Tuesday, November 28, 2017 | 6 pm – 9 pm
Program Chair:
Tricia B. Sherno
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
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This program will cover numerous legal issues and challenges that arise when an employee is to be dismissed. Topics to be addressed include: best practices for the termination process; tips and strategic considerations for drafting effective releases and severance agreements; enforcement of non-competes and other post-employment obligations; and the various causes of action terminated employees may consider or assert, with a particular emphasis on recent developments in wrongful termination law.
Who Should Attend: Employment law practitioners, in-house counsel and other lawyers who advise employers or employees on workplace-related matters and HR professionals.
Live Program: $229 Member | $329 Nonmember
In House Counsel: $119 Member | $219 Nonmember
Small Law Firm: $99 Member -
Rod Biermann, Esq.
Practice Group Head
Employment Law Group
Dorf & Nelson LLPMark J. Goldberg
Loeb & Loeb LLPGeorge B. Schwab
Kraus & Zuchlewski LLP
6:00 pm – 6:05 pm Introductions6:05 pm – 7:05 pm Potential Legal Challenges to an Employee Termination,
Including:• Contractual Claims
• Discrimination Claims
• Whistleblower Claims
• Retaliation Claims
• Miscellaneous Other Claims7:05 pm – 7:35 pm Best Practices for the Termination Process
7:35 pm – 7:45 pm Break
7:45 pm – 8:10 pm Potential Legal Challenges to Group Layoffs and
Reductions in Force, Including:• New York State and Federal WARN Act Considerations
• Special Considerations and Best Practices8:10 pm – 8:50 pm Crafting Effective Releases and Severance Agreements
8:50 pm – 9:00 pm Q&A-
NY: 3.0 professional practice
NJ: 3.2 general
CA: 3.0 general
PA: 2.5 general -
Sponsoring Association Committee:
Labor & Employment | Jyotin Hamid, ChairSponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
Maricela Alfonso, Membership and CLE Relations Associate
(212) 382-6608
MAlfonso@nycbar.org