ROSELAND, N.J./August 20, 2009 -- Michael A. Shadiack, Connell Foley Senior Associate, presented at the Associated General Contractors of New Jersey's human resources best practices seminar on August 18, 2009 in Edison, New Jersey. Mr. Shadiack spoke on hiring, disciplining, and firing best practices, as well as drafting practical and enforceable personnel policies and procedures. In addition, he provided practical compliance advice on: New Jersey Paid Family Leave Law, Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Employee Free Choice Act, the new regulations under the Family and Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, the new federal immigration compliance procedures, and the COBRA subsidies under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Mr. Shadiack is a member of the firm's Labor and Employment Law practice group. He regularly presents on traditional and cutting edge labor and employment topics, and conducts training on avoiding workplace harassment to the private and public sectors, non-profit organizations, and institutions of higher education.
For the past 30 years, the firm has served as general counsel to the Associated General Contractors of New Jersey. The Associated General Contractors of New Jersey is a statewide association of general and specialty contractors involved in heavy and highway construction, site development, and utility contracting on public and private projects. It is one of ninety-six state chapters all belonging to Associated General Contractors of America, the largest national construction association in the nation.