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HR, Benefits and Employment Law

Lisa Franke, CCP, SPHR
WORKPLACE LAW ANALYST

Lisa Franke is a workplace analyst with over 15 years of experience tracking and analyzing human resources and employment law trends. She is the lead editor of two publications within CCH’s flagship HR Management Library, the HR Practices Guide and the Compensation Guide, and is a contributing editor for CCH’s HRAnswersNow® research product. Franke has written extensively for various publications and is the author of the book HR Networking: Performance Management. In addition, she has developed and analyzed surveys covering a broad range of workplace issues, including absenteeism, salary competitiveness, work-life benefits, organizational culture and employee attitudes. Prior to joining CCH, Franke held a series of human resources positions involving compensation, performance management, staffing and employee relations.

A frequent spokesperson on HR issues, Franke provides extensive insight on the challenges faced by employers and employees in this dynamic area.

Paul Gibson, JD, SPHR
VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS COMPLIANCE

Paul Gibson is Vice President, Business Compliance publishing for CCH. He heads a business unit that publishes more than 40 HR, employment, labor and pension law print and on-line publications including the company’s key HR publication, Human Resources Management.

With 25 years tracking trends, new developments and best practices in the HR arena, Gibson has spoken on and written about many HR topics during his career, which includes positions as a legal editor and Vice President of Human Resources.

BRETT GOROVSKY, JD
EMPLOYMENT LAW ANALYST

Brett Gorovsky is an attorney and employment law analyst who tracks and analyzes employment law issues, court decisions and trends. He is the editor of CCH’s Accommodating Disabilities Decisions, which provides analysis of key federal and state disability discrimination decisions. Gorovsky also co-wrote CCH’s FMLA-ADA Leave Advisor, a workflow tool that walks HR professionals through the maze of federal leave law. Gorovsky is a contributing editor for the Employment Practices Guide, CCH’s flagship employment discrimination product, which covers federal and state laws, regulations, rules and decisions pertaining to workplace discrimination. In addition, he also contributes to CCH’s biweekly Employment Practices Newsletter, which reports on the latest trends, cases and legislative changes in federal and state anti-discrimination law. Gorovsky also regularly contributes to CCH WorkWeek, CCH’s current awareness product, which provides corporate counsel and law firm practitioners with weekly summaries on breaking legislative developments, regulatory activity, state law changes and key case law related to employment and labor law.

Gorovsky provides extensive insight and analysis on a variety of employment and labor relations issues affecting HR professionals and attorneys.

Lisa Milam-Perez, JD
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW ANALYST

Lisa Milam-Perez is a legal analyst in CCH's labor and employment law group, with expertise covering wage-hour and labor law cases and developments. Milam-Perez co-authored the second edition of CCH's HR How-to: Wage Hour book. Prior to joining CCH, Milam-Perez advised employees on legal rights and general employment issues and worked as a public interest attorney.

Milam-Perez provides insight on employment and HR issues from both employer and employee perspectives.

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