-Oct 15 event deals with separation agreements, disabilities law, Web usage at work and more.
NEWARK, N.J. (9/21/09) – Legal challenges associated with labor and employment are as timely as today’s headlines. When employees fritter away hours or spread office gossip on Facebook and Twitter, how should their supervisors respond? When a global recession leads to successive rounds of layoffs, how can businesses draft the most effective separation and severance agreements? Attorneys from LeClairRyan’s Labor & Employment Group will explore such issues in a half-day seminar on Oct. 15.
The annual event, which runs from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Park Avenue Club in Florham Park, and is free of charge, includes presentations by attorneys who are in the forefront of labor and employment law.
- Joseph P. Paranac, a Newark-based shareholder in the firm, will speak about employment liability issues arising from computer and Internet usage in the workplace, and other cyberspace concerns.
- In a joint presentation, Margaret P. “Penny” Mason, a New Haven, Conn.-based partner and senior counsel, and Susan Childers North, a Virginia-based shareholder, will offer advice on drafting effective separation and severance agreements.
- Laura H. Corvo, a Newark-based partner, will offer tips on navigating the Family and Medical Leave Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- In a joint presentation, James P. Anelli, a Newark-based shareholder, and Elizabeth K. Acee, a New Haven-based partner, will discuss the consequences of misclassifying independent contractors.
Guest speakers include Marlen Bodden, Staff Attorney with the Legal Aid Society of New York and founder of The Employment Law Project, and Judy Keenan, Supervisory Trial Attorney with the New York District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
A full breakfast will be served at 8 a.m. While attendance at the half-day seminar is free, seating is limited. To register, e-mail Diane Frank at diane.frank@leclairryan.com or call (973) 491-3313. The registration deadline is Mon., Oct. 12.