Embracing Global Markets Webinar Series
The webinar series ‘Embracing global markets’ supports European small and medium sized enterprises and start-ups to innovate and expand in Asia, Africa and the Americas. The webinars are hosted by experts of various European Commission services and the 'Enterprise Europe Network', the world's largest business service provider.
Who should attend?
The webinar aims at European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), start-ups (ready to scale internationally), beneficiaries or holders of seals of excellence of the European Innovation Council, European clusters and cluster managers, business advisers of the Enterprise Europe Network and other European business support organisations, including all stakeholders of the ‘Friends of EEN’ initiative.
Objectives
This webinar will provide valuable insights for companies looking to navigate the complexities of employment and human resources in the U.S. Participants will learn about the legal landscape, cultural nuances, and practical strategies for successful operations.
This webinar will focus on the following key topics:
Navigating the U.S. legal environment and employment regulations
- An in-depth look at federal, state, and local laws governing employment practices
- Key regulations impacting hiring, workplace rights, employee benefits, and labor relations
- Understanding compliance requirements to avoid legal pitfalls and ensure fair employment practices
Compliance, hiring, and termination practices
- Essential elements of employment contracts and hiring agreements, including best practices for drafting and negotiation
- Navigating employee benefits and compensation structures while maintaining compliance with labor laws
- Best practices for employee termination, ensuring legal compliance and minimizing risks
Understanding U.S. working culture and common challenges for expansion
- Insights into the American workplace culture, values, and expectations
- Common obstacles faced by companies expanding to the U.S. and effective strategies to overcome them, ensuring successful integration
Join us for an informative session that will equip you with the knowledge and tools to successfully manage employment and HR in the U.S.
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Speakers
Fernanda Sieverling, a former European lawyer in Germany, Portugal, and Brazil, now serves as the Executive Director of EACC-Carolinas. She thrives on connecting people in the global business community. Fluent in German, English, Portuguese, and intermediate Spanish.
Cecilia Zapata-Harms is a founder, entrepreneur, and executive with over 30 years of experience in the life science, biotechnology, and healthcare industries. She has held leadership roles in strategy, joint ventures, startup development, program administration, and has extensive experience with mergers and acquisitions.
Ashley is a partner at Ogletree Deakins handling the complexities of multi-plaintiff, labor and employment matters across multiple state and federal jurisdictions. She is also actively involved in raising the profile of women in the legal profession, through work in her own firm and service to professional organisations.
Katie Busbee is an associate in Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Greenville office and focuses
her practice on economic development and employment law matters.
Lisa M. Patti M.S., CCC-SLP is the founder of C3Speech. She has been working with international executives, and founders for more than 15 years. Her coaching is rooted in the science of Speech Pathology and has evolved through hands-on experience in the worlds of startups, scale ups and corporates.
Thomas is an experienced adviser for business services in the Single Market Programme/SME Pillar/Internal Market and Support to Standardisation unit.
Christos is a Policy Officer in the Unit D2 Industrial Forum, Alliances, Clusters of the Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW). He plays a key role in the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), overseeing sector and thematic groups across EU and non-EU countries, while coordinating with Commission services and stakeholders.
