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Kristi A. Hastings

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Employment, Education, Government

110 North Mill Street, Fergus Falls, MN 56537

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About Kristi A. Hastings

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Employment
Education
Government

Education

University of North Dakota School of Law, Grand Forks, North Dakota, May, 2001
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
- Major: Communication
- Honors: cum laude

Classes and Seminars

Mandatory Reporting; The Safe and Supportive Minnesota Schools Act Refresher, West Central Area Schools, August 2016
Mandatory Reporting, Fergus Falls Public Schools, iQ Academy, August 2016
NSFW (Not Safe For Work) – Social Media and Technology in the Workplace; The Safe and Supportive Minnesota Schools Act Refresher, Osakis Public School, August 2016
Employment 201 [various topics], Verndale/Sebeka/Menahga Public Schools, February 2010
Minnesota Human Rights Act, Moorhead Public Schools Training, August 2010
Social Media, Region V, Minnesota Association of School Administrators, September 2010
Minnesota Human Right Act - Employment, MN Publishers, October 2010
Allegations of Serious Misconduct by a Teacher, Region V, Minnesota Association of School Administrators, October 2010
Title VII and the Minnesota Human Right Act, Pennington County, January 2011
When “Smart Phones” Are Not So Smart, March 2011, Alexandria United Way Non-Profit Employment Seminar, March 2011
Teleworking, Fergus Falls Telework Summit, March 2011
Boards – the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Lakes County Service Cooperative, March 2011
Pay Equality, April 2011, American Association of University Women, April 2011
Americans with Disabilities Act, Moorhead Public Schools, April 2011
Spring Team Meetings – Title VII and the Minnesota Human Rights Act, National Joint Powers Alliance®, June 2011
SmartPhones, Fergus Falls Kiwanis, June 2011
Data Practice Guidance Regarding Educational Data for Charter Schools, Charter School Law Conference, August 2011
Minnesota Association of Townships Insurance Trust, DNR v. Cormorant Township, August 2011
Minnesota Telecom Alliance Office Managers & Human Resources Peer Group 2011 Fall Conference, Teleworking, November 2011
Fergus Falls Public Schools, MLK Day Staff Development, What Every Employee Needs to Know About Social Media, January 2012
What Every Employee Needs to Know About Social Media, West Central Counselor’s Meeting, January 2012
Workplace Investigations and Harassment, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, February 2012
Law for Supervisors [Hiring, Interviewing, Performance Evaluations; Documentation, Discipline, Investigations; Policies, Unions, Termination; Human Rights Refresher], Pennington County, April 2012
Title VII and Minnesota Human Rights Act, Pennington County, April 2012
Social Media and Technology: New Uses, New Rules?, Minnesota State Bar Association, 21st Annual School Law & Liability Conference, November 2012
Investigations, Harassment and Violence (Administration Training), Breckenridge Public Schools, May 2013
Harassment and Violence, Breckenridge Policy No. 413 (Staff Training), Breckenridge Public Schools, May 2013
Data Practice Guidance Regarding Educational Data for Charter Schools, Minnesota Association of Charter Schools, 5th Annual Charter School Law Conference, July 2013
Data Practices for Schools, Minnewaska Area Schools, August 2013
What Every Employee Needs to Know About Social Media, Minnewaska Area Schools, August 2013
Best Practices in Working with Civil Rights Investigations (presented with Nancy L. Cameron and Mary Kay Klein), Minnesota State Bar Associations, 22nd Annual School Law & Liability Conference, October 2013
Data Practices, How Child Custody Arrangements Effect Student Records Privacy, Fergus Falls Public Schools, March 2014
Discipline: Top 10 Mistakes Employers Make, Arrowhead Human Resources Association (Virginia), May 2014
Todd County Supervisors’ 2014 Legal Seminar (various topics – employee probation, performance evaluations, discipline, criminal conduct, Loudermill hearings, termination, investigations, conflict resolution), May 2014
Todd County Supervisors’ 2014 Legal Seminar The Americans with Disabilities Act, The Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace Act], June 2014
[Student Discipline, School Fights, Private Property of Students and Locker/Bag Search, Gender Identity, etc., Access to Buildings by Children, Parents, etc., Data Privacy Review], Fergus Falls Public Schools – Staff Training, August 2014
The Safe and Supportive Minnesota Schools Act (anti‑bullying), Lake of the Woods Schools, August 2014
The Safe and Supportive Minnesota Schools Act (anti‑bullying), Win-E-Mac Public Schools, August 2014
Minnesota State Bar Association, 2014 School Law Conference, Why Can't We Just Leave It on the Field? Non-renewing and Terminating Coaching Contracts, November 2014
Hiring Practices (county specific) [Best Practices, Potential Legal Pitfalls, Preliminary Considerations, Job Descriptions, Screening Process, Job Offer, Post Offer Testing, Hiring, FLSA], Aitkin County, January 2015
