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Navigating the Nitty-Gritty of Discrimination and Harassment Law

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Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
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Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
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Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 7 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CPE for Accountants Approved 7 Total
New York CPE for Accountants Approved 7 Total
Washington CPE for Accountants Approved 7 Total
Wisconsin CPE for Accountants Approved 7.2 Total
HRCI Approved 6 Total
CPE for Accountants/NASBA Approved 7 Total
SHRM CP/SCP Approved 6 Total
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Joanie Winters
Cari Sheehan
Thomas Mew
Alex Berg
Kimberly Jeselskis
Kelly McNaughton
With Joanie Winters from Winters Law Firm + 5 others

Tue, Feb 24, 00:00 AM – 00:00 PM

Product ID 101514

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Overview

Effective Strategies for Handling Harassment and Discrimination Claims

Are you confident in your ability to prevent and address harassment and discrimination claims? In this essential course, our experienced faculty offer advice for crafting harassment complaints, developing anti-discrimination policies, and much more. Don't miss this opportunity to cover your bases - register today!

  • Discover best practices for responding to EEOC complaints.
  • Formulate strategies for drafting effective complaints.
  • Gain settlement strategies from both perspectives.
  • Hear tips for defending discrimination and harassment claims.
  • Take a pulse on recent trends and case law updates.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Workplace Discrimination and Harassment Investigation Techniques
  2. Handling EEOC Complaints: Ensuring Legal Best Practices
  3. Crafting Discrimination and Harassment Complaints That Make an Impact
  4. Settlement Strategies: Effective Tactics for Both Sides
  5. Defending - and Preventing - Harassment and Discrimination Claims
  6. Case Law Update and Recent Trends in Discrimination and Harassment Law
  7. A Rapid-Fire Guide to Retaliation Claims: What You NEED to Know
  8. Ethics in Action: Considerations in Harassment and Discrimination Law

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Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 6 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 6 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 7 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CPE for Accountants Approved 7 Total
New York CPE for Accountants Approved 7 Total
Washington CPE for Accountants Approved 7 Total
Wisconsin CPE for Accountants Approved 7.2 Total
HRCI Approved 6 Total
CPE for Accountants/NASBA Approved 7 Total
SHRM CP/SCP Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Workplace Discrimination and Harassment Investigation Techniques

  2. Handling EEOC Complaints: Ensuring Legal Best Practices

  3. Crafting Discrimination and Harassment Complaints That Make an Impact

  4. Settlement Strategies: Effective Tactics for Both Sides

    1. Settlement Agreements: Key Provisions and Tactics for Success
    2. Calculating Back Pay
    3. Punitive and Compensatory Damages
    4. Insurance Considerations
    5. Lost Income Damages
    6. Negotiating Strategies for Settlements

  5. Defending - and Preventing - Harassment and Discrimination Claims

    1. Hostile Work Environment and Quid Pro Quo Claims
    2. Sophisticated Use of Affirmative Defenses
    3. Taking Appropriate Actions Against Harassers
    4. Developing Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policies
    5. Proving Effectiveness of Employer Responses to Fact Finders
    6. Countering Pattern or Practice Claims

  6. Case Law Update and Recent Trends in Discrimination and Harassment Law

  7. A Rapid-Fire Guide to Retaliation Claims: What You NEED to Know

  8. Ethics in Action: Considerations in Harassment and Discrimination Law

    1. Conflicts of Interest
    2. Duty to Non-Clients
    3. Handling Highly Prejudicial Evidence
    4. Attorneys' Fees
    5. Privileged Communications
    6. Confidentiality

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. HR professionals, accountants, and paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Joanie Winters
Joanie
Winters
Winters Law Firm
Cari L Sheehan
Cari L.
Sheehan
Taft Stettinius & Hollister, LLP
Thomas J Mew IV
Thomas J.
Mew, IV
Buckley Bala Wilson Mew LLP
Alex Berg
Alex
Berg
Littler Mendelson P.C.
Kimberly D Jeselskis
Kimberly D.
Jeselskis
Jeselskis Brinkerhoff and Joseph, LLC
Kelly L McNaughton
Kelly L.
McNaughton
Fox Rothschild LLP
Speaker bio
Joanie Winters

Joanie Winters

Winters Law Firm
Joanie Winters

is an attorney with Winters Law Firm. She has over 30 years of management, human resources and legal experience. In 2003, Ms. Winters opened her law firm with a focus on labor and employment law. In addition to providing legal guidance to public and private employers, she serves as the county attorney Chester County. Ms. Winters worked as a human resources manager and consultant for more than ten years. She also enjoys sharing her knowledge as an adjunct professor at Winthrop University. Ms. Winters earned her bachelor's degree from Rosemont College and her J.D. degree from University of South Carolina.

