Event Details

Date

January 14, 2019

Time

8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Location

Holiday Inn at Exit 37
441 Electronics Parkway
Liverpool, NY 13088

Host

Cornell Cooperative Extension Agricultural Workforce Development
Rich Stup
(607) 255-7890

www.agworkforce.cals.cornell.edu


Becker Forum

January 14, 2019

Becker Forum

Washington Update: What Can We Expect From the New Congress and the Administration?
Attorney Lynn Jacquez, CJ Lake LLC, Washington DC

Sexual Harassment Prevention, What You Must Know and Do as an Employer
Attorney Michael Sciotti, Barclay Damon Law Firm, Syracuse, NY

Other Key Topics:

New York State Labor and Health Updates and Discussion

Role of the State Monitor Advocate and Services for Finding Local Workers

How Dairy Farms are Getting Workers Using H-2A

Immigration Enforcement Trends and Worksite Issues

Financing Farm Worker Housing

Housing Issues Grower Panel: Best Practices for Managing Employer-provided Housing
Registration fee is $95 for the first person and $85 for additional registrants from the same organization until January 5, 2019.

After January 5, registration is $120/person.

For a complete agenda and to register: http://nysvga.org/expo/information/
-or-
email: nysvegetablegrowers@gmail.com

Hosted by CCE Ag Workforce Development and the NYS Vegetable Growers Association.



2019 Becker Forum Flyer (PDF; 483KB)

2019 Becker Forum Agenda (PDF; 22KB)


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