Speaking / Employment law, HR risk & safety

Leadership & workforce expert · Keynote speaker · Podcast guest

Speaker on employment law, HR risk, and workplace safety

Most workplace risk starts long before anyone calls a lawyer: a good intention that sets a precedent, a role nobody defined, a message that never went out. Lindsay Mastro helps teams make decisions that hold up when the playbook runs out.

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Talks on this topic

Each can run as a keynote, workshop, panel, or podcast conversation, tailored to the room.

Workshop

Who's in Charge Here?

Where HR, legal, risk, and safety overlap

Built from real workplace scenarios, this session gives teams a way to make decisions that hold up when the playbook runs out.

Compliance duties versus risk decisions
When an HR matter becomes a legal one, and who to call first
Documenting in a way that protects people and the organization

Delivered at: WiSH Conference, CNY ASSP (2026); fireside with an employment attorney at Elevate Women's Summit (2025)

Workshop

The Ghosts in Your Business

It's never the first time. It's the next time.

The three patterns Lindsay sees most: the good intention that sets a precedent, the org chart nobody can see, and the hire that keeps costing you.

Why consistency matters more than any single rule
How unclear roles show up as "attitude" and conflict
What to know before you write the job post

Delivered at: Liverpool Chamber of Commerce (2026)

What audiences leave with

Telling compliance duties apart from risk decisions
When an HR matter becomes a legal or safety one, and who to call first
Documenting in a way that protects people and the organization
Why consistency matters more than any single rule

PHR and SHRM-CP certified, with 17 years in HR
Former HR coach who worked alongside attorneys on workplace risk
Fireside with an employment attorney at Elevate Women's Summit (2025) and a session at the WiSH Conference, CNY ASSP (2026)
Expert source for SHRM and the Rochester Business Journal

Podcast conversation starters

What's the "ghost" most small businesses don't see coming?
Where do HR, legal, and safety overlap, and who's really in charge?
Why does consistency matter more than any single policy?
When should a business owner bring in an employment attorney?

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