Deena assists clients with affirmative action issues and Department of Labor audits and investigations. She counsels management on diversity initiatives, day-to-day human resources matters, drafts employment agreements and policies, and conducts audits. Deena also frequently trains management and non-management employees on human resources matters, including general employment law principles, harassment, ADA/FMLA, interviewing and management skills. She represents and has successfully defended employers with agency charges and state/federal court lawsuits on matters involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, FMLA, wage/hour, and employment contracts. Professional Associations & Memberships · Kansas Bar Association · Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association · The Missouri Bar · Society for Human Resources Management News & Publications News 9.13.11, Compliance Week: New OFCCP Compensation Review Program May Complicate Matters for Federal Contractors 1.4.08, Blackwell Sanders Elects 12 New Partners Publications 1.11.12, OFCCP Document Requests as an Unreasonable Search and Seizure 1.6.12, Congress Overrules OFCCP: TRICARE Providers Are Not OFCCP Subcontractors 12.21.11, OFCCP Wants To Know: Can Employers Attain a Workforce Goal of 7 Percent Disabled Employees? 11.29.11, Responding to OFCCP Document Requests Post-United Space, Law 360 11.17.11, Responding to OFCCP document requests after United Space Alliance v. Solis 10.3.11, Morbid Obesity as a Disability Under the ADA 8.25.11, Don't Forget: Title VII Applies Overseas 8.18.11, OFCCP Targets Compensation: Are You Ready? 7.26.11, EEO-1 and VETS-100/100A Deadlines are Coming Again - Are You Ready? 7.15.11, OFCCP's regulatory agenda signals increased enforcement efforts 7.11.11, Department of Labor's July 7, 2011, Regulatory Agenda Signals Increased Enforcement Efforts 7.11.11, FAAPs are back, but with significant changes 7.7.11, New FAR rules on equal opportunity for veterans 5.24.11, Proposed Changes to OFCCP Scheduling Letter 5.10.11, United Space Alliance's temporary agreement with OFCCP 4.27.11, OFCCP Releases Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Protected Veterans 3.2.11, OFCCP Releases Active Case Enforcement Directive 2.23.11, Recent OFCCP Developments 2.9.11, Contractor Employees Subject to Government Background Check 1.1.11, Affirmative Action Requirements Come to Hospitals: Are You in Compliance? Journal of Health Care Compliance 10.26.10, OFCCP Jurisdiction Extends to Hospitals Participating in TRICARE Program 7.15.10, EEO-1 and VETS-100/100A Deadlines are Coming - Are You Ready? 6.21.10, Government Contractors Must Notify of Labor Law Rights Beginning June 21, 2010 11.2.09, New Legislation Expands FMLA Military Leave 6.19.09, Supreme Court Adopts "But For" Rule for ADEA Cases 3.19.09, DOL Releases Opinions on Reducing Hours for Salaried Employees 1.1.03, Employee Eligibility for FMLA Leave: When Do Twelve Months Mean Twelve Months, and Other Mysterious Issues, Society for Human Resource Management White Paper 1.1.92, Using Compulsory Arbitration to Resolve EEO Disputes, New York Law Journal Events 1.26.12, Employment Obligations of Federal Contractors and Subcontractors
Webinars 1.25.12, Practical Legal Guidelines for Contracting with the Federal Government
Webinars 10.12.11, Labor & Employment Seminar
Kansas City, MO
Seminars 6.19.11, Legal Update, American Public Transportation Association's Risk Management Conference
Des Moines, IA
Speaking Engagements 1.26.11, Contracting with the Federal Government: Practical Legal Guidelines for Working with the Country's Largest Customer
Washington, D.C.
Webinars 9.28.10, Labor & Employment Seminar
Kansas City, MO
Seminars 9.17.09, Labor & Employment Seminar
Kansas City, MO
Seminars 1.9.09, New FMLA Regulations Update
Kansas City, MO
Seminars 9.25.08, Labor & Employment Seminar
Kansas City, MO
Seminars 4.25.08, Higher Education Seminar
Kansas City, MO
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