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 WCU Stories      January 14, 2020

甜瓜视频app鈥檚 Office of Professional Growth and Enrichment is offering a workshop 鈥淲hat Every Outdoor Business Must Know about Employment Law,鈥� from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, at the university鈥檚 site at Biltmore Park in Asheville.

鈥淲estern North Carolina is home to many for-profit and nonprofit outdoor businesses and startups, including companies that are dependent on tourism,鈥� said Andy Coburn, associate director of 奥颁鲍鈥檚 Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines and the university鈥檚 outdoor industry faculty liaison. 鈥淭his workshop has been designed for outdoor business owners and managers looking to develop a better understanding of employment law as it relates to the size of a company and topics specific to the outdoor industry.鈥�

Jon Yarbrough, a partner with the law firm Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, will serve as workshop instructor and share human resource information, tips and strategies for implementing and communicating employment policies at a small to mid-size companies in the outdoor industry.

鈥淥wners and managers need to be aware of laws related to full-time, part-time and seasonal wage and hours; and disability, harassment, and diversity in the workplace,鈥� said Coburn. 鈥淭here are also issues specific to the outdoor industry pertaining to safe working conditions and policies that relate to environmental stewardship.鈥�

Participants are invited to stay for a networking lunch from 1-2 p.m. with Yarbrough available for questions.

奥颁鲍鈥檚 Office of Professional Growth and Enrichment, as part of the Division of Educational Outreach, provides opportunities for individuals to further their careers through education and training. Registration for the outdoor business professionals workshop is $89. SHRM credits are available upon completion.

For more information about recertification credits and to register, visit and click on 鈥淔or-profit and Nonprofit Professional Development Workshops鈥� or call 828-227-7397.