Breakfast Briefing to Help Employers Better Understand Harassment in the Workplace

COLUMBIA, SC - The employment and labor attorneys of Nexsen Pruet, LLC will present free breakfast briefings to employers in North and South Carolina to help them better understand harassment in the workplace.

"Harassment can hurt employees, disrupt the workplace, demand the human resources' attention, and end careers," said William Floyd, a Nexsen Pruet employment group member. "It's important to have to have a deep understanding of harassment, starting with exactly what harassment is." More than ten members of Nexsen Pruet's employment group are assisting with this important update. They will address legal issues for employers about recognizing and addressing workplace harassment, including such issues as:

• Understanding what harassment is (and what it is not)
• Responding to harassment: HR policies and investigations
• Dealing with workplace dating

TIME: 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. breakfast; 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. briefing

DATES:
April 26, 2005 - Columbia, SC
April 28, 2005 - Greenville, SC
May 3, 2005 - Charleston, SC
May 12, 2005 - Greensboro, NC
May 13, 2005 - Hilton Head, SC

WHERE: Nexsen Pruet offices or designated locations in Columbia, Greenville, Charleston, Greensboro and Hilton Head.

TO REGISTER: To sign up please complete the registration form and e-mail to Kim Stoudemire or fax it to (803) 253-8277.

NEXSEN PRUET, LLC is one of the largest law firms in the Carolinas, with more than 170 attorneys and offices in Columbia, Charleston, Greenville, Hilton Head, and Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Charlotte and Greensboro, N.C. Founded in 1945, Nexsen Pruet provides a broad range of legal services to the business community and represents companies and other entities in local, state, national, and international venues.