Labor & Employment

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Employment Law: Avoiding the Top Legal Landmines

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Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
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North Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
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Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
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Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
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Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
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South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
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West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
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SHRM CP/SCP Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 46 minutes
Jonathan Cohen
Rick Ostrove
Jeremy Brenner
Louis Cohan
With Jonathan F. Cohen from Plosia Cohen LLC + 3 others
Recorded March 19, 2026.
Product ID 101621

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Overview

Missteps With Non-Compete Agreements, Training, Anti-Harassment Policies, and More

Do you know how to avoid FMLA and ADA mistakes? What are the risks of failing to stay informed of FLSA updates? What steps do you need to take when addressing performance issues? This program shows you how to prevent and deal with the most detrimental employment law errors. Handle legal hazards with confidence - register today!

  • Examine the pitfalls of failing to implement an anti-harassment policy.
  • Discover the dos and don'ts of addressing performance issues.
  • Analyze the dangers posed by posting inaccurate job descriptions.
  • Review the legal hazards of misclassifying employees.
  • Uncover practical guidance for preventing handbook errors.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. The FMLA and ADA: Common Traps
  2. The Dangers Posed by Not Implementing an Anti-Harassment Policy
  3. Failure to Handle Performance Issues Properly (With Examples)
  4. Not Staying Informed of Critical FLSA Updates
  5. Discrimination Claims - Mistakes to Avoid
  6. Confidentiality, Non-Compete, and Non-Solicitation Agreements: Legal Hazards
  7. The Pitfalls of Posting Inaccurate Job Descriptions (With Examples)
  8. Misclassifying Employees: Legal Risks
  9. Common Handbook Oversights (With Examples)
  10. Failure to Train Managers and Supervisors
  11. Ethical Issues

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Product ID 101621

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
Missouri CLE Approved 6 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 Approved 6 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
SHRM CP/SCP Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. The FMLA and ADA: Common Traps

  2. The Dangers Posed by Not Implementing an Anti-Harassment Policy

  3. Failure to Handle Performance Issues Properly (With Examples)

  4. Not Staying Informed of Critical FLSA Updates

  5. Discrimination Claims - Mistakes to Avoid

  6. Confidentiality, Non-Compete, and Non-Solicitation Agreements: Legal Hazards

  7. The Pitfalls of Posting Inaccurate Job Descriptions (With Examples)

  8. Misclassifying Employees: Legal Risks

  9. Common Handbook Oversights (With Examples)

  10. Failure to Train Managers and Supervisors

  11. Ethical Issues

    1. Key Rules of Professional Conduct
    2. Confidentiality
    3. Privileged Communications
    4. Conflicts of Interest
    5. Joint Representation

Who Should Attend

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

Speakers

Jonathan F Cohen
Jonathan F.
Cohen
Plosia Cohen LLC
Rick Ostrove
Rick
Ostrove
Leeds Brown Law, P.C.
Jeremy M Brenner
Jeremy M.
Brenner
Spencer Fane LLP
Louis R Cohan
Louis R.
Cohan
Cohan & Levy
Speaker bio
Jonathan F Cohen

Jonathan F. Cohen

Plosia Cohen LLC
Jonathan Cohen

is the managing partner with Plosia Cohen LLC, where his practice area focuses on labor and employment, civil litigation and school law. Mr. Cohen is a licensed mediator in the state of New Jersey. He is admitted to practice in New Jersey and before the United States District Court of New Jersey, Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Cohen is the president emeritus of the New Jersey Chapter of the Labor Employment Relations Association ("LERA"). He earned his B.S. degree from Florida State University, his M.P.H. degree from Boston University School of Public Health and his J.D. degree from Boston University School of Law. 

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Rick Ostrove

Rick Ostrove

Leeds Brown Law, P.C.
Rick Ostrove

is principal trial counsel for Leeds Brown Law, P.C. His primary practice areas are employment and civil rights law. Mr. Ostrove also has extensive experience handling complex litigation, including commercial, estate and matrimonial litigations. He is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in New York, as well as the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Ostrove has successfully argued numerous appeals to the Second Circuit and the New York State Appellate Division. He earned his J.D. degree from Hofstra University School of Law and his B.S. degree from the University at Albany, where he graduated cum laude.

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Jeremy M Brenner

Jeremy M. Brenner

Spencer Fane LLP
Jeremy Brenner

is a partner with Spencer Fane LLP in the firm's St. Louis office. He is an experienced employment attorney and has served as a strategic business partner to employers for over sixteen years, both as an HR consultant and as an employment attorney. A portion of his practice is devoted to wage and hour law. Mr. Brenner has successfully handled many Department of Labor investigations around the country and litigated numerous misclassification, overtime, and minimum wage collective and class actions under the FLSA and other similar state laws. He has defended wage cases in state and federal courts across the country. Mr. Brenner also represents employers and managers in administrative charge processes and federal and state court litigation throughout the country involving, for example, state and federal claims of discrimination, wrongful termination, harassment, retaliation and Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) violations. He has been recognized as among the Best Lawyers in America, Employment Law - Management, since 2023, and was included on the POWER List for Employment Law by Missouri Lawyers Weekly in 2024. He earned his B.S. degree, Dean's List, from Olin Business School at Washington University and his J.D. degree from University of Missouri School of Law.

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Louis R Cohan

Louis R. Cohan

Cohan & Levy
Louis Cohan

founded Cohan Law Group, L.L.C., and has been a trial lawyer for more than 30 years. He has been recognized for his trial experience by admission into the American Board of Trial Advocates. Mr. Cohan has litigated more than $900 million in claims for his clients and recently secured a Verdict in excess of $66 million in a fraud case. He has done work in breach of contract, fraud, injunctive relief, punitive damages, employment, trade secrets, real estate, construction and construction defects, and civil rights litigation. Mr. Cohan's practice is concentrated on business litigation and employment litigation, as well as civil litigation. He earned his B.S. degree from the University of Georgia and his J.D. degree from Emory School of Law. Mr. Cohan has served as chair of the Litigation Section, the largest section of the Atlanta Bar Association. He has also chaired the Small Firm Section of the Atlanta Bar Association. Mr. Cohan has served on the Board of Directors for the Atlanta Bar Association; and has chaired the Atlanta Bar Foundation, the charitable arm of the Atlanta Bar Association. He has received awards and recognition for his community and legal work. These awards include Super Lawyer, Legal Elite, Martindale-Hubbell's preeminent AV rating, American Board of Trial Advocates, America's Top 100 Attorneys, and the Celebrating Service Award. For many years, Mr. Cohan has chaired the Legal Run Around 5k road race, raising money for the children of injured and fallen Atlanta Police Department officers.

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