Any attorney or human resources professional who advises or represents employers, employees, labor unions or government, or who has judicial/arbitral/mediator responsibility, must keep abreast of changes in the employment discrimination arena, and must also be aware of cutting-edge developments on the litigation front.
This program, designed for employment law practitioners and human resources professionals at all levels, brings together prominent practitioners from the management and plaintiffs’ bars, members of the judiciary and representatives from the EEOC, to analyze and provide practical guidance regarding the latest developments in the employment discrimination arena.
Lecture Topics [Total time 06:12:46]
Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program.
- Opening Remarks and Introduction* [00:10:43]
Anne C. Vladeck, Theodore O. Rogers, Jr.
- Disabilities Discrimination Today: Take Two Asprin and Call HR [00:59:47]
Ned H. Bassen, Hon. James C. Francis IV, Susan Ritz
- Accommodation in Practice: Do I Really Have to Pay for Her to Fly First Class? [01:02:38]
Gerald T. Hathaway, Mary Schuette, Debra L. Raskin
- Discrimination Class Actions: Wal-Mart v. Dukes One Year Later - Were Reports of the Death of Class Actions Exaggerated? [00:59:24]
Patrick W. Shea, Darnley D. Stewart
- Retaliation Claims: Don't Get Mad, Don't Get Even, Don't Get Sued [01:00:37]
Louis P. DiLorenzo, Jordan A. Thomas, Kathleen M. McKenna, Kathleen Peratis
- Ethical and Other Challenges in Harassment Claims: Who Said High Wire Acts Were Only in the Circus? [00:58:25]
Robert J. Anello, Lisa M. Friel, Kevin B. Leblang
- Discrimination Trends and Future Predictions: Pulling Out the Crystal Ball [01:01:12]
Hon. Denny Chin, Elizabeth Grossman, Pearl Zuchlewski, Alan M. Koral
The purchase price of this Web Program includes the following articles from the Course Handbook available online:
- Disabilities Discrimination Today: Take Two Aspirin and Call HR
Ned H. Bassen
- The Intersection Between the FMLA and the ADA (With Some State and City Law in the Mix)
Susan Ritz
- Disabilities in Remission and Evolving Disabilities Under the ADA
Susan Ritz
- Transgender Accommodations in the Workplace
Gerald T. Hathaway
- ADA and USERRA Update
Debra L. Raskin
- Unusual Workplace Accommodations
Debra L. Raskin
- USERRA Accommodation
Mary Schuette
- Employment Discrimination Class Actions After Dukes and Concepcion
Patrick W. Shea
- Avoiding Liability for Retaliation Claims
Louis P. DiLorenzo
- Retaliation in the Context of Discrimination
Wayne N. Outten, Wendi S. Lazar
- Retaliation Claims: Don't Get Mad, Don't Get Even, Don't Get Sued
Kathleen M. McKenna
- An Introduction to the New SEC Whistleblower Program
Jordan A. Thomas
- Selected Relevant Materials
Lisa M. Friel
- EEOC, Enforcement Guidance: Unlawful Disparate Treatment of Workers with Caregiving Responsibilities
Elizabeth Grossman
- Same-Sex Marriage Laws: How They Impact the Workplace
Alan M. Koral
- Family Responsibilities Discrimination After the EEOC Enforcement Guidance
Pearl Zuchlewski
- Brief Notes on Workplace Bullying
Pearl Zuchlewski
- Index to Employment Discrimination Law & Litigation 2012
Presentation Material
- Disabilities Discrimination Today: Take Two Asprin and Call HR: Scenarios
Ned H. Bassen, Hon. James C. Francis IV, Susan Ritz
- Disabilities Discrimination Today: Take Two Asprin and Call HR
Ned H. Bassen, Hon. James C. Francis IV, Susan Ritz
- Accommodation in Practice: Do I Really Have to Pay for Her to Fly First Class? - Hypotheticals
Gerald T. Hathaway, Mary Schuette, Debra L. Raskin
- Accommodation in Practice: Do I Really Have to Pay for Her to Fly First Class?
Gerald T. Hathaway, Mary Schuette, Debra L. Raskin
- Retaliation Claims: Don't Get Mad, Don't Get Even, Don't Get Sued
Jordan A. Thomas
- Retaliation Claims: Don't Get Mad, Don't Get Even, Don't Get Sued
Jordan A. Thomas
- Discrimination Trends and Future Predictions: Pulling Out the Crystal Ball
- EEOC Enforcement Guidance
Co-Chair(s)
Speaker(s)
Hon. Denny Chin ~ Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Lisa M. Friel ~ Sexual Misconduct Consulting & Investigations, T&M Protection Resources, LLC
Elizabeth Grossman ~ Regional Attorney, New York District Office, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Mary Schuette ~ Vice President, Legal Services, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
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