Richard Steer, a Partner in Tarter Krinsky & Drogin’s Labor and Employment Practice Group, recently spoke at a New York Staffing Association seminar on “Staffing Services’ Role in Workplace Harassment Complaints.”

The seminar, held in Carle Place on Long Island, addressed such issues as:

• What can a staffing firm do to provide a proper work environment for a temporary employee and protect itself from litigation?
• What type of harassment is unlawful?
• Who is the responsible employer when a temporary or permanent employee is harassed?
• Can pre-hire agreements and indemnity agreements minimize exposure?
• What do you do when an employee makes a complaint?
• How can you minimize financial exposure by obtaining Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI)?
• What should you look for in an EPLI policy?

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin is an Industry Partner of the New York Staffing Association, and Mr. Steer regularly represents staffing companies in employment matters.

Brenda Steers, President of Loveman, Kornreich & Steers, Inc., also spoke at the seminar.  Loveman, Kornreich & Steers serves the insurance needs of the staffing industry in the metropolitan New York area.