Basics of Employment Discrimination

A pre-recorded streaming VIDEO replay of the February 2026 webcast, Basics of Employment Discrimination.

Are you looking for a better understanding of the rights and responsibilities of both the employer and the employee in the workplace? Are you interested in expanding your practice into the area of employment law? Do you need a refresher on litigating an employment discrimination claim?

This course covers both federal and state laws governing employment discrimination and assists all practitioners in improving their knowledge when litigating these types of claims.

• Understand the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees.
• Learn what to expect when an employment discrimination claim arises.
• Receive litigation tips in employment discrimination matters.
• Learn what to expect during the administrative phase when an employee files a claim
• Get nuts-and-bolts advice on litigating employment discrimination claims
• Become more confident in advising your clients regarding the statutory framework of employment discrimination claims in Virginia

Lindsey Komisin, IslerDare PC / Richmond

Lindsey S. Komisin is a Partner at IslerDare PC’s Richmond, Virginia, office. Her practice focuses on representing employers in state and federal court and advising clients on a variety of labor and employment matters, including those arising under Title IV, ADEA, ADA, FMLA, FLSA, and state wage and hour laws.  She also has experience in complex litigation and class action litigation matters, including defending misclassification actions. Ms. Komisin also works with her clients to provide preventive advice and counsel on employment law issues.  Prior to joining IslerDare PC in 2019, she practiced with Jackson Lewis in the Richmond, Virginia, office.  She is a Richmond native and is an active member of the Richmond community.  

Amy E. Smith, Isler Dare PC / Richmond

Amy E. Smith is a Partner at IslerDare PC’s Richmond, Virginia, office. Her practice focuses on representing employers in labor and employment matters. She regularly advises clients on traditional labor relations issues and regularly handles collective bargaining negotiations, labor arbitrations, union representation campaigns, and proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board. She also provides advice and counsel to clients on all substantive employment law issues—including counseling and disciplining employees, employment policies, wage-hour issues, and employment and non-competition agreements—and represents employers in administrative charges and litigation.  Ms. Smith also regularly provides training to clients on traditional labor relations, workplace investigations, and compliance with the Service Contract Act, the FMLA, the ADA, and other employment laws. She is a member of the Virginia, District of Columbia, Georgia, and Florida bars.