Key Take-Aways:
- Learn about the variety of enforcement actions that federal and local governments can take against small business (OSHA, EPA, ICE through I-9 actions etc.).
- See evidence that many agencies have increased enforcement and are actively looking to issue more violations.
- Learn how to keep good records and facts to avoid potential enforcement actions.
- Understand that once enforcement action is commenced, there are things that businesses can do to mitigate the situation and ensure the best possible outcome.
- Learn why and how you can fight unjust enforcement actions against your business.
Presented by Karen Harned
Karen R. Harned is executive director of the NFIB Small Business Legal Center. Harned has strong experience fighting for small business. As an associate at Olsson, Frank, and Weeda, P.C., she specialized in food and drug law and represented several small businesses and their trade associations before Congress and federal agencies. She received her B.A. from the University of Oklahoma in 1989, her J.D. from The George Washington University Law School in 1995, and is is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia.