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How and Why to Become an Employer of Choice
This session is repeated at 1:30pm; 1.0 SHRM & HRCI GENERAL) Credits/THIS SESSION IS AVAILABLE FOR ON DEMAND
Location: Leopardwood/Rosewood
Date: Thursday, September 26, 2024 Beginning at 7:00 AM
Session Duration
1.0

Learning Objective
  • Characteristics of an employer of choice
  • Benefits of being an employer of choice
  • Ways to be more inclusive in recruiting and retention
  • Session Speaker

    Amanda Smith

    Attorney
    Kastner, Westman & Wilkins, LLC

    More About Amanda Smith

    Amanda Smith, a Shareholder at Akron boutique labor and employment law firm Kastner Westman & Wilkins, represents employers in many types of labor and employment matters, including with labor negotiations and arbitration as well as charges before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Ohio Civil Rights Commission and other state fair employment practice agencies. She also counsels employers on litigation and alternative dispute resolution matters, as well as wage/hour compliance, performance and leave management, discipline, and workplace policies. Amanda firmly believes in the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I). In furtherance of her commitment to advancing DE&I initiatives both at K|W|W and beyond, in December 2021, Amanda completed the National Diversity Council’s DiversityFIRST certification program to become a National Diversity Council Certified Diversity Professional and regularly counsels employers on DE&I-related matters.