2026 - November 11 - Chapter Event (VIRTUAL)

2026 - November 11 - Chapter Event (VIRTUAL)

2026 - November 11 - VIRTUAL EVENT

Ashtabula County SHRM Presents (VIRTUALEVENT)
“HR LEGAL UPDATE”
Presented by Bridget Sherman, Director of Youth and Recovery Services



Where: Ashtabula Public Library / 4335 Park Avenue / Ashtabula, Ohio
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Cost: $15.00 member/$20.00 non-member

This is a Virutal EVENT. Webinar attendees will receive the zoom login information with the email/purchase confirmation.
This presentation will discuss what HR Leaders should be aware of as we wrap up 2026 and heading into 2027. Compliance First, People-Focused.

Speaker Bio: Melissa Z. Kelly, JD, Partner, Tucker Ellis, LLP
Melissa Kelly draws on her years of experience as a federal clerk to provide clients realistic and practical advice on a variety of legal issues, particularly in the areas of labor and employment, business litigation, and appellate matters.

Melissa regularly defends employers in a wide range of employment-related lawsuits. She has experience in FLSA collective actions and employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, and employee bene?ts cases She also assists companies with OSHA compliance and investigations and other federal agency proceedings. Melissa helps clients avoid litigation by advising them on numerous issues, including employment agreements, personnel handbooks and policies, severance agreements, and standard operating procedures.

Before joining Tucker Ellis, Melissa served as a judicial law clerk for Judge Peter W. Hall, Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and, later, for Magistrate Judge Nancy A. Vecchiarelli of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. She also served as a staff attorney and immigration staff attorney for the Second Circuit.