25th Annual Employment Law Update 2016 Seminar Materials - SALE!

Publication Date:	May 2016
Available Formats:	Print
Pages:	279

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Learn all aspects of pre-employment screening, including mandated employer obligations under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and recent “Ban the Box” legislation
Hear federal judges address the “proportionality” concept in the newly revised discovery rules; the evolving Fourth Circuit case law on harassment, deficiencies, or common mistakes in federal court pleadings; and summary judgment in employment-law cases
Discover critical personnel policies that all employers should implement
Examine the complexity of managing employee leave issues with the interplay of the ADA and the FMLA. Discover how best to address unpaid leave and employee accommodation requests under these statutes in order to minimize legal exposure
Hear insights into the EEOC’s national strategic enforcement plan and recent EEOC judicial initiatives from experienced EEOC trial attorneys

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EMPLOYMENT LAW ETHICS
Carla D. Brown
Thomas P. Murphy

I. Introduction

II. The Joint Representation of Two or More Parties to Litigation
   A. The Defense Perspective
   B. The Plaintiff’s Perspective

III. Defending the Deposition of a Corporate Employee

IV. Internal Investigations: An Ethical Minefield

V. Ethical Issues in Settlement Negotiation
   A. Ethical and Professional Considerations: Rules Implicated

VI. Ex Parte Contact with Adversary’s Employee

VII. Handling Documents You Wish You Never Had

VIII. Social Media

IX. Confidential Communications
   A. Regarding Employees
   B. Representing Employers

X. Engagement Letters
   A. Plaintiff’s Perspective
   B. The Defense Perspective

ANNUAL UPDATE ON EMPLOYMENT LAW
John M. Bredehoft
Zachary A. Kitts

PRE-HIRE SCREENING
Susanne Harris Carnell
Sara B. Rafal

I. Background Checks and the Fair Credit Reporting Act

II. Restrictions on Use of Criminal Records Background Checks

III. ADA Limitations on Pre-Employment Inquiries

IV. Special Issues with Respect to Citizenship Inquiries

VIEWS FROM THE BENCH: A DISCUSSION WITH HON. LEONIE M. BRINKEMA
AND HON. JOHN A GIBNEY, JR.
John E. Davidson
Sean M. Gibbons

I. The New Rule of Proportionality in Discovery

II. Tips on Drafting Effective Summary Judgment Briefs in Employment
Cases

III. Has the Fourth Circuit’s Standard on Sexual Harassment Really
Changed?

CUTTING-EDGE PERSONNEL POLICIES
Kara M. Ariail
Christy E. Kiely

I. The (Very Active) NLRB
   A. Is it Getting Cold in Here? Confronting the “Chilling Effect” of
   Employment Policies
   B. Is the Standard “At-Will” Disclaimer Still Viable?

II. Computer Use/Social Media
   A. NLRB Protections
   B. Facebook and Social Media

III. Anticipating Changes to the Overtime Rules

IV. Pay Transparency

V. Spotlight on Retaliation

VI. Criminal Background Checks - A Status Check

VII. Leave Policies in a Rapidly Changing Landscape

VIII. EEO Statements and Diversity Categories

A CASE STUDY APPROACH TO LEAVE AS A REASONABLE
ACCOMMODATION UNDER THE AMERICAN’S WITH DISABILITIES ACT
David A. Kushner

HOW TO PROPERLY MANAGE EMPLOYEE LEAVE ISSUES UNDER THE
FMLA: A REVIEW OF RECENT CASELAW
Tommy Strelka

EEOC ENFORCEMENT
Edward Lee Isler
Suzanne Nyfeler
Maria Salacuse

Authors

Carla D. Brown

Thomas P. Murphy

John M. Bredehoft

Zachary A. Kitts

Susanne Harris Carnell

Sara B. Rafal

John E. Davidson

Sean M. Gibbons

Kara M. Ariail

Christy E. Kiely

David A. Kushner

Tommy Strelka

Edward Lee Isler

Suzanne Nyfeler

Maria Salacuse