Employment Discrimination Law & Litigation 2024

Why You Should Attend 

For the last several years we have been experiencing major developments in the evolution of the law of employment discrimination law and 2024 promises to be no different. Technology, court decisions and legislation have all continued to reshape the landscape in dramatic ways. The Supreme Court issued a landmark decision last year that will have a profound effect for years to come on affirmative action and diversity efforts in the workplace. There are new theories of discrimination such as anti-caste discrimination and new developments in existing theories such as hostile environment claims, pay equity, disability accommodation (especially mental disabilities and care givers), gender identity, religious accommodation and others. Artificial intelligence continues to promise impact in the employment arena. This full day program brings together prominent practitioners from the management and plaintiffs’ bars, in-house counsel and EEOC representatives to analyze and provide practical guidance on the latest developments in the employment discrimination arena. In addition to providing critical updates on recent developments in the law, our expert faculty will offer their respective perspectives on addressing potential employment discrimination issues in the workplace proactively, as well as in litigation. 

What You Will Learn

After attending this program, participants will be able to: 

• Learn how the hiring process has been impacted by the Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision and legislation regulating the use of artificial intelligence in making such decisions
• Gain greater insight into the laws surrounding reasonable accommodations particularly as they affect mental disabilities as opposed to physical disabilities
• Understand the law of hostile environment and how such claims are being evaluated by juries and other fact finders
• Learn how sexual orientation and gender identity issues are arising in the workplace and how they need to be addressed
• Understand changes in the law concerning pregnancy and caregiver discrimination
• Learn different approaches to the interactive process and the concerned dialogue obligation as it applies to the concept of reasonable accommodation, including in areas regulated by the 2023 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
• Learn about the new anti-caste movement
• Get the latest updates on new laws, regulations and rulings that can affect the advice you give, the strategies you choose, and the settlements you propose

Who Should Attend

Any attorney or human resources professional who advises or represents employers, employees, labor unions or government, or who has judicial/arbitral/mediator responsibility will benefit from attending this program.

Special Features:

• All new panels: “Pregnancy, Accommodation and Caregiver Discrimination,” “Hiring and Affirmative Action in 2024,” “Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination,” and “Disability and Mental Health Discrimination”
• Transitional credit available
• Earn up to 1 full hour of Professional Skills credit

Credit Available: CLE, CPE, CPD and HRCI HR Recertification

Program Level: Overview

Prerequisites: An interest in learning more about discrimination issues that arise in today’s workplace.

Advanced Preparation: None.