This CLE webinar will guide employment practitioners through the EEOC's Strategic Enforcement Plan Fiscal Years 2024-2028 and the areas of agency focus and enforcement activity, including the use of technology and AI in the workplace and its potential discriminatory impact, so that counsel may help... Read More

This CLE course will guide counsel for employers on how to handle FMLA leave for workers with chronic illness. The panel will discuss how to scrutinize the FMLA certification form completed by the employee's healthcare provider as well as best practices for verifying continuing medical treatment. Read More

This CLE course will provide employment counsel with the tools necessary to discourage employee abuse of intermittent leave while maintaining FMLA compliance. The panel will review considerations for leave and transfer policies, discuss when and how to challenge medical certifications, outline defen... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide employment practitioners through the EEOC's recently released and long-awaited "Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace." The panel will highlight significant updates that will replace prior guidance and that have incorporated recent law, updated tech... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide attorneys and accountants on the Chicago Human Rights Ordinance's (CHRO) and the Illinois Human Rights Act's (IHRA) requirements regarding the prevention of harassment and discrimination in the workplace. The webinar will address identifying and responding to unlawful beh... Read More

This CLE course will explain the latest legal developments regarding EEOC onsite investigations, including what employers should expect from onsite investigators, how employers can prepare for and cooperate with the investigation, how the fact-finding process works, how the EEOC evaluates evidence a... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the growing tension between Title VII's protection of an individual's right to be free from sex discrimination and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act's (RFRA) preservation of an individual's right to freely practice their religious beliefs. The panel will compare rec... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss employer export control requirements and best practices for meeting these obligations while avoiding discrimination claims. Read More

This CLE course will guide employment counsel through the national patchwork of pay equity statutes and discuss recent trends in state equal pay laws, including a detailed analysis of the language and responsibilities of these laws. Read More

This CLE course will provide employment lawyers an in depth view of the particular statutes, regulations, and decisions that govern employment and labor law at colleges and universities. These differences can be more restrictive than general employment and labor law and can vary by state. Thus, thor... Read More

This CLE webinar will address implicit bias and its effect on employment discrimination, both during the hiring process and the employee review process. Our panelists will guide employment counsel in advising clients on these essential issues. Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare employment counsel to navigate difficult performance and termination decisions that arise while an employee is on job-protected leave. The panel will outline an employer's obligations under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to employment counsel on the recently enacted Speak Out Act which was signed by President Biden on Dec. 7, 2022. The panel will discuss key issues related to the Speak Out Act, provide an update on recent federal, state, and case law, and address practical cons... Read More

This CLE course will guide employment counsel on alternative work arrangements, such as allowing employees to work remotely. The panel will discuss issues that may arise under the COVID-19 pandemic related guidelines, FMLA, FLSA, and ADA, and how employers can structure alternative work policies to... Read More

This CLE course will guide practitioners through the "regarded as disabled" standard under the ADA and how it applies to protect individuals who otherwise would not be protected as "disabled" under the law. The panel will also discuss best practices for training managers and other supervisory person... Read More

This CLE webinar will advise employment counsel navigating the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act), related state law analogs, and workforce reductions. The panel will discuss recent federal court cases and their impact on how remote employees are governed under the WARN Act... Read More

This CLE course will provide employers' counsel with best practices to reduce the risk of lawsuits or government action for employee leave violations under the FMLA, ADA, or workers' compensation laws, as well as paid sick leave laws. The panel will outline an employer's obligations under the laws a... Read More

This CLE course will advise counsel on establishing policies for remote employees in order to mitigate the risks of workers' compensation claims. The panel will discuss best practices to mitigate risks, how to comply with various state requirements, and what documentation of injuries will be necessa... Read More

This CLE course will provide employment counsel with practical techniques to draft EEOC position statements. The experienced panel will outline strategies for responding to various EEOC charges while minimizing full-scale investigations and lawsuits. Read More

This CLE course will advise employment counsel on how to handle the intersection of mental health issues and ADA and FMLA compliance. The panel will discuss what options employers and employees should consider when an ADA accommodation or FMLA is made, when leave can be considered an accommodation,... Read More

This CLE course will provide employment counsel with practical techniques to handle EEOC investigations based upon the October 2020 proposed rules that made procedural changes to EEOC charges' resolution. Our panel will outline strategic techniques to prepare for on-site investigations, navigate goo... Read More

This CLE course will provide guidance to employment counsel regarding class action litigation brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) as these cases are on the rise, particularly in California, after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a 2017 decision applying a hyperte... Read More

This CLE course will provide vital knowledge to any employer whose clients hire non-citizens. Though the intersection of immigration and employment law may seem as fundamental as filling out forms and responding to inquiries, the present policy environment belies the merits of a passive approach. Read More

This CLE course will provide employment counsel with practical guidelines to minimize the risk of retaliation claims by current employees who have already asserted discrimination or harassment complaints. Our knowledgeable panelists will review the pendency of such claims and advise participants on... Read More

This CLE course will inform employment counsel of a company's liability for sexual harassment and acts of discrimination committed against its employees by its customers and clients. The panel made up of both attorneys representing employees and management will provide an in-depth look into the lega... Read More

This CLE course will guide employment law practitioners on the complex legal issues arising out of workplace bullying. There will be two focal points: (1) identifying/preventing these issues before they rise to the level of litigation and (2) analyzing causes of action in bullying litigation and cas... Read More

This CLE course will guide counsel on best practices for employers to avoid claims of sexual harassment and sex-based discrimination in the #MeToo era. The panel will review recently enacted anti-sexual harassment laws from several states, including California and New York, as well as the judicial c... Read More

This CLE course will discuss the new national origin regulations from California's Fair Employment and Housing Council (FEHC) effective July 1, 2018. The expert panel will delve into the new definition of "national origin," permissible and prohibited types of employer policies on language restrictio... Read More

This CLE course will provide guidance to counsel on best practices for employers to avoid claims of workplace religious discrimination. The panel will review hiring, accommodation and termination practices amid increased ambiguity in the standards and a surge in employee claims. Read More

This CLE course will provide guidance to employment counsel on minimizing liability risks when conducting pre-employment background checks in light of increasing state and local regulations. The panel will review the rise in credit-check bans and ban-the-box laws, how these laws interact with the Fa... Read More

This CLE course will provide guidance to employment counsel for avoiding, defending and conciliating EEOC systemic discrimination investigations and litigation. The panelists will discuss best practices for responding to and challenging overly broad EEOC information requests and subpoenas, defending... Read More

This CLE course will prepare employment practitioners to counsel clients on legal and practical strategies for planning, conducting and documenting equal employment opportunity (EEO) internal investigations. Read More

This CLE course will equip employment counsel with practical techniques to navigate EEOC investigations and resolve EEOC charges. Our panel will outline strategic techniques to prepare for on-site investigations, navigate good faith conciliation with the EEOC, negotiate settlements and more. Read More

This CLE course will arm employment counsel with strategies for avoiding and defending against workplace retaliation claims--the most common type of charge filed with the EEOC--in the wake of the 2016 EEOC Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation and Related Issues. The panel will provide guidance for de... Read More

This CLE course will provide guidance to employment counsel for avoiding discriminatory conduct when designing and implementing performance rating systems and/or using employee performance ratings in employment decisions. The panel will discuss best practices for employers to avoid or defend claims... Read More