{"id":11481,"date":"2016-10-20T12:15:59","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T17:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/?p=11481"},"modified":"2016-10-20T18:39:47","modified_gmt":"2016-10-20T23:39:47","slug":"mitchell-hamline-offers-new-online-certificate-in-human-resources-compliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2016\/10\/20\/mitchell-hamline-offers-new-online-certificate-in-human-resources-compliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitchell Hamline offers new online certificate in Human Resources Compliance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mitchell Hamline School of Law is expanding its professional legal education program with a new certificate in Human Resources Compliance<\/a>. Enrollment is under way, and courses begin in February 2017.<\/p>\n

The 12-week online course is aimed at HR and compliance professionals, business owners, and attorneys. The program will include intensive, practice-based training to identify and evaluate compliance requirements and to effectively implement compliance programs within organizations.<\/p>\n

Businesses and organizations face increasing demands to comply with a myriad of government regulations, all within a rapidly changing legal landscape. Today, human resources professionals are responsible for the design, administration, and enforcement of many of the policies that address these regulations, while ensuring compliance and managing risk for the organization.<\/p>\n

Students will learn and use a model of compliance designed to meet organizational goals while addressing the professional\u2019s duty of care; ethical, legal, and philosophical frameworks; and responsibilities as a driver of change within organizations.<\/p>\n

Mitchell Hamline\u2019s online learning management system is a flexible, interactive portal that offers online discussions, practical exercises, and collaborative activities that can be completed when it fits into working professionals\u2019 schedules.<\/p>\n

The program will be taught by industry experts, including adjunct professor Kate Bischoff \u201904<\/strong>, the founder of Minneapolis-based tHRive Law and Consulting<\/a>. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cBusinesses don\u2019t always have the resources to devote to HR, but it\u2019s where some of the biggest risks are,\u201d Bischoff said. \u201cHuman resources compliance has become increasingly difficult and important. It\u2019s evolving quickly and getting attention from all levels of government.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adjunct professor Ali McGinty<\/strong>, Senior Human Resources Advisor for Landscape Structures<\/a> in Delano, Minn., says Mitchell Hamline\u2019s Human Resources Compliance Certificate program will provide a full-range perspective on the employment life cycle.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe live in a litigious society, and knowing how to manage risks is essential in all organizations,\u201d McGinty said. \u201cThis program will provide individuals with an all-encompassing HR view of how to approach risk management and compliance within businesses of all sizes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Topics covered in the program include:<\/p>\n