Radio Show Features Discussion with BLR’s Patricia Trainor on Presidential Election’s Impact on HR Issues

Patricia Trainor, BLR’s Senior Managing Editor, Human Resources, was the featured guest on the November 1 broadcast of “The Proactive Employer” –a radio show hosted by Stephanie Thomas that features one-on-one discussions with leading policymakers and thought leaders—on how the presidential election outcome could impact employers and HR professionals.

During the show, Patricia and Stephanie had a detailed discussion on where the presidential candidates stand on employment law issues. Specific topics of interest to human resources professionals that Patricia and Stephanie discussed include:

• pending ’right to know’regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regarding employee classification
• affirmative action and OFCCP activity
• the Paycheck Fairness Act
• and the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) reach regarding issues such as social media policies and employee handbooks.

The show, which aired on the Proactive Employer website was selected for feature the same day on the home page of BlogTalkRadio the largest online talk radio network with millions of listeners.

You can listen to a recording of Patricia Trainor’s interview on HR issues and the presidential election below:

Patricia Trainor JD, SPHR is Senior Managing Editor of BLR’s human resources and employment law publications. Ms. Trainor has several years of experience representing employers and school districts in labor and employment matters. As an associate at Franczek Sullivan, P.C. in Chicago, she represented employers in state and federal court, before the EEOC, and before the Illinois Human Rights Commission. Before entering private practice, Patricia clerked for the Honorable Anthony Scariano at the Illinois Appellate Court. She received her law degree magna cum laude from Loyola University Law School. She has a Masters Degree in Mass Communication from San Diego State University. Patricia is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) by the national Human Resources Certification Institute. She is a member of the American Bar Association, the Connecticut Bar Association, and the Illinois Bar Association, and she is admitted to practice in Connecticut and Illinois.

Stephanie Thomas, Ph. D, is a leading expert on the quantitative analysis of workplace practices and the CEO of Thomas Econometrics Inc. Since 1999, she has provided consulting services to Fortune 500 companies, privately held businesses, major law firms and government agencies such as the Department of Justice and the FBI. She has testified as an economic and statistical expert in federal and state courts throughout the United States.