houston, Texas, March 31, 2022
Speaker, “A Law Firm Built for 2022 and Beyond: Examining Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and Mitigating Against Implicit Bias,” New Jersey Association of Legal Administrators, Livingston, New Jersey, March 17, 2022
Speaker, “Dear Helga Returns: It’s 2022 and the Problems are New,” Philadelphia SHRM Symposium, Philadelphia, March 17, 2022
- Speaker, “A Law Firm Built for 2022 and Beyond: Examining Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and Mitigating Against Implicit Bias,” Virginia Association of Legal Administrators, Richmond, Virginia, March 5, 2022
Speaker, “Harassment Prevention and Correction in the New World,” Southeast Pennsylvania SHRM, Webinar, February 15, 2022
Speaker, “Dear Helga Returns: It’s 2022 and the Problems are New,” Greater Los Angeles Association of Legal Administrators, Webinar, February 24, 2022
Speaker, “Dear Helga Returns: It’s 2022 and the Problems are New,” Lehigh Valley SHRM, Webinar, February 8, 2022
Speaker, “A Law Firm Built for 2022 and Beyond: Examining Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and Mitigating Against Implicit Bias,” Arizona Association of Legal Administrators, Phoenix, Arizona, January 25, 2022
Speaker, “Dear Helga is Back and She’s Creating Chaos!” District of Columbia Association of Legal Administrators, Webinar, November 30, 2021
Speaker, “Dear Helga is Back and She’s Creating Chaos!” Association of Legal Administrators Virtual Chapter, Webinar, November 11, 2021
Speaker, “Harassment Prevention and Correction in the New World,” Pittsburgh Association of Legal Administrators, Webinar, October 26, 2021
Speaker, “A Law Firm Built for 2021 and Beyond: Examining Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and Mitigating Against Implicit Bias,” Garden State SHRM Annual Conference, Webinar, October 18, 2021
Speaker, “Dear Helga is Back and She’s Creating Chaos!” Minnesota State SHRM Council Annual Conference, Mystic Lake, Minnesota, October 11, 2021
Speaker, “Dear Helga is Back and She’s Creating Chaos!” SHRM Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 10, 2021
Speaker, “Dear Helga is Back and She’s Creating Chaos!” Southeastern Pennsylvania SHRM, Webinar, July 20, 2021
- Speaker, "Dear Helga - You're Never Going to Believe What My Employee Did This Time..." Duane Morris Institute (DMi), Webinar, June 22, 2021
Keynote Speaker for National Coalition of Girls’ Schools, June 21, 2021
Speaker, “Dear Helga is Back and She’s Creating Chaos!” Philadelphia SHRM Symposium, Studio, May 19, 2021
Speaker, “Dear Helga is Back and She’s Creating Chaos!” Lemonade for Legal, Webinar, May 12, 2021
Speaker, “Harassment Prevention and Correction in the New World,” Sussex County SHRM, Webinar, March 18, 2021
Speaker, “Dear Helga is Back and She’s Creating Chaos!” Connecticut Association of Legal Administrators, Webinar, March 24, 2021
Speaker, “Dear Helga is Back and She’s Creating Chaos!” Maryland Association of Legal Administrators, Webinar, March 9, 2021
- Speaker, "The World Has Changed: Harassment Prevention in 2021 and Beyond," Duane Morris Institute Webinar, March 2, 2021
Speaker, “A Law Firm Built for 2022 and Beyond: Examining Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and Mitigating Against Implicit Bias,” Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association Annual Conference, Webinar, January 29, 2021
- Speaker, “Dear Helga is Back and She’s Creating Chaos!” Arizona Association of Legal Administrators, Webinar, January 28, 2021
Speaker, “Harassment Prevention and Correction in the New World,” Arizona Association of Legal Administrators, Webinar, January 21, 2021
- Speaker, "Dear Helga - You're Never Going to Believe What My Employee Did This Time..." Duane Morris Institute (DMi), Webinar, November 17, 2020
Speaker, “Harassment Prevention and Correction in the New World,” Lehigh Valley Annual Conference, Webinar, October 26, 2020