2015 Employment Law Update [Minnesota "Ban the Box" Law; Minnesota Women's Economic Security Act (WESA); Background Studies for Facilities Licensed by the Department of Human Services; Common Wage and Hour Law Issues], Lake Country Human Resource Association, January 2015
Unfair Labor Practices, Minnesota School Board Association, February 2015
Minnesota Employment Law: Everything You Need to Know to Avoid Costly Human Resource Issues and Keep Your Business Running Smoothly [Hiring Process and Best Practices; Wage and Hour Issues (FLSA Coverage, Exempt vs. Nonexempt); Workplace Issues (Discrimination, Harassment, Drug & Alcohol Testing, Union Organizing and Collective Bargaining, Workplace Investigations, and Maintaining Personnel Files); Overview of Unemployment Laws and Basics of Eligibility; Terminations (Best Practices for Handling Termination Process, "At Will" Doctrine, and Sales Representatives); "New" Laws for 2014 and 2015 (Women's Economic Security Act, Ban the Box, and What Might be Coming in 2015)], Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, April 2015
At the Intersection of Ethics, Technology and School Law, Lakes County Service Cooperative, June 2015
Administrators Training [Hiring Process and Best Practices (Early Considerations, Veteran's Preference, the Interview, After the Interview, the Offer); Workplace Issues and Accountability (Discrimination, Harassment, Employee Conduct and/or Discipline); Best Practices for Handling Termination Process ("At Will" Doctrine, Teacher Terminations)], Marshall Public Schools, August 2015
Minnesota Employment Law: Everything You Need to Know to Avoid Costly Human Resource Issues and Keep Your Business Running Smoothly [Hiring Process and Best Practices; Wage and Hour Issues (FLSA Coverage, Exempt vs. Nonexempt); Workplace Issues (Discrimination, Harassment, Drug & Alcohol Testing, Union Organizing and Collective Bargaining, Workplace Investigations, and Maintaining Personnel Files); Overview of Unemployment Laws and Basics of Eligibility; Terminations (Best Practices for Handling Termination Process, "At Will" Doctrine, and Sales Representatives)] , Fergus Falls Daily Journal, October 2015
At the Intersection of Ethics, Technology and School Law, 24th Annual School Law Conference, November 2015
Minnesota Employment Law: Everything you Need to Know to Avoid Costly Human Resource Issues and Keep Your Business Running Smoothly [Hiring Process and Best Practices; Wage and Hour Issues (FLSA Coverage, Exempt vs. Nonexempt); Workplace Issues (Discrimination, Harassment, Drug & Alcohol Testing, Union Organizing and Collective Bargaining, Workplace Investigations, and Maintaining Personnel Files); Overview of Unemployment Laws and Basics of Eligibility; Terminations (Best Practices for Handling Termination Process, "At Will" Doctrine, and Sales Representatives)], Albert Lea Tribune, Austin Daily Journal, Freeborn County Shopper, Mower County Shopper, November 2015
At the Intersection of Ethics, Technology and School Law, Minnesota School Board Association, January 2016
Ethics – Technology – School Law, January 2016
Top 10 Mistakes Public Employees Make (and How to Avoid Them), March 2013
Workplace Trilogy: The Legalities of Time, Money, and Social Media for Employers [Payment for Work; Terms and Conditions of Work; Not Safe for Work], April 2016
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, Managing for Performance [Performance Issues; Discipline; Termination; Discrimination; Harassment; Potential Legal Pitfalls] April 2016
Technology and Social Media Missteps [At Work, Off-Duty, In Between, Social Media at Work, Social Media Off-Duty, Supervisors], Otter Tail County, May 2016
Get Off the Phone! [Current Day Trends and Statistics; Ethical/Non-Legal Problems, Cell Phone Cheating and Distractions; Legal Problems, Sexting, Cyberbullying, and Furthering Criminal Activity; Constitutional Problems; Possible Solutions], Resource Training & Solutions, June 2016
Your Employee Did What? [A review of recent BMS awards], Resource Training & Solutions, June 2016
That Isn't Fair [What Are "Unfair Labor Practices?"; How Are Unfair Labor Practices Remedied?], Resource Training & Solutions, June 2016
Can't We Just Keep It On the Field? [Non-renewing and Terminating Coaching Contracts], Resource Training & Solutions, June 2016
Student Behavior K-5, 6-12; Communicating with Families K-5, 6-12, Fergus Falls Public Schools, August 2016
Mandatory Reporting; The Safe and Supportive Minnesota Schools Act Refresher, Sebeka Public School, August 2016
Mandatory Reporting; The Safe and Supportive Minnesota Schools Act Refresher, Frazee-Vergas Public School, August 2016
Legal Concerns – Open Dialog, Lakes Country Service Cooperative, Leadership Skills Training, September 2009
AREAS OF LIABILITY, An inch of prevention is worth a pound of cure. [Volunteer Board Members and Areas of Liability for Non-Profits], Lakes Country Service Cooperative, Leadership Skills Training, August 2009
Employment Law Potpourri, Lakes Country Service Cooperative, Leadership Skills Training, July 2009
The Problem Employee, Someplace Safe Managers’ Training, May 2009
The Problem Employee,, Morris Public Schools, March 2009
The Discipline Jungle, Morris Public Schools, March 2009
The Discipline Jungle, Tri-County Community Corrections, November 2008
Managing and Disciplining the Problem Employee, Non-Profit Seminar, June 2008