October 31, 2009

November 2009 TTRA Meeting: HR Law and Candidate Conversations

Join us for the next Triangle Technical Recruiters Association meeting on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at the NCSU University Club.

Please arrive at 11:30 to register and get lunch. The program will start at 11:45 with networking from 12:30 to 1:00.

Topic: HR Law and Candidate Conversations

Presented by: Theresa Sprain, Attorney,
                                 Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice

The November TTRA meeting will focus on what subjects are legal or illegal for recruiters to ask of candidates.  We will also examine what actions can get a recruiter in trouble with a candidate or a client company. 

Building upon her experience as a product liability litigator handling multi-party, multi-state lawsuits, Theresa is a member of the Labor and Employment Practice Group, concentrating her practice on litigation.  She is particularly focused on litigation regarding gender, age, race, and disability discrimination and retaliation matters; arbitration of employment contract disputes; and counseling employers on human resources policies and employment law compliance.  She represents a broad spectrum of clients, including manufacturers, hospitals, universities and service companies, ranging in size from local businesses to national corporations.

Theresa holds a B.A., Economics from Willamette University and a J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law.  She was admitted to the NC bar in 1997 and is active in the Wake Forest Law Alumni Council and is a Volunteer Advisor at North Carolina State University.

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