2021 Employers in the Know Virtual Summit

The Macon Employer Committee and the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) will co-host the "Employers in the Know 2021" business summits.

These summits are designed to provide managers, human resources professionals, business owners, and supervisors with tips for handling management, compliance and operational effectiveness challenges COVID-19 has caused in the 2021 workplace.

This annual event, "Employers in the Know 2021", provides an opportunity to:

  • Hear from Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler as he discusses ways to overcome workforce challenges during a pandemic.
  • Receive valuable information about Employer Filed Claims from an Unemployment Insurance expert.
  • Get information from a Labor Law expert that helps with planning your business policies and actions in this complex legal and regulatory business environment.
  • Examine the five biggest trends facing today's workplace, what employers should understand about them and how businesses can take action moving forward.

Virtual summits are scheduled from 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM via Zoom. This event has been pre-approved for five (5) Professional Development Credits under SHRM-HRCI. The cost to register is $40.

SCHEDULE:

  • 9:00 am – 10:30 am THE WHOLE TRUTH ABOUT EMPLOYER FILED CLAIMS Crystal Singleton, UI Policy and Procedures Supervisor Georgia Department of Labor
  • 10:45 am – 12:00 pm LABOR LAW UPDATE 2021 W. Jonathan Martin III, Partner Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
  • 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm LUNCH BREAK
  • 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm REDESIGNING THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE: SHIFTING REALITIES Althea Barnette, Senior Training Consultant Georgia Department of Labor
  • 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm OVERCOMING CHALLENGES DURING A PANDEMIC Mark Butler, Commissioner of Labor Georgia Department of Labor

Click here to view the event flyer.