Laurdan Associates Inc.
Professional Activities
Laurdan consultants are frequent authors, lecturers, and advisors on HR management and employment practices liability risk management issues. Laurdan consultants have also testified before Congress and state legislatures and agencies. Recent professional activities include:
Publications and Articles
In addition to ELLA®, now in its ninth edition, Laurdan consultants have written, edited, reviewed, and contributed materials for numerous publications, including: HR Magazine, the Journal of Compensation and Benefits, the Loss Control Quarterly, Outsourcing Journal, and Worksite Solutions. Laurdan consultants also authored the chapter on Unemployment Insurance Cost management for the Employee Benefits Handbook, Warren, Gorham, Lamont publishers, and reviewed Employment Termination Source Book, SHRM publisher, and Human Resources, Barron's Educational Series, Inc., ppublisher. Recent publication and articles include:
- The Evolution of HR Audits. Authored white pater.
- HR Performance 2008; HRLeaders.org, KIM Sites, Inc. Provide subjected matter expertise on HR metrics.
- Using technology to help organizations with staffing issues; The Denver Post; May 2008. Interviewed for the article.
- Unemployment benefits get closer for part-timers; The Daily Record; March 17, 2008. Interviewed for the article.
Workshops, Seminars, and Broadcasts in 2009
- Weathering the Storm: Effective Recession-Savvy Strategy
National audio conference for BLR
- Using HR Audits to Manage Risk During the Recession
National webinar for BNA
- HR Metrics: How to Measure-and Maximize-The Strategic Value of Your Workforce
National audio conference for BLR
- Employment-Related Practices Liability: the Latest on Exposure, Risk Control and Insurance
National webinar for the CPCU Society
- Get Out of Jail Free! The Secrets of a Labor Law Audit
HRA-NCA Annual Conference
- Conducting Successful HR Audits
National webinar for Lorman Education
- Auditing Your HR Function: Assessing Risks and Developing Internal Control
International webinar for the Institute of Internal Auditors
- How the Economy Is Affecting Employment Issues
Podcast for SuccessFactors
Testimony and Assistance
- Testimony before the Maryland General Assembly on unemployment insurance and workplace issues
- Testimony before the U.S. Senate HELP Committee on "Genetic Discrimination" legislation
- Testimony before the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee and the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on unemployment insurance issues
- Assistance to the EEOC in its analysis of "Who is an Applicant"
- Assistance to the OFCCP in its analysis of self-assessments
Training and Instructional Activities
Villanova University: Adjunct Faculty for the Graduate Programs in Human Resources Development; Course: Conducting HR Audits (HRD 8331)
Morgan State University; Guest Lecturer on Human resource Management Issues, School of Education and Urban Studies, Community College Leadership Doctoral Program: (EDHE 603:Law of Higher Education)
Baltimore County Community College; Adjunct Instructor; Course: Preventing Sexual Harassment
The CPCU Society: Certified Instructor; Course: Employment Practices Risk Management
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA); Instructor; Course: Assessing Employment and Personnel Practices
The Institute of Management Consultants Academy (IMC-USA); Instructor; Course: Using HR Audits as a Marketing Tool
The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA); Insturctor; Courses: "Hr Auditing: Assessing Immigration Issues - Risks and Internal Controls." "Auditing Your HR Function: Assessing Risks and Developing Internal Controls."
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM): Instructor; Courses on HR audits, HR metrics, and employment legislation.