Long Island Breakfast Series - Between the Lines: Policies, Handbooks, and Agreements That Actually Protect Your Organization

Join Jackson Lewis P.C. and Long Island SHRM for their annual Workplace Law Breakfast Series.

Every employer has an employee handbook, offer letters, and workplace policies — but too often these documents create are drafted without a strategic focus and create exposure. This session gives HR professionals a framework for strategic drafting, updating, and enforcing core employment documents that serve as an organization's critical line of legal defense. From arbitration agreements and at-will disclaimers to leave policies and social media rules, attendees will learn what works, what backfires, and what needs updating right now

Key Subtopics:

• Handbook essentials: which policies New York employers must have, which ones 
courts scrutinize most, and how to keep language current with recent legal 
changes 
• Arbitration and class action waiver agreements: enforceability, recent challenges, 
and drafting for maximum protection 
• At-will employment disclaimers and offer letter language: common mistakes that 
erode at-will status 
• Aligning written policies with actual practice: how gaps between handbook 
language and workplace reality create legal exposure 
• Policy updates HR should prioritize now: paid leave stacking, accommodation 
procedures, anti-retaliation language, and AI/technology use policies 

Agenda:

Registration and Breakfast | 8:00—8:30 a.m.

Program | 8:30—10:00 a.m.

Pricing for Individual Sessions:

$50—SHRM LI Member

$75—Non-Member

Pricing for Series Bundle:

$315 —SHRM LI Member

$472.50 — Non-Member