Event Details

SECOND CHANCE HIRING: Expanding Your Company's DEI Landscape

Join us in this virtual event!  Susan Corcoran and Poonam Sethi from Jackson Lewis will provide an interactive, timely, and relevant presentation.

Learn what is Second Chance Hiring, and legal considerations relating to employers’ efforts to expand the pool of qualified candidates  in this tight job market by seeking to remove barriers for individuals who have conviction records.  As is typical Jackson Lewis style, the program will be interactive, designed for the participant to walk away with practical knowledge relating to a self-audit of their Company’s own practices or processes, and/or developing a strategy for change.

If you have questions you would like to ask Susan or Poonam, please send them to President@midhudsonhr.org and we will adress them during the presentation.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:

Poonam Sethi is a Senior Associate  in our White Plains, New York office of Jackson Lewis, P.C. Poonam advises and represents clients in various areas of employment litigation. She taught a graduate employment law class for many years at Manhattanville College and frequently speaks before different groups on a variety of workplace law issues. She had recently served two terms as NYS SHRM Legislative Director, successfully participating in lobbying efforts to overturn New York’s annual WTPA notice requirement.n and provides advice and counsel on a wide array of matters. Prior to recently joining Jackson Lewis, Poonam worked at a large litigation firm in New York City, where she handled high value matters involving labor law and general premise liability cases. While attending law school, Poonam was a member of the Cardozo Public Law, Policy and Ethics Journal.  

She is active within the South Asian Bar Association of New York and recently served as Secretary for the 2019 and 2020 terms.  

Susan M. Corcoran is a principal in the White Plains, New York, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Susan is a seasoned employment counselor and litigator and is often thought of as the “go to” person on national workplace law issues for her clients. 

She is a co-leader of the firm’s Background Checks group, and serves as a resource on fair credit reporting act issues, as well as “Within Jackson Lewis, she has been a leader in the firm’s diversity initiatives by acting as co-leader of its Women’s Interest Network (“WIN”).ban the box” strategies.

Susan is passionate about community service and her pro bono work.

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