Employee Dismissals: Avoiding the Pitfalls

Originally held on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 | 6 pm – 9 pm

 

Program Chair:
Tricia B. Sherno
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

  • 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.

    DVDs & CDs: $199 Member | $299Nonmember
    On-Demand: $149 Member| $249 Nonmember
    Materials Only (No CLE Credit): $99 Member | $129 Nonmember

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  • Rod Biermann, Esq. 
    Practice Group Head
    Employment Law Group
    Dorf & Nelson LLP

    Mark J. Goldberg
    Loeb & Loeb LLP

    George B. Schwab
    Kraus & Zuchlewski LLP

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  • 6:00 pm – 6:05 pm     Introductions

    6:05 pm – 7:05 pm     Potential Legal Challenges to an Employee Termination,
    Including:

    • Contractual Claims
    • Discrimination Claims
    • Whistleblower Claims
    • Retaliation Claims
    • Miscellaneous Other Claims

    7:05 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 Practices

    8:10 pm – 8:50 pm     Crafting Effective Releases and Severance Agreements
    8:50 pm – 9:00 pm    Q&A

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  • NY: 3.0 professional practice
    NJ: 3.2 general
    CA: 2.5 general
    PA: 2.5 general

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  • Sponsoring Association Committee: 
    Labor & Employment | Jyotin Hamid, Chair

    Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
    Maricela Alfonso, Membership and CLE Relations Associate
    (212) 382-6608
    MAlfonso@nycbar.org