If you still feel a bit bowled over by the rapid rise of social media in the workplace, this is the workshop for you!  Karen  Main and Chuck Passaglia will provide you with a basic introduction to the most popular social media sites used today.  You will take a visual tour to the most popular sites and then learn about potential legal issues that can arise from the use of social media, whether you are using it to connect with your customers, recruit new employees or market your services.  Get informed and get your questions answered at this workshop! 

After attending this session, participants will:

1. Be aware of the broad applications of social media, including training and development

2. Recognize human resources and legal issues arising from the use of social media

3. Have guidance on the creation of a social media policy

About our speakers:

Chuck Passaglia is an employment lawyer in Denver, Colorado.  He also founded and manages Employment Law Solutions, Inc., a human resources consulting firm, which specializes in conducting workplace investigations and training the entire workforce in critical employment law compliance matters, including managing employees’ absences and protections under the anti-discrimination laws.  Previously, he was a litigation associate with Moye Giles in Denver and in-house employment law counsel for Mountain States Employers Council, Inc.  He is a regular contributor to human resources publications and a lively and entertaining presenter at national and local conferences.  In addition, he is an adjunct faculty member at Regis University; the former Legislative Affairs Director for the Colorado State Society for Human Resource Management; and a volunteer ombudsman for the Colorado Committee for the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.  He is also a Captain in the Navy Reserve and is a veteran of Operation Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf.  Chuck received a degree in Philosophy from St. Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri and his law degree from the University of Denver.  At the University of Denver, he served on the Board of Editors of the Denver University Law Review.

Karen Main is currently the Training Specialist for the City of Englewood where she designs and implements creative educational and OD solutions.  Her award-winning programs continue to capture local, regional and national attention.  She has over eleven years of public-sector training experience.  Prior to coming to work in the public sector, Karen taught  at the college and university level.  She has a Master's degree in Sociology from the University of Denver, is a certified Emergenetics associate and is a Certified Specialist through IPMA-HR.    She has served as President of the Colorado chapter of IPMA-HR for the past four years.