(May 10, 2004. Manchester, NH) - Attorney Diana K. Wieland of Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green, PA will speak at the 2004 New England Homeland Security Conference on Thursday, May 27, at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT. In her discussion of "The Role of Human Resource Management in Homeland Security," Ms. Wieland will explore the legal issues created by policies and systems put in place to protect the workforce and workplace against threats, including those posed by employees or customers. Together, she and co-presenter Ann McArdle will discuss employment practices and laws that deal with the threat of violence in the workplace and protect employees and businesses.
Attorney Wieland's practice focuses on employment and labor law representing management exclusively. She joined Sheehan Phinney in 2002 and has represented management in employment and labor law matters for more than twenty years. She is a member of the Missouri Bar with application to the New Hampshire Bar. Prior to law school, she worked for the National Labor Relations Board in St. Louis for four years as a field examiner. She has represented employers before the National Labor Relations Board, the EEOC, the U.S. Department of Labor, OFCCP and numerous state agencies. She also has worked with employers during union-organizing campaigns, negotiated labor agreements, and represented employers in arbitration cases. A frequent speaker on employment and labor topics for companies and seminar groups throughout the country, Ms. Wieland has trained managers and supervisors in all areas of employment law and practice, including sexual harassment, ADA, FMLA, interviewing, hiring, evaluations, Title IX and COBRA.
Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green, PA is a regional business law firm with offices in Manchester and Concord, NH, and in Boston, MA. The firm provides a broad range of sophisticated legal services to businesses and institutions in traditional and emerging areas of the law. Its diverse client base includes local and regional businesses, as well as national and international businesses with interests in the Northeast.
The conference is a cooperative program of the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the OSHA Training Institute Education Center for New England at Keene State College. To learn more about the conference, call 1.800.449.6742.
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