Strategies to Avoid Harm: Legal Issues and Best Practices
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The presentation discusses strategies for pork producers to avoid legal and reputational harm, including best practices for hiring, training, and supervising employees. It recommends thorough hiring processes with applications, interviews, references and background checks. Training should be mandatory and consistent for all employees, especially regarding animal welfare. Management must establish a no tolerance culture through clear policies, oversight and addressing red flags. The presentation also reviews legislative responses and federal regulation attempts regarding undercover videos on agricultural facilities.
Strategies to Avoid Harm: Legal Issues and Best Practices
- 1. Strategies to Avoid Harm: Legal Issues & Best Practices Presentation for National Pork Management Conference 2012 Phil Kunkel Angela Rud
- 2. Industry Risks and Challenges Undercover Videos Customer Requirements Social Media Attacks
- 3. Undercover Videos Best Strategy: Good Employment Practices Hiring Training Management & Supervision
- 4. Hiring Applications Interview Techniques Background Checks & References
- 5. Applications & Interviews No one size fits all applications Be thoughtful and strategic when developing application form Always check references Ask strategic questions in interviews Avoid hiring on the spot
- 6. Background Checks & References FCRA compliance Social Intelligence approach Recent EEOC guidance Privacy concerns Blacklisting laws Condition employment on successful background check Avoid credit checks where not job- related
- 7. Training Important aspect of production but often overlooked by employers Consistent for all employees as to key policies and procedures, especially animal care and welfare Supervisor training is essential Make it mandatory and consistent with industry standards Consider learning methods, language barriers Repeat often
- 8. Management & Supervision Tone at the Top Good leadership, formal & informal No tolerance culture Policies & Processes use of technology in workplace social media industry standards, animal welfare reporting mechanisms frequent oversight Recognize red flags
- 9. Copyright Protections Copyright to videos can be assigned to employer Deterrent to bad actors Possible use to force removal of videos from internet Not an easy legal argument for industry
- 10. Legislative Responses (Industry Supported) Georgia (2009) South Carolina (2009) Oklahoma (2009) Alabama (2010) Ohio (2010) Indiana (2010) Utah (2010) West Virginia (2010) Louisiana (2010)
- 11. Legislative Responses (HSUS Supported) Florida (2002) Arizona (2006) Oregon (2007) Colorado (2008) California (2008) Maine (2009) Michigan 2009) Oregon (2011)
- 12. 2012 Legislative Responses (Industry Supported) Ag Production Facility Fraud (Iowa) Ag Operation Interference (Utah) Prompt Disclosure of Videos (Missouri) Protection of Animal Facilities (South Carolina)
- 13. Federal Attempts at Regulating Animal Welfare Animal Enterprise Protection Act (18 U.S.C. 則 43) Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act (HR 4733,111th Congress) HSUS/UEP Agreement (HR 3798)
- 14. Customer Production Requirements Economic Impacts Contract Terms Financing Impact
- 15. Social Media Attacks Economic Impact Preparation Transparency Education
- 16. The Next War? Food Safety Immigration Sustainability Environmental Impact
- 18. Contact Information Phil Kunkel phillip.kunkel@gpmlaw.com 320.202.5335 Angela Rud angela.rud@gpmlaw.com 612.632.3281
- 19. Strategies to Avoid Harm: Legal Issues & Best Practices Presentation for National Pork Management Conference 2012 Phil Kunkel Angela Rud