Training & Speaking Engagements

A highly sought-after trainer and a seasoned HR executive with a broad spectrum of public sector and industry experiences, Christopher has provided training and keynote speaking engagements on a variety of labor and employment law topics including labor relations, collective bargaining, required sexual harassment/abusive conduct training, leaves of absence, disability accommodation and the interactive process, employee discipline, harassment prevention, and unconscious bias. 

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For California employers, Boucher Law’s California-Compliant Sexual Harassment and abusive Conduct Training can also help employers of all sizes meet the statutory training requirements, and to partner with your organization in providing timely, relevant, and highly practical training content for your entire workforce. Our acclaimed training is now available in-person and online. Click here to learn more.

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For custom training, we have also developed a number of training sessions that can be combined into a half- or full-day training for management and supervisory staff. Below is a list of sample topics of training we have conducted in the past, as well as our upcoming conference and training engagements:

• After #metoo and TIME’S UP comes “What’s Next?” – Steps to Preventing, Handling, and Correcting Sexual Harassment and Gender Inequality in the Workplace;

• California-Compliant Sexual Harassment and Abusive Conduct Training;

• Unconscious Bias – A New Frontier (can be customized to meet California Preventing Harassment Training requirements);

• EEOC and DFEH Training (can be customized to meet California Preventing Harassment Training requirements);

• Workplace Bystander Intervention Training (can be customized to meet California AB 1825 Preventing Harassment Training requirements);

• AB 1234 Ethics Training for Public Officials (as required under Govt’ Code § 53235);

• Public Sector Labor and Employment Law Updates;

• The Fundamentals of California Public Sector Labor Relations for Managers and Supervisors;

• The “New” Interest‐Based Bargaining – How to Lay the Groundwork for Successful Labor Negotiations;

• The Foundation of Labor Negotiations and Contract Costing;

• Conducting and Managing Workplace Investigations;

• Spotting & Preventing Workplace Bullying;

• Labor Relations Primer on Bargaining Obligations and Employee Discipline and Discharge;

• Sustaining a Discipline Case – Starting with the Investigative Process;

• ADA/FEHA Disability Accommodations – Top Compliance Tips and Strategies;

• California Marijuana Legalization Law for Public Employers;

• Building a Successful Workers’ Compensation Fraud Discipline Case: When WC & Employee Relations Intersect; and,

• Violence in the Workplace - Handling the Aftermath, Potential Claims, and Workers’ Compensation Liability When the Unthinkable Happens.