Speaker Profile
DEIRDRE KAMBER TODD
Deirdre Kamber Todd is the Managing Partner of the Kamber Law Group, P.C., a next-generation law-firm located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. With twenty years’ experience, Deirdre’s areas of practice include business law, employment law, healthcare law, and HIPAA. In addition to her legal practice, she has provided training and education for both the general public and special interest organizations. She presents at national, state, and local conferences have taught as an adjunct professor for several colleges, and regularly provides training to private clients. She has provided perspectives and interviews with Bloomberg News, NPR, SHRM, and other publications and has received client and legal awards for her work.

Deirdre Kamber Todd
Recorded Webinar
60 Minutes
A Guide to HIPAA and Health Information Privacy
If you are in healthcare or work with those in healthcare, you need to understand HIPAA, the broadest and all-encompassing healthcare law of the 1990s and 2000s. From its Security Rules to Business Associate Agreements, from its COVID-based telehealth provisions to its antidiscrimination laws, HIPAA goes well beyond the common view that it is a law of “additional paperwork, whispering names in waiting rooms..

Deirdre Kamber Todd
Recorded Webinar
90 Minutes
Cannabis in the Workplace: Has the U.S. Gone to Pot?
We will discuss the growth in the legalization of cannabis across the United States. We will discuss the laws, policies, procedures, and best practices relating to medical cannabis, recreational cannabis use, illegal use, and other drug issues in the workplace. Areas CoveredThe “new” cannabis on the market and how to recognize itState cannabis lawsAntidiscrimination lawsFederal laws and bills on cannabisThe..

Deirdre Kamber Todd
Recorded Webinar
60 Minutes
Cannabis Legalization in 2023
With more than eighty percent of the states having passed marijuana legalization laws in some form, and the legalization of cannabis study by the federal government, the age of cannabis reform may be on the horizon. So, what does this mean for employers? It means that all of the federal laws dealing with medical issues, including disability, serious health conditions, and antidiscrimination would be obligat..

Deirdre Kamber Todd
Recorded Webinar
60 Minutes
How COVID has Reshaped the ADA, the FMLA and Worker's Compensation to Create a New Bermuda Triangle of Medical Leave Laws
This program will explore the complexities of the three primary medical leave laws, the ADA, FMLA and worker's compensation and how they have changed due to COVID. We will also explore recent changes that have occurred within various government agencies, including the department of labor and the EEOC, as well as judicial holding that have changed the face of how these laws work together. The best practices,..

Deirdre Kamber Todd
Recorded Webinar
60 Minutes
LGBTQIA+ in 2023: Compliance and Best Practices
This program will cover a variety of aspects of the LGBTQIA+ community and its relationship to the workplace. We will discuss the many definitions applying to the LGBTQIA+ community, trends in gender fluidity, the value of “HR as PR” in worker diversity, the antidiscrimination provisions of Title VII and other federal laws to the LGBTQIA+ workers, the application of wage and benefits laws to LGB..

Deirdre Kamber Todd
Recorded Webinar
60 Minutes
Multistate Handbooks in 2022: When Laws and Policies Collide
With the explosion in litigation in the past decade, employee handbooks have changed from employee benefit explanations to legal compliance manuals. These policy collections have grown even more complex when you are present in multiple states where different laws apply. So, what is an employer to do when they are present in states with different laws and requirements? New handbooks every time? Adding footno..

Deirdre Kamber Todd
Recorded Webinar
90 Minutes
New Employee Orientation and Onboarding for Retention and Success
Onboarding is a new approach to employee orientation that goes beyond just settling your employees in. It engages, integrates, and gets your new hires productive quicker — directly improving retention rates and the overall success of your organization. Research shows that a systematic comprehensive onboarding process is good business. In fact, formal onboarding increases the chance of keeping a new employee..

Deirdre Kamber Todd
Recorded Webinar
75 Minutes
Salary History Bans: The Next Pay Equity Frontier in 2022
It’s the job interview question you’d love to dodge: What’s your current, or most recent, salary? A low Figure could limit your starting pay. I high number might make you seem too expensive. Now, several states and cities are banning the question as part of efforts to ensure pay equity for women and minorities, but some companies say the new laws represent yet another intrusion into their businesses.It is o..

Deirdre Kamber Todd
Recorded Webinar
60 Minutes
Stopping Your Leave Abusers
In order to protect against leave abuse, employers must understand the in’s and out’s of each type of statutory leave. They must know the types of leave available and under what conditions. Their policies and procedures must be integrated and work seamlessly. Lastly, they must take a hard stand against an employee seeking to abuse their leave opportunities. This program will give you a step-by-s..

Deirdre Kamber Todd
Recorded Webinar
60 Minutes
Surveillance in the Workplace: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly
Employee surveillance, whether in the workplace, connected to a remote workplace, attached to a work vehicle, or used with a cell phone, requires thorough understanding of the legal implications. There is no simple compliance umbrella for surveillance; the requirements are different for each method or methods used.This program will explore all the major options available for employee surveillance, and it wi..

Deirdre Kamber Todd
Recorded Webinar
60 Minutes
The Good, Bad and Ugly of PTO in 2023 (and Why you Need to Ditch PTO as a Policy)
This program will explore PTO. We will examine the benefits and detriment of PTO policies, the procedural problems that arise with application of PTO, the legal compliance issues that arise with PTO, and the alternatives to a holistic PTO policy toward employee leave. Areas Covered Definitions of PTO The benefits of PTOThe detriments of PTOThe impact of the federal laws on PTO and the compliance concerns th..

Deirdre Kamber Todd
Recorded Webinar
60 Minutes
The New 80-20: Drug Testing and the Laws on Marijuana
This program will cover what you need to include for drug testing, why you need drug testing information, the significance of drug testing under SAMHSA, distinctions in testing that can emerge, and what you need to include in our handbook, as well as other critical issues in drug testing for prescriptions, interactions, and other hot testing issues. Areas CoveredGeneral understanding of the impo..

Busted! Top Employee Handbook Mistakes of 2020
Do you know the top ten provisions of your employee handbook that can get your company in legal trouble? You need to, and you need to fix these issues immediately. This webinar will focus on your company’s employee handbook pitfalls, the omissions that you need to add, and the right language to avoid creating legal lability. Make sure you attend this program to find out what dangers are hiding in your handb..

Effective HR at Work: Creating a High-Performance Workplace
As Human Resources, we are always balancing a the tightrope between keeping the C-suite happy and effectively working with our employees. It is neither simple nor easy. Our jobs are a lot easier when we work in a culture of highly motivated employees who want to do their best every day. But how to reach that pinnacle? Motivating employees is difficult, but not impossible; using a few tried and true techni..

Surviving an EEOC Investigation
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has come knocking -- uh, oh....what do you do now? Well, this program has the answers. Too many employers think that the EEOC process is a hazard to be survived, and the next, even more evil, step, also known as litigation, is a bridge crossed at a later date. Believe it or not, going through the EEOC's process can provide a lot of useful tips and tools to a savvy..