How the New President will Affect Safety and HR for the Next 4 Years
November 19, 2008
1:30 – 3:30 PM Eastern Time
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With a new president in office, you need to be prepared for how the change in administration will impact HR and safety policies and legislation. David Sarvadi and Manesh Rath, expert attorneys in employment and OSHA law from Keller & Heckman LLC will take attendees through the numerous proposed laws and regulations that will be pushed by labor and business organizations of the president. As FMLA, ADA and union-related bills and regulations hang in the balance waiting for the influence of the president as well as the next Congress, workforce managers must prepare now.
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Learning Objectives:
- Understand the political pressures that are impacting current and new workplace laws.
- Review pending legislation and regulations and how each candidate will influence their outcome.
- Learn practical tips on what legislative changes are likely to occur and how to anticipate the impact on your programs.
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Who Should Attend?
- Human Resource Professionals
- Managers
- Leaders
- Supervisors
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Presented by:
 David Sarvadi
Keller & Heckman, LLP
David Sarvadi works with clients in the areas of occupational health and safety, toxic substance management, pesticide regulation, employment law, and product safety. He helps clients open new markets and maintain existing ones by helping them comply with PMN requirements under Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), pesticide registrations under Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and labeling requirements under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, and MSDS requirements under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard (HCS).
In addition to the U.S. regulatory programs, Mr. Sarvadi provides assistance on the risk and hazard communication and related regulatory schemes world-wide, such as the European Union's Dangerous Substances and Dangerous Preparations Directives, and Canada's Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, and similar programs in developing countries. He is conversant on the related aspects of REACH, the EU's new regulatory scheme for existing chemical substances, and assists companies in preparing for the challenge of organizing Chemical Safety Reviews under that new program. He has more than 30 years experience in preparing MSDS and labels, in preparing safety analyses and evaluating uses, and developing control strategies including specific recommendations for control of hazards from occupational and consumer uses of chemicals.
He represents clients before a variety of federal and state enforcement agencies in legal proceedings involving OSHA citations, EPA Notice of Violations, TSCA consent orders, CPSC Notices, FIFRA Stop Sale Use and Removal Orders, and EEOC Charges of Discrimination.
He was counsel to the National Coalition on Ergonomics from its inception in 1994. He has a strong background in occupational safety and health, having worked as an industrial hygienist for more than 15 years and became a Certified Industrial Hygienist in 1978. Prior to becoming an attorney, he was a principal in a small consulting firm.
 Manesh K. Rath
Keller & Heckman, LLP
Manesh K. Rath represents management in Employment and OSHA law matters. Mr. Rath counsels and represents businesses and associations facing employment discrimination charges, wage and hour laws claims, wrongful termination lawsuits, OSHA citations, and most other areas of human resources law issues. Mr. Rath has authored employment law articles in several publications, including The Labor Lawyer, South Texas Law Review, and Inside Supply Management. He is a regular columnist in the Credit Union Executive Journal, and occasionally co-authors a regular OSHA law column in Compliance Magazine. He is the co-author of the seminal OSHA book, "Occupational Safety and Health Law Handbook" (Government Institutes, 2001).
Mr. Rath is a frequent speaker on employment law and OSHA issues for numerous seminars, businesses and trade association conferences nationwide. He has instructed on employment and OSHA law issues at the college and graduate school level. On developing issues in employment law, he has been quoted in Entrepreneur Magazine and has spoken for television news.
In numerous cases, Mr. Rath has conducted litigation, motions and trials before state and federal courts and state and federal administrative agencies. He has handled cases in over twenty different jurisdictions throughout the nation. Mr. Rath is a member of the District of Columbia Bar, Virginia State Bar, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
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