- Speaker, "The World Has Changed: Harassment Prevention in 2020 and Beyond," Duane Morris Institute (DMi), October 13, 2020
Speaker, “Dear Helga is Back and She’s Creating Chaos!” Philadelphia SHRM Symposium, Webinar, September 25, 2020
Speaker, “Dear Helga is Back and She’s Creating Chaos!” Arizona Association of Legal Administrators, Phoenix, Arizona, January 28, 2020
Speaker, “Harassment Prevention and Correction in the New World,” Arizona Association of Legal Administrators, Phoenix, Arizona, January 28, 2020
- Speaker, "Are You Devaluing Diversity – 5 Mistakes to Avoid in Hiring," Duane Morris Institute (DMi), January 23, 2020
Speaker, “Harassment Prevention and Correction in the New World,” Maryland Association of Legal Administrators, Baltimore, Maryland, January 14, 2020
Speaker, “Dear Helga’s Back Again,” Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association Annual Conference, Hershey, Pennsylvania, September 24, 2019
Speaker, “Dear Helga’s Back Again,” Delaware Association of Legal Administrators, Wilmington, Delaware, September 19, 2019
Speaker, “Dear Helga’s Back Again,” Princeton Human Resources Association, Princeton, New Jersey, April 8, 2019
Speaker, "Dear Helga - You're Not Going to Believe What My Employee Did This Time," Human Resources Management Association of Princeton, Princeton, New Jersey, April 8, 2019
Speaker, “Dear Helga’s Back Again,” Philadelphia SHRM Symposium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 21, 2019
- Speaker, “Harassment Prevention in the #MeToo Era,” Virginia State Association of Legal Administrators Conference, Norfolk, Virginia, March 9, 2019
Presenter, "Top 5 Performance Management Mistakes," Duane Morris Institute (DMi) Webinar, March 1, 2018
- Speaker, "Background Checks and Hiring: Trends, Legal Developments and Best Practices," Duane Morris Institute (DMi), Philadelphia, October 19, 2017
- Speaker, Duane Morris' Developments in Workplace Law and Practice, Philadelphia, May 3, 2017
- Speaker, "Dear Helga - You're Not Going to Believe What My Employee Did This Time," Duane Morris Institute (DMi), Philadelphia, April 11, 2017
- Speaker, "Creating a LGBT Friendly Workplace," Lehigh Valley SHRM Conference, Bethlehem, PA, October 4, 2016
- Speaker, "Out of the Closet and Into Your Workplace — Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and the Law," Society of Human Resource Management Annual Conference, Orlando, May 25, 2014
- Speaker, "Diversity Quiz and Harassment Prevention and Correction," South Jersey Human Resources Association, Cumberland County, NJ, January 16, 2014
- Speaker, "Cutting Edge LGBT Issues," PA Chambers of Commerce State HR Conference, Hershey, PA, December 3, 2013
- Speaker, "Creating an LGBT-Friendly Workplace," Lodging Diversity Summit, Washington, DC, October 30, 2013
- Speaker, "Diversity & The Law," South Carolina Association of Legal Administrators Annual Conference, Columbia, SC, August 15, 2013
- Speaker, "Diversity & The Law," Federal Executive Board Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 19, 2012
- Speaker, "Background Checks—Criminal, Credit and Social Media," "Out of the Closet and Into Your Workplace—Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity," Lehigh Valley SHRM Annual Conference, Bethlehem, PA, October 15-16, 2012
- Speaker, "Diversity and the Law," St. Louis Association of Legal Administrators Conference, St. Louis, MO, August 7, 2012
- Speaker, " Diversity and the Law," Association of Legal Administrators Atlanta Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, May 16, 2012
- Speaker, "Get Ready to Hire Again," "Diversity and the Law," Association of Legal Administrators Annual Conference, Boston, MA (#1 Ranked Speaker), May 3-4, 2010
- Speaker, "Motivating Employees in A Down Economy," "Harassment Prevention and Correction," Wisconsin Association of Legal Administrators, Madison, WI, November 12, 2009
