Employment law attorney <a href="http://www.irelandstapleton.com/people/attorneys/bio?id=43&amp;name=Laura%20J.%20Hazen">Laura J. Hazen</a> will speak to educators at the <a title="Early Childhood Christian Directors Association" href="http://eccda.com/">Early Childhood Christian Directors Association’s</a> Teacher In-Service on October 11, 2013.  Hazen will be discussing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and accommodating children with autism, peanut allergies, playground requirements, religious accommodations, emergency preparedness and religious exemptions to statutes.

The Early Childhood Christian Directors Association educates Christian early childhood directors and staff for spiritual growth through discussions, workshops, in-service and seminars.

Hazen, is a director and executive committee member in the Denver-based law firm, Ireland Stapleton Pryor &amp; Pascoe, PC. She focuses her practice on regulatory, licensing employment law and litigation. She provides day-to-day advice to public and private companies on allegations of employment discrimination, non-compete agreements and other labor and employment matters. She regularly speaks to trade groups and her clients on issues such as diversity, management strategies, electronic document management and sexual harassment.