Employment law witnessed myriad significant changes this year; efficiently catch up on all the developments - and gain strategic insight about emerging trends.
While class action wage and hour claims have been increasing for more than a decade, developments under the MA Wage Act have made an already powerful statute even more fertile ground for employment disputes. Hear about updates in wage and hour law under the FLSA and the MA Wage Act. Learn how management-side lawyers have been advising employers and defending claims, and how employee-side lawyers have been pursuing claims and advising clients.
The pandemic generated a proliferation of new employment laws and issues - and forever changed the workplace and expectations around it. From work hours to remote work to vaccine requirements, the world after is riddled with employment law challenges. Hear how lawyers on both sides of the aisle have been advising clients and evaluating legal claims in this transformed landscape.
2022 is the year for upsetting settled legal theories and precedent. Among others, the sweeping deference anticipated in matters involving the Federal Arbitration Act was blunted by Congress' ending of forced arbitration in sexual harassment claims. Similarly, growth in care-giving responsibilities and religious accommodations were transformative hallmarks of this year. Be in the know.
Proceedings now occur anywhere; expectations to be in-person at an office, agency, or courthouse are redolent of days gone by. Virtual proceedings are here to stay. Hear about when - and whether - to agree to conduct a proceeding virtually, and best practices for conducting them. Bring your candid questions and learn the best strategies for success, as well as traps for the unwary.
While class action wage and hour claims have been increasing for more than a decade, developments under the MA Wage Act have made an already powerful statute even more fertile ground for employment disputes. Hear about updates in wage and hour law under the FLSA and the MA Wage Act. Learn how management-side lawyers have been advising employers and defending claims, and how employee-side lawyers have been pursuing claims and advising clients.
The pandemic generated a proliferation of new employment laws and issues - and forever changed the workplace and expectations around it. From work hours to remote work to vaccine requirements, the world after is riddled with employment law challenges. Hear how lawyers on both sides of the aisle have been advising clients and evaluating legal claims in this transformed landscape.
2022 is the year for upsetting settled legal theories and precedent. Among others, the sweeping deference anticipated in matters involving the Federal Arbitration Act was blunted by Congress' ending of forced arbitration in sexual harassment claims. Similarly, growth in care-giving responsibilities and religious accommodations were transformative hallmarks of this year. Be in the know.
Proceedings now occur anywhere; expectations to be in-person at an office, agency, or courthouse are redolent of days gone by. Virtual proceedings are here to stay. Hear about when - and whether - to agree to conduct a proceeding virtually, and best practices for conducting them. Bring your candid questions and learn the best strategies for success, as well as traps for the unwary.
Course Content
9:00 am - 9:05 am- Welcome and Introduction
- Jaclyn L. Kugell, Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP, Boston
- Katherine J. Michon, Esq., Hartley Michon Robb Hannon LLP, Boston
- Discrimination Law Update
- Joshua M. Davis, Esq., Goulston & Storrs, PC, Boston
- Anne L. Josephson, Esq., Kotin, Crabtree & Strong LLP, Boston
- Valerie C. Samuels, Esq., ArentFox Schiff LLP, Boston
- Monica R. Shah, Esq., Zalkind, Duncan & Bernstein LLP, Boston
- Employment Law: Contract, Tort, Wage and Hour, and Legislative Update
- Gary Finley, Esq., Schwartz Hannum, PC, Andover
- Corinne Hood Greene, Esq., Greene & Hafer LLC, Charlestown
- Networking and Refreshment Break
- Keynote Panel: Wage & Hour Updates - Growing Reach of MA Wage Act
- Philip J. Gordon, Esq., Gordon Law Group LLP, Boston
- Sean P. O'Connor, Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP, Boston
- Diane M. Saunders, Esq., Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC, Boston
- Hillary Schwab, Esq., Fair Work, PC, Boston
- Lunch Tete a Tete
- In-person exclusive feature! Discuss your thorniest questions casually over boxed lunches with colleagues.
- The MCAD: Tips to Better Your Practice, and Interactive Question and Answer Session
- Jason B. Barshak, Esq., Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston
- Kenneth Callahan, II, Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston
- Sujin Han, Esq., Cengage Group, Boston
- Deirdre A. Hosler, Esq., Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston
- Michael D. Memmolo, Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston
- Lila Roberts, Esq., Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston
- Sunila Thomas George, Esq., Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston
- Employment Law Claims in the Almost Post-Pandemic World
- David E. Belfort, Esq., Bennett & Belfort, PC, Cambridge
- Bronwyn L. Roberts, Esq., Cooley LLP, Boston
- Networking and Refreshment Break
- Employment Law: Cutting Edge Legal Issues Sparked by a Tumultuous Year
- Kavita M. Goyal, Esq., Rosen & Goyal, PC, Andover
- Rebecca G. Pontikes, Esq., Pontikes Law LLC, Boston
- Employment Law: Practical Advice for Virtual Proceedings
- Justine H. Brousseau, Esq., Kimball Brousseau LLP, Boston
- Jeffrey A. Dretler, Esq., Rubin and Rudman LLP, Boston
- Scott A. Roberts, Esq., Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP, Boston
- Patricia A. Washienko, Esq., Washienko Law Group LLC, Boston
- Networking Reception
- Please Note
- MCLE webcasts are delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal.
- There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only.
Speakers
Cochairs- Jaclyn L. Kugell, Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP, Boston
- Katherine J. Michon, Esq., Hartley Michon Robb Hannon LLP, Boston
- David E. Belfort, Esq., Bennett & Belfort, PC, Cambridge
- Justine H. Brousseau, Esq., Kimball Brousseau LLP, Boston
- Kenneth Callahan, II, Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston
- Joshua M. Davis, Esq., Goulston & Storrs, PC, Boston
- Jeffrey A. Dretler, Esq., Rubin and Rudman LLP, Boston
- Gary Finley, Esq., Schwartz Hannum, PC, Andover
- Philip J. Gordon, Esq., Gordon Law Group LLP, Boston
- Kavita M. Goyal, Esq., Rosen & Goyal, PC, Andover
- Corinne Hood Greene, Esq., Greene & Hafer LLC, Charlestown
- Sujin Han, Esq., Cengage Group, Boston
- Deirdre A. Hosler, Esq., Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston
- Anne L. Josephson, Esq., Kotin, Crabtree & Strong LLP, Boston
- Michael D. Memmolo, Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston
- Sean P. O'Connor, Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP, Boston
- Rebecca G. Pontikes, Esq., Pontikes Law LLC, Boston
- Bronwyn L. Roberts, Esq., Cooley LLP, Boston
- Lila Roberts, Esq., Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston
- Scott A. Roberts, Esq., Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP, Boston
- Valerie C. Samuels, Esq., ArentFox Schiff LLP, Boston
- Diane M. Saunders, Esq., Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC, Boston
- Hillary Schwab, Esq., Fair Work, PC, Boston
- Monica R. Shah, Esq., Zalkind, Duncan & Bernstein LLP, Boston
- Sunila Thomas George, Esq., Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston
- Patricia A. Washienko, Esq., Washienko Law Group LLC, Boston