- Speaker, "Employment Law Update," "Harassment Prevention and Correction," Association of Legal Administrators Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA (#1 Ranked Speaker), May 19, 2009
- Speaker, "Hiring and Interviewing," and "Sports, It's Not Just A Game: Examining Employment Law Subjects Through the World of Sports," SHRM Annual Talent Management Conference, Las Vegas, NV, April 29-30, 2009
- Speaker, "Complying with Discrimination Law," "Union Awareness," Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce, King of Prussia, PA, April 21, 2009
- Speaker, "Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity," Documenting Performance," SHRM Annual Legislative Conference, Washington, DC, March 9, 2009
- Speaker, " Harassment Prevention and Correction," Delaware Valley Human Resources Summit, Philadelphia, PA (#1 ranked speaker of conference) October 3, 2008
- Speaker, "Harassment Prevention and Correction," Pennsylvania Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, State College, PA (#1 Ranked Speaker), September 24, 2008
- Speaker, "Diversity," Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week, Williamsport, PA, July 9, 2008
- Speaker, "EEO Essentials," ALM Diversity Conference, April 8, 2008
Speaker, "Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity," SHRM Annual Diversity Conference, Washington, DC, March 10-11, 2008
Hiring, Firing and Performance
- Featured Guest, "Talking Today's Workforce Trends," Talk NYC Podcast, August 15, 2024
- Speaker, "HR Leadership is Life! Making Your Organization Better Through the Lessons of Ted Lasso," Duane Morris Institute (DMi) Webinar, July 20, 2023
- Speaker, "Performance Management in the Age of Empathy: In the Office or In the Home," Duane Morris Institute (DMi) Webinar, June 27, 2023
- Speaker, "The Career Competitor Podcast: The Competitive Advantage to Personal Investment – Michael Cohen," November 6, 2022
- Speaker, "The Company of Dads Podcast: What Working Dads Can Ask For: An Attorney’s Advice," October 18, 2022
Speaker, “Law Firm HR is Life! Making Your Firm Better Through the Lessons of Ted Lasso,” Minnesota State SHRM Council Annual Conference, Mystic Lake, Minnesota, October 10, 2022
- Speaker, "Mostly Legal Podcast (Centerbase): Coaching On and Off the Field with Mike Cohen," September 14, 2022
Speaker, “Law Firm HR is Life! Making Your Firm Better Through the Lessons of Ted Lasso,” Lemonade for Legal, Webinar, August 31, 2022
- Speaker, "HR Leadership is Life! Making Your Organization Better Through The Lessons of Ted Lasso," Duane Morris Institute (DMi), Webinar, June 23, 2022
Speaker, “Performance Management Still Matters, Maybe Now More Than Ever,” SHRM Talent Management Conference, Aurora, Colorado, April 12, 2022
Speaker, “Law Firm HR is Life! Making Your Firm Better Through the Lessons of Ted Lasso,” Association of Legal Administrators Annual Conference, Kissimmee, Florida, May 16, 2022
Speaker, “Law Firm Performance Management,” Atlanta Association of Legal Administrators, Atlanta, January 29, 2022
Speaker, “Managing Your Managers to Manage Better,” Pre-Conference Session, SHRM Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 12, 2022
Speaker, “Managing Your Managers to Manage Better,” Pre-Conference, SHRM Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 9, 2021
Speaker, “Performance Management Still Matters, Maybe Now More Than Ever,” Arizona Association of Legal Administrators, Webinar, January 14, 2021
- Speaker, "Employment Life Cycle of the Remote Employee," The New Reality of Workplace Law and Practice in the COVID-19 Era, Duane Morris LLP, Webinar, October 27, 2020
- Speaker, "Performance Management – Yes, It Does Matter, Now More Than Ever!" Duane Morris Institute (DMi), May 19, 2020
Speaker, “Law Firm Hiring and Interviewing: When it Has to Be the Right Person,” Association of Legal Administrators Annual Conference, Webinar, May 12, 2020
