(INDIANAPOLIS) — Three human resources topics – leave issues, development of an HR strategy and employee policies – will be featured at upcoming Indiana Chamber workshops in Indianapolis.

Event details include:

• Leave Issues Seminar, September 30 at the Indiana Chamber Conference Center at 115 W. Washington St., Suite 850S in downtown Indianapolis, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Employers will learn to decipher the various laws and provisions with workplace leave. Topics will include military leave, the purpose and limitation of worker's compensation, Family and Medical Leave Act and latest legal developments. This seminar is presented by Ogletree Deakins. Cost: Indiana Chamber members, $299; non-members, $324.
• Senior HR Management Seminar: Building Your HR Strategy, October 7 at the Indiana Chamber Conference Center at 115 W. Washington St., Suite 850S in downtown Indianapolis, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Faced with complex issues regularly, human resources professionals must also focus on the big-picture critical issues that impact the company. This seminar provides attendees with the tools to maximize their HR impact through involvement in and implementation of strategic initiatives as well as strategies to effectively partner with management. Presented by Flashpoint, this course is ideal for human resources leadership, mid-level managers, business owners and department heads. Cost: Indiana Chamber members, $299; non-members, $324.
• Model Employee Policies Workshop, October 21 at the Indiana Chamber Conference Center at 115 W. Washington St., Suite 850S in downtown Indianapolis, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. New to the employee policies workshop this year is information on how a recent district court decision affects employee handbooks and whether companies should consider "love contracts" to prevent sexual harassment claims arising from consensual office relationships. Other new topics include duty-to-report policy, nursing mother policy and how to prepare for the possible passage of the Employee Free Choice Act. The workshop is presented by Bose McKinney & Evans LLP. Cost: Indiana Chamber members, $299; non-members, $324.

To register to attend, visit www.indianachamber.com/index.php/conferences or call (317) 264-6885 or (800) 824-6885.

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The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has been the state’s largest broad-based business advocacy organization for 86 years. The more than 4,800 member companies employ 800,000 Hoosier workers.