Bootcamp 2022: Essentials of Human Resources

Megan is an associate with Walter | Haverfield in the Education and Labor & Employment groups. She focuses her practice on providing general counsel to school districts in board governance, personnel, and student matters, including discipline, records, board policies and procedures, collective bargaining agreements, arbitration, parliamentary procedure, residency and custody disputes, social media, Constitutional rights, and discrimination concerns. Megan also assists districts with collective bargaining needs, including contract review and negotiation.

Kate Davis is a member of Bricker & Eckler's Education group and practices in the firm's Dayton office. She counsels public sector clients on a variety of issues with a particular emphasis on labor and employment matters, including collective bargaining, grievance arbitration and representing employers before the State Employment Relations Board. She also partners with school districts and higher education institutions on a variety of issues, including administration of policies, public records issues, student affairs, constitutional issues, real property tax valuation and exemption laws and compliance with federal laws. Kate regularly advises clients regarding employment and labor-related matters involving Title VII, FMLA, ADEA, ADA, FLSA and R.C. Section 4112 issues, and frequently assists clients with policy revision and training.

Jason Stuckey advises a multitude of public sector clients with a focus on school districts and higher education institutions. He advises clients on compliance with a wide array of issues including but not limited to federal and state labor and employment issues, employee disciplinary concerns, contract issues, licensure issues, FERPA issues, ethics issues, the Ohio Open Meetings Act, student-related disciplinary matters, residency and custody disputes, public records requests, FERPA, and the drafting and implementation of policies. Jason also has extensive experience representing clients in collective bargaining negotiations, labor arbitrations, and employee grievances. He has also represented clients before the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, state and federal courts; including the Court of Appeals. Jason has also advised higher education clients on Title IX and NCAA compliance issues.

Brad Bennett is an employment and labor attorney who works with public sector employers, including school districts, townships, municipalities, county agencies and boards of developmental disabilities. Experienced in state and federal employment and labor compliance, he counsels and represents public clients in all aspects of labor law, including negotiation and administration of collective bargaining agreements, grievances, mediations and arbitrations. Additionally, he comprehensively represents employers in employment litigation in both federal and state courts and defends employers before various administrative agencies, including the EEOC,OCRC, SERB and the SPBR. Brad also drafts, revises and reviews employee handbooks, policies and job descriptions, as well as conducts internal investigations and in-house training.

Tony began his Ohio workers’ compensation career in 1997 managing a small but mighty Business Services team of colleagues.  He joined CompManagement, now Sedgwick, in 2009 as a Senior Analyst in their Rates and Underwriting Department.  In 2011 he transitioned to Client Services where he had oversight responsibilities of the Ohio SchoolComp Program, and he currently serves as Director of Client Services with oversight responsibilities of many prominent workers’ compensation programs in both the private and public sectors.

Since1994 Roger has been perfecting best practices in unemployment costcontrol.  His extensive training and experience have positioned him to effectively manage all aspects of unemployment, in all U.S. states and variousterritories.  He is a frequent facilitator for unemployment, often leading instructional engagements on unemployment cost control strategies for employers.  Currently he is a member of the World Speakers Association, the American Professional Speakers Association, the Ohio Speakers Association, and the International Association of Workforce Professionals.

Terry Harrell has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, specializing in 403(b) and 457 plans. As Voya’s Ohio Valley Regional Vice President for Tax-Exempt Markets, he is responsible for new business and on-going service for public schools throughout central and southern Ohio. Terry is a graduate of Bowling Green State University and resides in Dublin, Ohio.