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ASSOCIATIONINSIGHT Portable Sanitation Association International News BIWEEKLY EDITION MARCH 3, 2021 Page 9 Continued on page 10 PSAI Assists Members in Addressing Employment Law Questions I n addition to selling services, planning routes, and disposing of waste, portable sanitation firms are often faced with one other set of vexing questions: managing employee relations. Whether it pertains to fair hiring practices, wage and hour concerns, creating pay, benefit, and reward structures, or terminating an employee, the issues can be complicated. Smaller companies that don't deal with these things often can feel especially at sea on how to handle things. The PSAI is pleased to announce that we will be joined by an expert in employment law at our April 1, 2021 virtual roundtable. Members are invited to send questions and topics that would be especially helpful to have covered to the PSAI by March 25, 2021. While there won't be time to address everything that may be submitted, our speaker will look for themes in the issues and address those areas of interest. Send your topic ideas to karleenk@psai.org. The origin of submissions will be kept anonymous unless otherwise requested. We will also reserve some time for live questions and answers at the end of the session. Get to Know Our Speaker Phyllis Karasov is a shareholder with Larkin Hoffman Attorneys in Minneapolis. She advises businesses on labor and employment matters, with clients from a variety of sectors including construction, manufacturing, higher education, K-12 private education, nonprofit and healthcare. She provides counsel in all areas of human resources, including hiring, handbooks, regulatory compliance, discrimination, sexual harassment, discipline and termination, Americans with Disabilities Act, OSHA rules and the Family and Medical Leave Act. As a former National Labor Relations Board attorney, Phyllis is often called upon to represent clients in labor union matters including arbitrations, collective bargaining agreements and union contracts. In higher education, Phyllis is an experienced and trained investigator of Title IX complaints. Phyllis has substantial experience drafting, interpreting, and enforcing noncompetition agreements, confidentiality agreements, and separation agreements. She also has deep experience developing and drafting employee handbooks and other types of employment documents and policies. She often represents clients before administrative agencies and in state and federal courts. • Represented employers in complaints of discrimination filed with Minnesota Department of Human Rights, Saint Paul Department of Human Rights, Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. • Represented employers in state and federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citations and administrative law hearing process, resulting in rescission of citations or significant reductions in the penalty or seriousness of the alleged violation. • Represented a construction contractor in a jurisdictional dispute. • Advised numerous employers on proper classification of workers as employees or independent contractors. • Advised numerous employers on exempt and nonexempt status of employees and other FLSA issues. Phyllis Karasov