Matthew Burr
Matthew Burr has over ten years of experience working in the human resources field, starting his career as an Industrial Relations Intern at Kennedy Valve Manufacturing to most recently founding and managing a human resource consulting company; Burr Consulting, LLC. He specializes in labor and employment law, conflict resolution, performance management, employee relations and work with labor unions. Matthew also has a generalist background in HR and provides strategic HR services to his clients, focusing on small and medium sized organizations. Matthew will be starting as an Associate Professor of Management at Elmira College in July 2017. Matthew is the SHRM Certification Exam Instructor at Elmira College. Matthew works as a trainer Tompkins Cortland Community College, Corning Community College, Broome Community College and Penn State University. He is also an on-call Mediator and Fact-Finder through the Public Employment Relations Board in New York State.
Matthew has publications at the Cornell HR Review, Business Insider, Expert 360 (in Australia). He recently published his first book, $74,000 in 24 Months: How I killed my student loans (and you can too!).
Matthew has an associate's degree in business administration from Tompkins Cortland Community College, a bachelors of science degree from Elmira College, a master's degree from the University of Illinois School of Labor and Employment Relations in Human Resources & Industrial Relations, a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification, both the SPHR and SHRM-SCP. Matthew is currently working towards a masters degree in business administration through Syracuse University with an anticipated completion date of December 2017.
Live Webinars
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By: Matthew Burr
Recorded Session
New Hire Legal Requirements and Process
New Hire Legal Requirements:
As the laws continue to change, we need to be aware of what is and is not required during the new hire process. Federal, state and local governments requir…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 60 Minutes
By: Matthew Burr
Recorded Session
Understanding Payroll Taxes at a High Level
This presentation will cover at a high-level tax forms, audits and evolving laws and regulations. As we continue to see the laws change, understanding payroll taxes, forms, audits and employ…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 60 Minutes
By: Matthew Burr
Recorded Session
New York State Paid Family Leave: 2020 Implementation and Communication Process To HR
As New York is the first state to pass legislation on paid family leave, the learning curve is tremendous. This webinar will help you understand the definition of New York State paid family leave …
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 60 Minutes
By: Matthew Burr
Recorded Session
2020 Tips for HR Professionals
This presentation will cover the 2020 most significant changes for organizations to consider in the HR realm. The new salary thresholds exempt and nonexempt, salary history bans, independent …
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 60 Minutes
By: Matthew Burr
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FLSA Overtime Rule Injunction vs. Future
The webinar will overview the injunction on the FLSA overtime rule. It will offer attendees an understanding of the effect it can have on their organization and discuss the implications of the cha…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 60 Minutes
By: Matthew Burr
Recorded Session
NYS Paid Family Leave 2018-2021: Evolution in Law and Employer Expectations
We will focus on the significant changes to New York State Paid Family Leave. How to navigate, communicate, audit and change for the proactive people management in your organization. Decision maki…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 60 Minutes
By: Matthew Burr
Recorded Session
New I-9 Form - Understand The Changes And Consequences For Errors
This training will focus on the importance of I-9 compliance for small businesses. The training will introduce the I-9 forms, importance of filling out the forms correctly, retention process and p…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 60 Minutes
By: Matthew Burr
Recorded Session
Workplace Investigations
When the time comes to handle a touchy employee issue how do you handle it? Are they properly trained? Do they understand the laws and regulations?
This course is designed to train managers …
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 60 Minutes