{"title":"Ralph R. Smith, 3rd, Esq.","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"company\"\u003eCapehart \u0026amp; Scatchard, P.A.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShareholder and Chair of the Labor and Employment Department of the law firm of Capehart \u0026amp; Scatchard, P.A.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcentrates practice in the areas of labor and employment law and complex commercial litigation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepresents companies in all kinds of labor and employment-related litigation in the federal and state courts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegularly counsels clients on issues of compliance with both federal and state employment laws, including those that impact the area of employee background checks and dealing with arrested employees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLectures widely and frequently writes in the field of labor and employment law\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eServed as an adjunct professor at The Widener University Graduate School of Business, teaching labor, and employment law\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMember of the New Jersey Federal Bar Association; the New Jersey State Bar Association; the Historical Society of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey; and the Camden County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Committee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormer barrister instructor for the Camden County Inns of Court; former board member and legislative chair of the Society of Human Resource Management, Philadelphia Chapter; and a qualified mediator for the New Jersey Superior Court\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJ.D. Degree, cum laude, Temple University School of Law; B.A. Degree, magna cum laude, Temple University\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan be contacted at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ersmith@capehart.com\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor 856-914-2079\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-interview-questions-that-can-get-employers-sued-what-you-can-and-can-t-ask","title":"The Interview Questions That Can Get Employers Sued: What You Can and Can’t Ask","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"module benefits\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"subtitle\"\u003eEnsure you know what you can and can’t ask during an interview and avoid legal headaches for your company.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInterviewing prospective employees is not just an important skill for a company to master, but it also has to be done in line with applicable legal limits. No matter how much an employer wants to know about a candidate, there are limits to what a candidate can legally be asked. Employers who fail to ensure that their interview process meets legal requirements run the risk of having to defend costly lawsuits stemming from a perception that a past employment decision was premised upon legally inappropriate areas of inquiry. Understand the do’s and don’ts of employment interviewing and gain practical advice to best train your employees in complying with all required legal rules and limitations in the hiring process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLearning Objectives\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou will be able to explain what questions are legally allowed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou will be able to review appropriate in-house interview programs and procedures.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou will be able to recognize legally inappropriate questions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou will be able to identify problems with your staff interviews of prospective employees.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAgenda:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoing Interviews Right\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy It Is Important\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnowing What Is Right and Wrong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstanding the Legal Implications of Job Interviews\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLegal Restrictions on Interview Questions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnti-Discrimination Laws and Other Statutory Limits on Areas of Inquiry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstanding Privacy Rights of Interviewee and How Far You Can Go in Asking Questions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProper Questioning as Deterrent Against Future Lawsuits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTraining Your Staff to Avoid Legal Issues\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProper Training on the Right Questions to Use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGetting the Message to Staff About the Importance of Proper Questioning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho should attend?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis live webinar is designed for human resource professionals, personnel managers, benefits managers, business owners and managers, accountants, recruiters, payroll professionals, and attorneys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"module faculty photos two-column-only clearfix\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"GRCWebinar","offers":[{"title":"Live","offer_id":55579076919587,"sku":null,"price":199.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Live + Recording","offer_id":55579076952355,"sku":null,"price":299.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Live + Transcript","offer_id":55579076985123,"sku":null,"price":299.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Recording","offer_id":55579077017891,"sku":null,"price":199.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Transcript","offer_id":55579077050659,"sku":null,"price":199.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Recording + Transcript","offer_id":55579077083427,"sku":null,"price":299.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/2240\/0035\/files\/2643479.webp?v=1789030166"},{"product_id":"ai-generated-performance-reviews-how-to-avoid-bias-false-precision-and-employee-relations-risk","title":"AI-Generated Performance Reviews: How to Avoid Bias, False Precision and Employee Relations Risk","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"module benefits\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"subtitle\"\u003eThis workshop gives managers, Human Resources professionals, and compliance-aware leaders a practical approach to using AI during the performance review process. It explains the difference between using AI to organize or improve language and allowing it to infer performance, assign meaning, or drive an employment decision. Participants will learn how bias, missing context, weak evidence, privacy issues, and false precision can enter AI-assisted reviews; how to ground conclusions in job-related facts and consistently applied standards; and how to preserve meaningful human review and manager ownership. The session is designed as practical management and compliance awareness rather than legal advice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"pad-10 border-top justify-space-between flex-wrap align-items-center\"\u003e\u003clabel class=\"label-heading\"\u003eWhat you'll learn:\u003c\/label\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center\"\u003e\n\u003ca id=\"btncreditsection\" class=\"blue-btn mrg-top0 indian-red mrg-lft10 text-size-md mrg-top5 mrg-btm5 add-wishlist-btn btn-green\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa fa-star mrg-rt5 color-white text-size-sm\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-12 mrg-btm8 d-flex align-items-start\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhere AI is already entering performance reviews, ratings, feedback, productivity summaries, and talent decisions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-12 mrg-btm8 d-flex align-items-start\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"fa fa-check mrg-rt10 mrg-top5 color-pink\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe difference between using AI to structure language and allowing AI to judge employee performance.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-12 mrg-btm8 d-flex align-items-start\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"fa fa-check mrg-rt10 mrg-top5 color-pink\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow vague prompts, incomplete notes, historical patterns, and manager assumptions can reproduce or amplify bias.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-12 mrg-btm8 d-flex align-items-start\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"fa fa-check mrg-rt10 mrg-top5 color-pink\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy confident wording, numerical scores, sentiment analysis, and productivity data can create false precision.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-12 mrg-btm8 d-flex align-items-start\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"fa fa-check mrg-rt10 mrg-top5 color-pink\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow to base reviews on job-related evidence, clearly communicated standards, and comparable treatment.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-12 mrg-btm8 d-flex align-items-start\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"fa fa-check mrg-rt10 mrg-top5 color-pink\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy absence, disability, accommodation, leave, system access, and other context must not be flattened into a score.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-12 mrg-btm8 d-flex align-items-start\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"fa fa-check mrg-rt10 mrg-top5 color-pink\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat employee information should not be entered into unapproved or public AI tools.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-12 mrg-btm8 d-flex align-items-start\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"fa fa-check mrg-rt10 mrg-top5 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mrg-top5 color-pink\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA practical AI-assisted performance review checklist managers can use before submitting an evaluation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"pad-10 border-top\"\u003eWho should attend:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-12 mrg-btm8 d-flex align-items-start\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eManagers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-12 mrg-btm8 d-flex align-items-start\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"fa fa-check mrg-rt10 mrg-top5 color-pink\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSupervisors\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-12 mrg-btm8 d-flex align-items-start\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"fa fa-check mrg-rt10 mrg-top5 color-pink\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTeam Leaders\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-12 mrg-btm8 d-flex align-items-start\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"fa fa-check mrg-rt10 mrg-top5 color-pink\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDepartment Heads\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-12 mrg-btm8 d-flex align-items-start\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"fa fa-check mrg-rt10 mrg-top5 color-pink\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOperations Managers\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-12 mrg-btm8 d-flex align-items-start\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"fa fa-check mrg-rt10 mrg-top5 color-pink\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHuman Resources Professionals\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-12 mrg-btm8 d-flex align-items-start\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"fa fa-check mrg-rt10 mrg-top5 color-pink\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmployee relations Professionals\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-12 mrg-btm8 d-flex 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