This class is offered by the NPML Program at UMSL

“Employment Handbook Must Haves”

Time/date: December 12^th, 2019 from 2:00 to 5:00 in room 410 of the Social Science and Business (“SSB”) building on the UMSL North Campus

Contact person and Department:

Dan Sise

Assistant Professional Practice Professor

and Coodinator of the Nonprofit Management & Leadership Program

University of Missouri St. Louis

412 Tower

One University Boulevard

St. Louis, MO 63121-4400

314-516-6378

fax: 314-516-4245

sised@umsl.edu

www.umsl.edu/npml

Class description:

This engaging class will cover key HR topics, with a focus on the essential employment policies a non-profit needs to include in its handbook. Topics will include discrimination/retaliation policies and reporting procedures, leave policies, copyright and trademark issues, and policies related to performance evaluations and employee discipline.

Presenters:

Mollie G. Mohan practices law with the law firm of Tueth Keeney Cooper Mohan and Jackstadt. Her practice focuses primarily on the areas of labor & employment and higher education, with an emphasis on litigation and appeals. Mollie represents colleges, universities, and private employers in labor and employment matters at the administrative, trial, and appellate level. Prior to joining the firm, Mollie worked at a large-sized litigation firm in Saint Louis. While in law school, Mollie was a student law clerk to the Honorable Jean C. Hamilton of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

Kylie S. Piatt also practices law with the law firm of Tueth Keeney Cooper Mohan and Jackstadt. Her practice focuses primarily on the areas of education, school litigation, and labor and employment law. She represents school districts throughout Missouri with respect to employment and termination matters, special education, Section 504, student rights, the Missouri Open Meetings Act, and civil rights. Kylie also assists school districts with managing various intellectual property law matters, such as enforcement of copyright and trademark rights and infringement defense. Prior to joining the firm, Kylie worked for a small firm in St. Louis practicing community association law, representing condominium and homeowners association boards. Before attending law school, Kylie taught 7th and 8th grade Communication Arts at Ethel Hedgeman Lyle Academy as a corps members with Teach for America – St. Louis.