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HR ON TRIAL - March 6 2008
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The Legal Preparation of the HR Professional as a Litigation Witness 

This program consists of a three-part act simulation, where designated individuals will play the roles of an HR Professional, Victim, Harasser and Lawyer, with ongoing commentary by the attorney presenters.

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PAST PROGRAMS/SEMINARS

• Speaker at Women's Work Career Fair sponsored by the Women's Initiative of Nutley discussing entrepreneurship (March 15, 2011)
• Human Resource Professionals: The 'Key' Witness, Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) North Jersey-Rockland Chapter (October 21, 2009)
• Hot Tips For Handling Disciplinary & Discharge Cases, Kirsten Scheurer Branigan was a panelist, Essex County Bar Association (November 8, 2007)
• Legal Issues that Affect Women, Kirsten Scheurer Branigan presented to the Union-Essex Legal Professionals Association (January 2007)
• Kirsten Scheurer Branigan co-presented the innovative and interactive mock investigation workshop entitled “HR UNDER FIRE” to a statewide audience of Human Resources professionals at the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) Annual Garden State Conference in Long Branch, NJ (November 7, 2006)
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• Kirsten Scheurer Branigan co-presented the “HR UNDER FIRE” seminar to the Morris County SHRM chapter (October 11, 2006)
• Kirsten Scheurer Branigan was a panelist addressing Gender Equity Issues that affect Women in Business at a program by the NJ Division on Civil Rights and the Nutley Women’s Initiative (March 2006)
• Kirsten Scheurer Branigan was a speaker at Program for New Jersey Women Business Owners legal issues affecting women-owned businesses (March 2006)
• Kirsten Scheurer Branigan was a panelist addressing the legal issues that women face in the workplace at “Because We are Women –Celebrating Possibilities,” Fairleigh Dickinson University (October 2005)
• Kirsten Scheurer Branigan was a speaker on the legal issues that women face and an update on gender-based verdicts and settlements to the Central Jersey Women’s Network (2005)
• Kirsten Scheurer Branigan lectured to class of female entrepreneurs at Fairleigh Dickinson University and to women entrepreneurs through the Rutgers Small Business Development Center (2005)
• Kirsten Scheurer Branigan was a speaker to North Jersey Female Executives’ Association program on employment law issues (1999-2000)
• Frequent lecturer to Council on Education, a group focused on providing total solutions to the workforce challenges facing both public and private sector organizations on topics such as New Jersey Family Leave and federal Family and Medical Leave Act issues
  
• Kirsten Scheurer Branigan was a speaker on numerous topics such as forms of harassment and discrimination and liability under New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination, sexual harassment, disability (and family/FMLA) leave issues and strategies to minimize employment disputes, including, to the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) Convention, at the NJ State Parking Authority and Environmental Authority Conventions
• Kirsten Scheurer Branigan is a speaker for numerous different professional organizations, including, but not limited to, chamber of commerce groups and female executives’ associations on sexual harassment, FMLA, disability, pregnancy, and leaves of absence issues
• Kirsten Scheurer Branigan is a frequent speaker for presentations to law school students, college and high school students thinking about attending law school, particularly those enrolled in, or considering admission, to the Minority Student Program at Rutgers Law School - Newark

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