The president-elect has surprisingly nominated a pro-labor congresswoman, Lori Chevez-DeRemer, to lead the Department of Labor. President-Elect Trump will also appoint a new general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board, as well as select two new members of the five-member NLRB. Almost all commentators expect this to significantly alter the trajectory of the pro-union NLRB, dominated by Biden appointees, and return to a more pro-management position.
Husch Blackwell's Tom Godar and Rufino Gaytán will offer an inside look at what we know and expect with this changing of the guard. Join us for a discussion on whether employers should expect to rewrite their handbooks with greater management rights or expect the NLRB to stay the course and pressure employers to accept unionization without a vote, prohibit non-competes or confidentiality clauses in policies or agreements, or seek amped-up remedies in unfair labor practice proceedings. This webinar is a special program within the Healthcare Labor & Employment Workforce Management Series, but the content is newsworthy for employers from all industries.
We will discuss the Top OSHA Issues employers should monitor and prepare for in the new Trump/Vance Administration.
Speaker Profile
Matthew Burr has over 16-years of experience working in the human resources field, starting his career as an Industrial Relations Intern at Kennedy Valve Manufacturing to most recently founding and managing a human resource consulting company; Burr Consulting, LLC, Talentscape, LLC and Co-Owner of Labor Love, a Labor, and Employment Law poster printing company. Prior to founding the consulting firm, the majority of his career was heavy industry manufacturing and healthcare.
He specializes in compliance auditing, training labor and employment law, conflict resolution, performance management, labor, and employment relations. Matthew has a generalist background in HR and operations, while providing strategic HR and operational solutions to his clients, focusing on small and medium sized organizations. He works as an Adjunct at Alfred State University, Tompkins Cortland Community College, and The College of St. Rose.
He successfully designed an HR Concentration in the business management major that aligned with both SHRM and HRCI certifications, providing opportunities for students to sit for both the SHRM-CP and aPHR certifications upon completion of the degree, concentration, and internship hours as an Assistant Professor of Management at Elmira College (Retired January 2022). Matthew is also the SHRM Certification Exam Instructor, with a current pass rate of 92% on the SHRM-SCP and 83% pass rate on the SHRM-CP and a combined 88% on both exams over a 7-year period of instructing the course (Elmira College, Collin College & The College of St. Rose).
Matthew works as a trainer Tompkins Cortland Community College, Corning Community College, Broome Community College, and HR Instructor for Certification Preparation for the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). He also acts as an On-Call Mediator and Factfinder through the Public Employment Relations Board in New York State, working with public sector employers and labor unions.
PUBLICATIONS:
Matthew has publications at the American Bar Association (ABA) Experience Magazine, Cornell HR Review, Business Insider, New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), PayScale, Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), and Expert 360 (in Australia). In early 2017, he published his first book, “$74,000 in 24 Months: How I killed my student loans (and you can too!),” proceeded by his second book, which was published in January 2021, “Slay the Student Loan Dragon: Tips and Tricks on How to Conquer the Student Loan Game”
VOLUNTEER WORK:
Matthew is currently the New York State Society of Human Resource Management (NYSSHRM) District-Director Elect.
EDUCATION & TRAINING:
Additional Training & Development:
SHRM Workplace Coaching and Mentoring Recertification Program, 2020
SHRM Foundation Employing Abilities @Work Certificate, 2020
SHRM Foundation Veterans at Work Certificate Program, 2018
Delta County Chamber of Commerce: Delta Force Leadership Program, 2013
FEATURED IN & ON:
Matthew was featured on CNN Money, Fast Company, Fits Small Business, Fox News, Magnify Money, Monster.com, My Twin Tiers, Namely, Student Loan Hero, Smart Sheet and CEO Blog Nation, Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI), Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM).
Instructor
Matthew Burr