This comprehensive program provides a basic introduction to employment and labor law for the lawyer new or returning to the field. Each day features lectures by experienced faculty designed to teach you the statutes, case law, and practice pointers, followed by interactive sessions that reinforce your knowledge by giving you hands-on experience. These sessions are organized around the life cycle of typical employment situations and utilize a variety of techniques, including faculty demonstrations, role-playing, small-group discussions, and analysis of hypothetical cases based on typical client situations. You 'learn by doing' and get valuable practical experience crafting real-life solutions to common client problems.
Course Content
Day 1 - Tuesday, November 15, 20229:30 am - 9:35 am
Welcome and Introduction DAY 1
Elizabeth K. Levine, Esq.,
Goulston & Storrs, PC, Boston
James S. Weliky, Esq.,
Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC, Newton
9:35 am - 10:45 am
Employment Discrimination
Elizabeth K. Levine, Esq.,
Goulston & Storrs, PC, Boston
Ellen J. Messing, Esq.,
Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC, Newton
10:45 am - 10:50 am
Break
10:50 am - 12:10 pm
Law Regarding Leaves
Lori A. Jodoin, Esq.,
Kotin, Crabtree & Strong LLP, Boston
Elizabeth K. Levine, Esq.,
Goulston & Storrs, PC, Boston
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Break
12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
Common Law Claims
Elizabeth K. Levine, Esq.,
Goulston & Storrs, PC, Boston
James S. Weliky, Esq.,
Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC, Newton
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Lunch (on your own)
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Afternoon Interactive Session Including Ethical Issues DAY 1
Lori A. Jodoin, Esq.,
Kotin, Crabtree & Strong LLP, Boston
Elizabeth K. Levine, Esq.,
Goulston & Storrs, PC, Boston
James S. Weliky, Esq.,
Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC, Newton
Day 2 - Wednesday, November 16, 2022
9:30 am - 9:35 am
Welcome and Introduction DAY 2
Hillary J. Massey, Esq.,
Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Boston
James S. Weliky, Esq.,
Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC, Newton
9:35 am - 10:35 am
Other Federal and State Employment Law Statues and Regulations
Hillary J. Massey, Esq.,
Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Boston
James S. Weliky, Esq.,
Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC, Newton
10:35 am - 10:40 am
Break
10:40 am - 11:40 am
Federal and State Wage and Hour and Other Worker Protection Laws
Christine T. Eskilson, Esq.,
Office of Solicitor, U.S. Department of Labor, Boston
Lillian M. Hirales, Esq.,
Division of Occupational Licensure &
Office of Public Safety and Inspections, Boston
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Break
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
National Labor Regulations Act/Chapter 150E
Damien M. DiGiovanni, Esq.,
Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP, Boston
Paige Walker McKissock, Esq.,
Segal Roitman LLP, Boston
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Lunch (on your own)
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Afternoon Interactive Sessions, Including Ethical Issues DAY 2
Panel
Please Note
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Speakers
CochairsHillary J. Massey, Esq.,
Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Boston
James S. Weliky, Esq.,
Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC, Newton
Faculty
Damien M. DiGiovanni, Esq.,
Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP, Boston
Christine T. Eskilson, Esq.,
Office of Solicitor, U.S. Department of Labor, Boston
Lillian M. Hirales, Esq.,
Division of Occupational Licensure &
Office of Public Safety and Inspections
, Boston
Lori A. Jodoin, Esq.,
Kotin, Crabtree & Strong LLP, Boston
Elizabeth K. Levine, Esq.,
Goulston & Storrs, PC, Boston
Paige Walker McKissock, Esq.,
Segal Roitman LLP, Boston
Ellen J. Messing, Esq.,
Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC, Newton
