Audio Conferences

  February 16, 2006 at 02:00PM ET

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) has established new guidelines that are becoming accepted throughout the corporate world as the "gold standard." As an HR professional, are you aware of the role you can play in helping your organization achieve this?

HR plays a vital role in this increasingly complicated—and critical function—of ensuring good corporate governance policies and practices. So, whether your organization is public or privately held, HR professionals can use SOX as a way to get your “seat at the table”.

Join IOMA and our expert faculty to learn what HR can do to bring your organization into compliance and how you can use SOX as a strategic benefit for your organization—and your career!

In just 90 minutes, you’ll learn about:

• Whistleblower claims: Defusing a threat in employment litigation
• HR’s role in the implementation of any corporate compliance program that addresses ethical conduct in the workplace
• How to ensure your incentive compensation is supported by the overall performance management system
• How internal control and compliance issues related to SOX section 404 also play a role in administering benefit programs
• The risks of how information is transmitted from the HR system and payroll to third-party service providers
• HR’s role in assisting and identifying tools to test overall SOX competence

FEATURED FACULTY:

Michael Fuchs, Principal Deloitte Consulting LLP

Diane M. Pfadenhauer, SPHR, Esq., President, Employment Practices Advisors, Inc.

Diane Pfadenhauer is an expert in the areas of employment/benefits law, human resources and business management. Her work has taken her around the world, including the Americas, Asia and Europe. She has served as in-house counsel on corporate, employment and benefits matters and is a former Senior Vice President of Human Resources.