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    • 04 Sep 2025
    • 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
    • Webinar
    Register

    Thursday, September 4, 2025


    Remote Meeting

    8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Networking Opportunity

    8:15 AM - 8:30 AM Welcome from Jennifer Vining

                 8:30 AM - 8:55 Legal Update and Q&A with our Legislative Director Debra Dyleski-Najjar, Esquire

                 9:00 - 10:30 Program

          1.5 SHRM & HRCI credits Pending

    TOPIC: "On the Cutting Edge: Top Workplace Investigations Trends, Including AI Issues"

    Through an interactive and engaging session, you will hear from an industry leader about recent trends in workplace investigations. As workplace laws change for employers, and sentiments and expectations evolve for employees, workplace investigators are seeing new issues and guidelines emerge. This session will help you identify and prepare for top challenges and opportunities associated with these trends. Spoiler alert, AI made the top of the list, so this session will explore what to expect in the AI arena.


      Our Speaker: Sue Ann Van Dermyden, JD, AWI-CH

      Sue Ann Van Dermyden, JD, AWI-CH, is a Senior Partner of Van Dermyden Makus Law Corporation, an investigations law firm. As an employment attorney since 1993, Sue Ann leads a team of 30+ attorneys who conduct workplace and campus investigations. Sue Ann is a thought leader in the field, as a founding member and past President of the Association of Workplace Investigators, and as an adjunct professor teaching law students about workplace investigations. Sue Ann also provides expert witness testimony on the sufficiency of investigations. She is a national speaker who regularly provides training and presentations on workplace and campus investigations.


      Our Sponsor: Interesting in Sponsoring? Contact Julie Moore at jmoore@employmentpg.com


      Location: Webinar


      For more information:

      Contact: Caitlin Clary

      Email:  cclary@borislow.com

      Drop here!
      • 06 Nov 2025
      • 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
      • Webinar
      Register

      Thursday, November 6, 2025


      Remote Meeting

      8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Networking Opportunity

      8:15 AM - 8:30 AM Welcome from Jennifer Vining

                   8:30 AM - 8:55 Legal Update and Q&A with our Legislative Director Debra Dyleski-Najjar, Esquire

                   9:00 - 10:30 Program

            1.5 SHRM & HRCI credits Pending

      TOPIC: "Creating Better Cultures Through The Eight Play Personalities"

      In the quest to cultivate a vibrant corporate culture, many workplaces adopt trendy perks—think ping pong tables, kombucha on tap, and kindergarten-styles office spaces. Ones that mimic the offices of Silicon Valley. Yet these fancy perks can create issues. These perks don't cater to all employees and can promote cultures of forced fun.

      There is a better way to create a more vibrant culture. Join Paul Lopushinsky, founder of Playficient, for a unique session on the Eight Play Personalities. You will learn what the Eight Play Personalities are, and how they apply to your own life.

      We'll discuss the Eight Play Personalities, and how to tap into them in your workplace. By understanding the different play personalities of your team, you'll be able to create a culture that is engaging and fun for everyone.

      Learning Objectives:

      • Learn what the Eight Play Personalities are and how they apply to your own life.
      • Learn why most organizations only cater to 1-3 of the Eight Play Personalities.
      • Learn how to integrate the Eight Play Personalities into the workplace.
      • Discover how to identify and celebrate the Play Personalities within your team.

        Our Speaker: Paul Lopushinsky

        Paul Lopushinsky (Law-puh-shin-ski) is the founder of Playficient, a consultancy helping organizations create better employee experiences.

        Areas of focus for Playficient include the following:

        • Employee Journey Mapping for identifying the strengths and shortcomings of the employee experience

        • Utilizing the Eight Play Personalities to create better work cultures that don't rely on fancy office perks or forced fun

        Paul has worked with organizations and associations such as Ronald McDonald House, The British Columbia Lottery Corporation, UXPressia, the Society for Human Resource Management, the Association for Talent Development and Culture Amp.

        Paul’s work has been featured in the BBC, Harvard Business Review, Association for Talent Development, and People Managing People.



        Our Sponsor: Interesting in Sponsoring? Contact Julie Moore at jmoore@employmentpg.com


        Location: Webinar


        For more information:

        Contact: Caitlin Clary

        Email:  cclary@borislow.com

        Drop here!

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