Event Details

Date

January 28 - January 31, 2019

Time

9:00am-4:00pm

Cost

At the Door
$55.00

Host

Ag Workforce Development Council

https://agworkforce.cals.cornell.edu/


Ag Workforce Development Council's Labor Roadshow II

January 28 - January 31, 2019


Experts from farms, private industry and Cornell University will focus on critical topics that affect all farm employers including: employee housing, onboarding, sexual harassment prevention, employee engagement, safety, wage and hour laws, and worker care.

Featured Speaker: Attorney Michael Sciotti
Mike's practice includes jury trials, investigations, labor audits, supervisory and employee training and claims under federal and state labor laws. He is a frequent speaker and author of articles regarding labor and employment issues. Mike is admitted to practice in New York and the District of Columbia. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association's Labor Law Section: Equal Opportunity Law as well as the Committee on Legislation.

Featured Topics:
  • Better Farm-Provided Employee Housing Management and Compliance
  • Onboarding New Employees
  • Sexual Harassment Prevention Policies and Training for NY Employers
  • Everyone Needs a Voice: Building Great Employee Relations
  • Dairy Safety and Compliance Update
  • Fruit & Vegetable Safety and Compliance Update
  • Federal and State Wage and Hour Laws
  • Worker Care: Let's Get Ahead of Our Customers and Regulators
Locations:

January 28, 2019
Livingood's Restaurant
697 Bear Swamp Rd
Peru, NY 12972

January 29, 2019
CCE Saratoga County
50 West High St.
Ballston Spa, NY 12020

January 30, 2019
NYS Fairgrounds Art & Home Center Building
581 State Fair Blvd.
Syracuse, NY 13209

January 31, 2019
CCE Ontario County
480 North Main Street Canandaigua, NY 14424

Each day: 9:00AM-4:00PM

Cost: $55 per person at the door

Register at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTVpBgr6-FbbRNWCU3aY2DSp8cWwiq_5zhMkDc5oAR0gDE5w/viewform

or call:
315-433-0100, ext. 5595

or see link at their website:
https://agworkforce.cals.cornell.edu




Labor Road Show II (PDF; 417KB)


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Questions? 
Contact Kelly Torrey  |  585-268-7644 ext. 10  |   KLB288@cornell.edu