Speaker, “Performance Management Still Matters, Maybe Now More Than Ever,” Maryland Association of Legal Administrators, May 5, 2020
- Speaker, "Performance Management – Yes, It Does Matter, Now More Than Ever!" Duane Morris Institute (DMi), Webinar, August 5, 2021
Speaker, “Performance Management Still Matters, Maybe Now More Than Ever,” Detroit Association of Legal Administrators, May 20, 2020
- Speaker, "Are You Ready for Summer? Teens in the Workplace," Duane Morris Institute, Webinar, April 1, 2020
- Presenter, "Are You Devaluing Diversity – 5 Mistakes to Avoid In Hiring," Duane Morris Institute (DMi), Webinar, January 23, 2020
Presenter, "Hiring Do's and Don'ts: From Job Posting to Job Offer and Everything in Between," Duane Morris Institute (DMi) Seminar, Philadelphia, November 19, 2019
Speaker, “Documenting Performance: Yes, It Does Matter,” Lehigh Valley SHRM Annual Conference, Keynote, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, October 21, 2019
Presenter, "Top 5 Performance Management Mistakes," Duane Morris Institute (DMi) Webinar, October 1, 2019
Speaker, “Yes, They Do Matter: Law Firm Performance Appraisals,” Association of Legal Administrators Annual Conference, Grapevine, Texas, April 16, 2019
Speaker, "Managing Your Workforce Systems: Recruitment, Selection and Hiring Part 2," Duane Morris Institute, March 7, 2019
Speaker, “Putting Out Fires: Challenging HR Issues for the Legal Industry,” District of Columbia Association of Legal Administrators, February 12, 2019
- Speaker, Duane Morris' Developments in Workplace Law and Practice 2015, Philadelphia, May 14, 2015
- Speaker, Interactive Session on Documentation, Human Resources Association of Southern Maryland (HRASM) Meeting, California, Maryland, April 15, 2015
- Speaker, "Human Resources 101," Association of Legal Administrators Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario Canada, April 20, 2014
- Speaker, "Motivating Employees in the New Economy," Association of Legal Administrators Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario Canada, April 20, 2014
- Speaker, "Background Checks: Criminal, Credit and Social Media," SHRM National Legislative and Employment Law Conference, Washington, DC, March 17, 2014
- Speaker, "The Keys to Documenting Performance," Lehigh Valley Society of Human Resource Management, Webinar, February 11, 2014
- Speaker, "Documenting Performance," New Jersey Association of Legal Administrators, West Orange, NJ, November 12, 2013
- Speaker, "Hiring the Best," "Motivating Employees in the New Economy," Documenting Performance," Association of Legal Administrators Region 6, Reno, NV (#1 Ranked Speaker), November 1-2, 2013
- Speaker, "Employee LifeCycle: From Hiring to Firing," Premier Oncology and Hematology Management Society, Hershey, PA, November 8, 2013
- Panelist, "Paying Interns," WCPN Cleveland, June 26, 2013
- Speaker, "Performance Appraisals—Yes, They Do Matter," "Diversity & The Law," Association of Legal Administrators Annual Conference, National Harbor, MD (#1 Ranked Speaker), April 15, 2013
- Speaker, "Performance Appraisals—Yes, They Do Matter," Association of Legal Administrators Independence Chapter, Norristown, PA, March 20, 2013
- Speaker, "Performance Management," Association of Legal Administrators National Webinar, Webinar, February 6, 2013
- Speaker, "Background Checks: Criminal, Credit and Social Media," Lehigh Valley SHRM Annual Conference, Bethlehem, PA, October 15-16, 2012
- Speaker, "Hiring the Best," Chester County SHRM, Downington, PA, June 1, 2012
- Speaker, "Harassment Prevention & Correction," Kansas City Association of Legal Administrators Annual Meeting, Kansas City, MO, March 15, 2012
- Speaker, "Performance Appraisals: Yes, The Do Matter," Boston Association of Legal Administrators Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, March 8, 2012
- Speaker, "Performance Appraisals: Yes, They Do Matter," New York City Association of Legal Administrators Annual Meeting, New York, NY, November 10, 2011