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Cari L Sheehan

Cari L. Sheehan

Taft Stettinius & Hollister, LLP
Cari Sheehan

is an assistant general counsel with Taft Stettinius & Hollister, LLP with over 15 years of legal experience in civil litigation, conflicts of interest, and professional responsibility. In this role, she advises firm attorneys with respect to ethics compliance, risk prevention, and conflicts of interest. In addition, Ms. Sheehan assists in the review and negotiation of outside counsel guidelines, conflict waivers and engagement letters, and other items with ethical implications. She assists in providing ethical training and education within the firm to its attorneys and staff. Ms. Sheehan is an adjunct professor at the IU Robert H. McKinney School where she teaches professional responsibility. She is also a former assistant clinical professor of business law and ethics at the Kelley School of Business. Ms. Sheehan is passionate about promoting ethical awareness, integrity, and professionalism in the legal and business fields, and contributing to the advancement of knowledge and practice in these domains. She is a frequent presenter and author on ethics and professionalism in the legal industry. Ms. Sheehan is a recurring author with the Res Gestae, the Indiana State Bar Association's Member Journal, regarding the ethics curbstone; and has been quoted in publications for her knowledge on ethical topics. She is also an avid speaker, having given over 200 seminars on ethics and professionalism for various local and national platforms. Ms. Sheehan's primary area of research is regarding the ethics of AI and how it affects the legal and business community.

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Thomas J Mew IV

Thomas J. Mew, IV

Buckley Bala Wilson Mew LLP
Thomas Mew

is a partner with Buckley Bala Wilson Mew LLP, where he practices a broad range of employment law matters, including both individual and class action wage and hour, discrimination and harassment litigation, as well as in arbitration and mediation. He also is an advisor on employment contracts, releases, and restrictive covenant issues. Mr. Mew is the co-author of Georgia Motion Practice, a guide to civil motion practice in Georgia's trial and appellate courts, and the co-author of Georgia Employment Law. He has litigated in state and federal courts at both trial and appellate levels, including the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Mew earned his J.D. degree from the University of Georgia School of Law.

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Alex Berg

Alex Berg

Littler Mendelson P.C.
Alex Berg

is a shareholder with Littler Mendelson P.C. He focuses his management-side practice on issues arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights of 1964, the FLSA, FMLA, ADA, and ADEA, as well as state and local EEO and wage and hour statutes. Mr. Berg is admitted to practice law in Maryland, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court of Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He earned his bachelor's degree from Stanford University and his J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center.

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Kimberly D Jeselskis

Kimberly D. Jeselskis

Jeselskis Brinkerhoff and Joseph, LLC
Kimberly Jeselskis

is a member with Jeselskis Brinkerhoff and Joseph, LLC, where she represents both individuals and employers in a wide range of employment law and benefits matters, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblower, Family and Medical Leave Act, wage and overtime violations, wrongful termination, short-term disability benefits, and long-term disability benefits. As a registered civil mediator, Ms. Jeselskis also mediates employment related disputes. She earned her B.S. degree, cum laude, from Ball State University, her M.A. degree from Ball State University and her J.D. degree from Valparaiso University School of Law. Ms. Jeselskis is admitted to practice law in Indiana and Arizona, and before the District Courts for the Northern and Southern districts of Indiana, District Court for the District of Arizona, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and U.S. Supreme Court. She is currently a council member on the Employment, Benefits and Labor Law Council for the Indiana State Bar Association, committee member on the Employment and Labor Law Executive Committee for the Indianapolis Bar Association, member of the National Employment Law Association, board member for Indiana NELA and member of the American Bar Association.

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Kelly L McNaughton

Kelly L. McNaughton

Fox Rothschild LLP
Kelly McNaughton

is an associate with the Morristown, New Jersey office of Fox Rothschild LLP. A member of the firm's national Labor & Employment practice, she provides legal advice to companies of all sizes on workplace policy and litigation. Ms. McNaughton first joined Fox Rothschild as a summer associate while earning her law degree. She later completed a clerkship for the Honorable Jose Fuentes of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, including during his temporary assignment to the Supreme Court of New Jersey. During law school, Ms. McNaughton was a legal intern for a nonprofit organization and also served as managing editor of the Rutgers University Law Review, co-president of the Labor and Employment Law Society, and treasurer of the Women's Law Forum. She was a judicial intern for the Honorable Marcia Silva of the Middlesex County Superior Court while earning her undergraduate degree.

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