Event Details
APRIL CHAPTER MEETING
| Date: | April 9, 2019, 11:15am – 1:00pm |
| Organizer: | Cedar Valley SHRM |
| Location: | ELKS CLUB 407 E PARK AVE WATERLOO, IA 50703 |
| Event Type: | Meeting |
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Common Obstacles to Discipline
by: Matt Brick, Brick Gentry Law
Matt and Erin will speak about how employers have a great deal of responsibility in maintaining a productive and satisfied workforce. During the course of operating a business, there will be challenges; however, you can minimize the impact of employee disciplinary issues by understanding the cause and how to correct them. This seminar will focus on common issues and helpful solutions to typical problems in areas, such as:
- Attendance and Punctuality;
- Violation of Company Rules; and
- Low Productivity or Insubordination.
About Matt Brick:
Matt Brick is a shareholder of Brick Gentry P.C. His practice involves business transactions along withproviding legal guidance for a number of cities and other public corporations. In addition, Matt representsboth businesses and governments in a variety of labor and employment issues.
For his business clients, Matt handles a variety of matters ranging from: forming business entities such ascorporations, limited liability companies and partnerships; negotiating contracts, assisting with the purchaseand sale of businesses; and entering in equity sales and/or joint ventures with outside parties.
His municipal practice covers issues such as ordinance drafting, prosecutions, contract preparation, litigationdefense and handling real estate issues. Matt has experience with municipal issues involving governmentalimmunity, open records, open meetings, constitutional rights and eminent domain.
Matt’s employment practice involves advising employers on employee discipline, assisting with drafting,reviewing and revising employment policies, and handling hiring and reduction issues. Matt also works withemployers on union-related matters, such as unfair labor practice charges and negotiating collectivebargaining
agreements.
About Erin Clanton:
Erin Clanton is a shareholder of Brick Gentry P.C. The majority of Erin’s practice is focused on therepresentation of municipalities. She also handles a wide variety of employment matters; performs generalreal estate work, including title examination and loan closing services; and assists creditors in their relationswith debtors, both in and outside the bankruptcy realm. Erin also serves as the City Attorney for Nevada,Iowa, and provides assistance to a number of other Iowa public entities. Erin graduated from the University ofIowa in 2002 with degrees in English and Finance. In 2005, she graduated from Creighton University Law School and joined Brick Gentry as an associate. Erin became a shareholder of Brick Gentry in 2009.