- Speaker, "Hiring the Best," New Jersey Association of Legal Administrators Meeting, West Orange, NJ, November 8, 2011
- Speaker, "Documenting Performance," Premier Oncology & Hematology Management Society, Hershey, PA, November 4, 2011
- Speaker, "Documenting Performance," Greater Valley Forge SHRM Meeting, Villanova, PA, March 16, 2011
- Speaker, "Documenting Performance," Philadelphia Federal Executive Board Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 22, 2010
- Speaker, "Performance Appraisals: Yes, They Do Matter," New York City Association of Legal Administrators Annual Conference, New York, NY, September 23, 2010
- Speaker, "Documenting Performance," Maryland Association of Legal Administrators, Baltimore, MD, March 18, 2010
- Speaker, "Hiring the Best," SHRM Annual Talent Management Conference, Orlando, FL, February 27, 2010
- Speaker, "Documenting Discipline," "Hiring The Best," Pennsylvania Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, State College, PA, September 22, 2009
- Speaker, "HR and the Law," Oncology Supply, San Diego, CA, August 23, 2008
- Speaker, "Background Checks," Greater Philadelphia Hospitality Association, Philadelphia, PA, May 6, 2008
- Speaker, "Managing Within the Law," Pennsylvania Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, Harrisburg, PA, March 31, 2008
Speaker, "Documenting Discipline," Pennsylvania Oncology and Hematology Management Society, Conshohocken, PA, March 14, 2008
Outrages in the Workplace
- Speaker, "Dear Helga, You're Never Going To Believe What My Employee Did This Time," Greater Valley Forge Human Resources Association, King of Prussia, PA, September 16, 2014
- Speaker, "Helga's Back — And You're Not Going to Believe What Her Employees Did THIS TIME!" Society of Human Resource Management Annual Conference, Orlando, May 24, 2014
- Speaker, "Dear Helga — You're Never Going To Believe What My Employee Did This Time," CUPA-HR Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware Chapter, Harrisburg, PA, March 11, 2014
- Speaker, "Dear Helga, You're Never Going To Believe What My Employee Did This Time," Greater Los Angeles Association of Legal Administrators, Los Angeles, CA, January 25, 2014
- Speaker, "Dear Helga: You're Never Going to Believe What My Employee Did," Garden State SHRM Annual Conference, Atlantic City, NJ (#1 Ranked Speaker), October 28-29, 2013
- Speaker, "Managing Trouble in Your Organization," Rehabilitation & Community Providers Association Annual Conference, Seven Springs, PA (#1 Ranked Speaker), October 10, 2013
- Speaker, "Dear Helga: You're Never Going to Believe What My Employee Did," "Creating an LGBT—Friendly Workplace," Lehigh Valley SHRM, Bethlehem, PA, October 7, 2013
- Speaker, "Dear Helga: You're Never Going to Believe What My Employee Did," Association of Legal Administrators Connecticut, Hartford, CT, September 26, 2013
- Speaker, "Time to Go Back to School—Updating Your Employee Handbook," "Dear Helga: You're Never Going to Believe What My Employee Did," SHRM Annual Conference (#3 Ranked Speaker), Chicago, IL, May 16-19, 2013
- Speaker, "Dear Helga—You're Never Going to Believe What My Employee Did," St. Louis SHRM, St. Louis, MO, May 15, 2013
- Speaker, "Dear Helga: You're Never Going to Believe What My Employee Did," Association of Legal Administrators Region 1, Mashantucket, CT, October 19, 2012
- Speaker, "Substance Abuse Testing," Pennsylvania Employer Assistance Program Association, Villanova, PA, June 29, 2010
Social Media
- Speaker, "What's Your Site—The Use of Social Media in Employment," Greater Valley Forge SHRM, Villanova, PA, May 21, 2013
- Speaker, "What's Your Site—The Use of Social Media in Hiring," Documenting Performance," SHRM Annual Talent Management Conference, Las Vegas, NV, April 16-17, 2013
- Speaker, "What's Your Site—The Use of Social Media Hiring," NYC Association of Legal Administrators Conference, New York, NY, January 31, 2013
