Labor & Employment

MT Specific

4.31

Montana Employment Law 2026

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
SHRM CP/SCP Approved 6 Total
OnDemand
5 hours 56 minutes
Latha Srinivasan
Rebecca Lindell
Gabrielle Wirth
With Latha M. Srinivasan from The Lincoln Electric Company + 2 others
Recorded March 04, 2026.
Product ID 101930

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Overview

Key Leave Issues, Common Discrimination Claims, Independent Contractors, and More

Whether you are new to employment law, or you are looking to freshen up your knowledge, this seminar is for you! Join our faculty as they give you an overview of current trends and best practices in employment law. From essential guidelines for accommodating employees to recent developments concerning non-compete and confidentiality agreements, get the information you need to stay on the cutting edge and mitigate litigation risks. Register today!

  • Examine essential guidelines for ensuring compliance with leave laws.
  • Discover best practices for hiring and terminating employees.
  • Uncover practical guidance for handling discrimination and harassment cases.
  • Unearth the latest wage and hour law developments and guidance.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Family and Medical Leave: What You Must Know
  2. Hiring and Firing Employees
  3. Non-Solicitation, Non-Compete, and Confidentiality Agreements
  4. ADA Accommodations: Ensuring Legal Best Practices
  5. Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Claims
  6. Wage and Hour Law: Best Practices and Current Developments
  7. Ethical Issues in Employment Law

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Product ID 101930

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
SHRM CP/SCP Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Family and Medical Leave: What You Must Know

    1. State and Local Leave Laws
    2. FMLA
    3. USERRA
    4. Best Practices for Creating and Updating Leave Policies
    5. Common Issues and Answers
    6. Mitigating Litigation Risks

  2. Hiring and Firing Employees

    1. Reference Checks: Top Considerations
    2. Interview Questions - Avoiding Common Perils
    3. Applicant Screening and Social Media
    4. New Hires: Necessary Paperwork and Documentation
    5. Keeping a Paper Trail: Why It Matters
    6. Severance and Release Packages: What You Need to Know
    7. Discipline and Termination: Legal Dangers

  3. Non-Solicitation, Non-Compete, and Confidentiality Agreements

  4. ADA Accommodations: Ensuring Legal Best Practices

  5. Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Claims

    1. Burdens of Proof: Title VII and Other Considerations
    2. How Employers Can Satisfy Burdens of Production
    3. Burden of Persuasion: Establishing Pretext for Discrimination
    4. Common Claims
    5. Employer Documentation That Makes or Breaks Claims: With Examples
    6. Hot Topics and Trends in Workplace Discrimination and Harassment

  6. Wage and Hour Law: Best Practices and Current Developments

    1. Hours Worked
    2. Employee Classification
    3. Independent Contractors - The Latest Developments
    4. Special Considerations for Remote Workers
    5. New Salary Thresholds
    6. Overtime Exemptions: What You Need to Know

  7. Ethical Issues in Employment Law

    1. Key Rules of Professional Conduct
    2. Confidentiality
    3. Privileged Communications
    4. Identifying and Avoiding Conflicts of Interest
    5. Ethical Issues Relating to the Use of AI

Who Should Attend

This basic level online seminar offers employment law essentials that will benefit:

  • Attorneys
  • Human Resource Personnel
  • Accountants
  • Paralegals

Speakers

Latha M Srinivasan
Latha M.
Srinivasan
The Lincoln Electric Company
Rebecca M Lindell
Rebecca M.
Lindell
Ogletree Deakins
Gabrielle M Wirth
Gabrielle M.
Wirth
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Speaker bio
Latha M Srinivasan

Latha M. Srinivasan

The Lincoln Electric Company
Latha Srinivasan

is with The Lincoln Electric Company. She has been a licensed attorney in the state of Ohio for more than 25 years, and has worked in the areas of labor and employment law, business and civil litigation, EEO and HR compliance, and workplace diversity and inclusion management and implementation. She has presented numerous seminar topics on labor and employment law and HR compliance. She also regularly speaks on lactation laws in the workplace. She is a member of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (CMBA) and earned her undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Rochester and her J.D. degree from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where she was awarded the Paul J. Hergenroeder Award in trial tactics. Ms. Srinivasan is mock trial coach.

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Rebecca M Lindell

Rebecca M. Lindell

Ogletree Deakins
Rebecca Lindell

is an attorney at Ogletree Deakins. She defends employers of all sizes in claims brought under federal and state employment laws. Ms. Lindell also assists clients with various employment issues, including, but not limited to, investigations of complaints, wage and hour issues, workplace health and safety, and personnel policies. She earned her B.A. degree from the University of Colorado and her J.D. degree from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Ms. Lindell is admitted to practice law in Colorado, Montana, Utah, and before the U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Montana, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico, U.S. District Court, District of Utah, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

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Gabrielle M Wirth

Gabrielle M. Wirth

Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Gabrielle Wirth

is a partner with Dorsey & Whitney LLP. Her successful trial experience in a broad range of employment disputes, including wage and hour, whistleblower, wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, and trade secret/noncompetition cases; and her work with the corporate team on acquisitions and startups equip her to nimbly assess and provide legally compliant options, whether in the counseling or litigation defense role. Ms. Wirth also represents employers before a wide variety of state and federal agencies including the EEOC, OFCCP, state human rights agencies, Labor Commission, Employment Development Department and OSHA. She earned her A.B. degree from the University of California, Berkeley and her J.D. degree from the University of California, Davis School of Law. Ms. Wirth is a member of the California Society for Healthcare Attorneys, John Muir Heritage Society, Yosemite Conservancy, Member and Breakfast Committee, Orange County United Way Women's Philanthropy Fund, Orange County United Way, and the Alexis de Tocqueville Society. She is admitted to practice in California and Montana; and the U.S. District Court for the Northern, Central, Southern and Eastern districts of California.

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