Williams Parker Attorney Gail E. Farb to Present at Compliance Seminar for Employers

Gail E. Farb, an attorney with Williams Parker, is scheduled to present at Leading Edge Benefit Advisors’ “Compliance Playbook: Winning Strategies for Employer Success,” a half-day program geared toward business owners and human resources professionals seeking a proactive strategy to remain compliant in an ever-changing regulatory environment.

Ms. Farb will discuss preparing for a wage and hour investigation and will be joined by United States Department of Labor Wage and Hour Investigator R. Scott Hill, who will cover what to expect from a wage and hour investigation, and Dave Reid, VP Director of Operations at World of Beer, who will present on targeting millennials. The program will take place Wednesday, October 5, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa in Bonita Springs, Fla. Admission is $35 and three hours of Society for Human Resource Management Continuing Education Credits will be provided. For additional information and to register, please visit conta.cc/2cqyU30.

Ms. Farb has extensive experience in the area of labor and employment law. She advises private and public sector management clients regarding preventive measures in a wide range of employment matters, including federal and state discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, FMLA, NLRA, restrictive covenants, and whistleblower laws. She balances business and local government needs with legal risks and defends single-plaintiff cases and collective actions in administrative, state, and federal court proceedings. Ms. Farb designs and reviews employee handbooks and policies, as well as employment, severance, and settlement agreements. She assists clients with employee hiring, promotion, discipline, and termination issues; conducts workplace investigations; and develops corporate compliance programs. She also represents management in alternative dispute resolution, such as mediation and arbitration.