- Speaker, "What's Your Site—The Use of Social Media in Hiring," PA Chamber of Commerce, Pittsburgh, PA, October 3, 2012
- Speaker, "What's Your Site—The Use of Social Media in Hiring," Association of Legal Administrators Region 2 Conference, Atlanta, GA, September 28, 2012
- Speaker, "What's Your Site—The Use of Social Media in Hiring," Association of Legal Administrators Region 3 Conference, Minneapolis, MN, September 14, 2012
- Speaker, "What's Your Site—The Use of Social Media in Employment," Association of Legal Administrators Maryland Annual Meeting, Columbia, MD, May 17, 2012
- Speaker, "What's Your Site—The Use of Social Media in Hiring," SHRM Chattanooga, Tennessee Conference, Chattanooga, TN, March 8, 2011
- Speaker, "What's Your Site—The Use of Social Media in Hiring," Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce, Harrisburg, PA, February 11, 2011
- Speaker, "What's Your Site," Delaware Valley Human Resources Summit, Philadelphia, PA (#1 Ranked Speaker), October 9, 2009
Speaker, "Social Media in Hiring," Greater Philadelphia Hospitality Association, Philadelphia, PA, February 17, 2009
Employee Handbooks & EEO Investigations
Speaker, "Handling EEOC and State Agency Charges," Duane Morris Institute, January 24, 2019
Speaker, "Handling EEOC and State Agency Charges," Duane Morris Institute, November 29, 2018
- Speaker, "Time To Go Back To School: Updating Your Employee Handbook," Society of Human Resources Management, Northern New Jersey Chapter, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, September 17, 2014
- Speaker, "Time To Go Back To School: Updating Your Law Firm's Employee Handbook," Association of Legal Administrators Business of Law Conference, Chicago, September 12, 2014
- Speaker, "Time To Go Back To School: Updating Your Law Firm's Employee Handbook," Association of Legal Administrators Business of Law Conference, Portland, OR, September 5, 2014
- Speaker, "Conducting EEO Investigations," Association of Legal Administrators Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario Canada, April 21, 2014
- Speaker, "Developments in Workplace Law and Practice," Duane Morris' Developments in Workplace Law and Practice 2014, Philadelphia, May 8, 2014
- Speaker, "Drafting Employee Handbooks and Avoiding the Most Common Handbook Mistakes," Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry's HR Roundtable, King of Prussia, PA, April 26, 2012
- Speaker, "Conducting EEO Investigations," "The ABCs of the ADA & FMLA," Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Facilities Annual State Conference, State College, PA (#1 Ranked Speaker), September 21, 2011
- Speaker, "Hiring the Best," Boston Association of Legal Administrators, Boston, MA, September 11, 2013
- Speaker, "Drafting Employee Handbooks," "The ABCs of the ADA and FMLA," Association of Legal Administrators Annual Conference, Orlando, FL (#1 Ranked Speaker), May 25, 2011
- Speaker, "Drafting Employee Handbooks," "Documenting Discipline," Michigan Oncology & Hematology Management Society, Traverse City, MI, May 21, 2010
- Speaker, "Records Retention," Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce, Lehigh Valley, PA, May 13, 2010
- Speaker, "Drafting Employee Handbooks," "Performance Appraisals—Yes, They Do Matter," Community Hematology Oncology Consortium, Conshohocken, PA, April 24, 2009
- Speaker, "Records Retention," Pennsylvania Chamber, Pittsburg, PA, September 30, 2009
Concerns of Specialized Professions
- Speaker, "Takin' Care of Business: New Legal Trends for the Business Leader," Philadelphia SHRM Symposium, Philadelphia, PA, March 21, 2014
- Speaker, "Sports, It's Not Just A Game: Examining Employment Law Subjects Through the World of Sports," SHRM Annual Talent Management Conference, Las Vegas, NV, April 29-30, 2009
- Speaker, "HR Metrics for Oncology Practices," ION, San Diego, CA, February 23, 2008