Labor & Employment

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New Mexico Employment Law 2027

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
HRCI Approved 6 Total
CPE for Accountants/NASBA Approved 7 Total
New Mexico Paralegal Division, State Bar of Approved 6 Total
SHRM CP/SCP Approved 6 Total
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6 hours
Lorna Wiggins
Joseph Holvey
Andrew Beck
Casey Erick
With Lorna M. Wiggins from Wiggins, Williams & Wiggins, P.C. + 3 others

Tue, Dec 15, 00:00 AM – 00:00 PM

Product ID 102493

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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! This online seminar gives 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!

  • Stay informed of new local and state employment laws.
  • 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. ADA Accommodations: Ensuring Legal Best Practices
  3. Hiring and Firing Employees
  4. Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Claims
  5. Wage and Hour Law: Best Practices and Current Developments
  6. Non-Solicitation, Non-Compete, and Confidentiality Agreements
  7. Ethical Issues in Employment Law

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Product ID 102493

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
HRCI Approved 6 Total
CPE for Accountants/NASBA Approved 7 Total
New Mexico Paralegal Division, State Bar of Approved 6 Total
SHRM CP/SCP Approved 6 Total
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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. ADA Accommodations: Ensuring Legal Best Practices

  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. Non-Solicitation, Non-Compete, and Confidentiality Agreements

  7. Ethical Issues in Employment Law

    1. Key Rules of Professional Conduct
    2. Confidentiality
    3. Privileged Communications
    4. Identifying and Avoiding Conflicts of Interest

Who Should Attend

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

  • Attorneys
  • Human Resource Personnel
  • Accountants
  • Paralegals

Speakers

Lorna M Wiggins
Lorna M.
Wiggins
Wiggins, Williams & Wiggins, P.C.
Joseph M Holvey
Joseph M.
Holvey
Wiggins, Williams & Wiggins, P.C.
Andrew Beck
Andrew
Beck
Littler Mendelson P.C.
Casey S Erick
Casey S.
Erick
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Speaker bio
Lorna M Wiggins

Lorna M. Wiggins

Wiggins, Williams & Wiggins, P.C.
Lorna Wiggins

is a shareholder in the Albuquerque law firm of Wiggins, Williams & Wiggins, P.C. She has practiced primarily in the areas of labor and employment law. Ms. Wiggins started practicing law in New Mexico after completing a judicial clerkship. Much of her practice includes advising management on various personnel issues, including hiring, discipline, termination and layoff issues; negotiating employment contracts; non-compete agreements; patent waiver agreements; and assisting management in developing and implementing personnel policies. Ms. Wiggins regularly assists management in certification and decertification elections, negotiating union contracts, arbitrations, and unfair labor practice charges. She regularly defends employers before the New Mexico Human Right Commission, EEOC, OFCCP, NLRB, and state and federal courts. Ms. Wiggins routinely provides training to employers in recognizing and eliminating discrimination and harassment in the workplace, and is a frequent lecturer on labor and employment law. She attended Southern Methodist University, and earned her B.S. degree, cum laude, from the University of North Dakota and her J.D. degree from the University of North Dakota School of Law. Ms. Wiggins is a member of the Albuquerque and American bar associations, and State Bar of New Mexico.

Speaker bio
Joseph M Holvey

Joseph M. Holvey

Wiggins, Williams & Wiggins, P.C.
Joseph Holvey

is an attorney at Wiggins, Williams & Wiggins, P.C. He earned his J.D. degree from the University of Colorado Law School where he earned a certificate in both American Indian Law and in Energy, Environmental and Natural Resources Law and Policy, and he served as an Articles Editor for the Colorado Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law Review. Mr. Holvey earned his B.A. degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Colorado while he worked as an Assistant Lab Technician in a soil crust ecology lab and competed as a member of the cross country and track programs. He began his career with a law firm in Albuquerque where he specialized in employment and labor matters on the Navajo Nation. Mr. Holvey then worked for the United States Department of Agriculture in the Office of General Counsel, Civil Rights, Labor and Employment Division, litigation section, where he engaged in employment, labor and civil rights litigation before Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Merit Systems Protection Board administrative judges and in federal court. At Wiggins, Williams & Wesenberg, his practice includes advising clients on management-side labor and employment law issues and handling employment and general litigation matters in state and federal court.

Speaker bio
Andrew Beck

Andrew Beck

Littler Mendelson P.C.
Andrew Beck

is an associate litigator in Littler's Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets group, where he champions the protection of proprietary information and high-value corporate assets in high-stakes legal battles. His practice is defined by intense, fast-paced litigation where a company's most vital assets—from proprietary technology and trade secrets to entire books of business and high-performing employees—are at immediate risk. Mr. Beck spends the vast majority of his time on high-stakes evidentiary hearings for temporary restraining orders (TROs), temporary injunctions (TIs) and trials. Across the tech, financial services, insurance, and professional services sectors, he is an advocate when a "bet-the-company" crisis emerges, providing the aggressive trial skills and rapid strategic maneuvers required to stop the bleeding and preserve a client's competitive advantage. Recognizing that a company's greatest investment is its people and its intellectual property, Mr. Beck provides sophisticated prosecution and defense against the theft of trade secrets and the solicitation of key talent. By helping companies aggressively enforce restrictive covenants and safeguard their confidential business methods, he ensures that his clients' most critical investments remain protected against unfair competition in an increasingly mobile and volatile global marketplace. Mr. Beck earned his BA degree, cum laude, from Texas Tech University and JD degree, magna cum laude, from Texas Tech University School of Law. He is admitted to practice in Texas, Illinois and New Mexico.

Speaker bio
Casey S Erick

Casey S. Erick

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Casey Erick

is a partner with Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP and a member of the Labor and Employment practice. He focuses on commercial litigation and employment law. Mr. Erick has represented clients in both litigation and transactional matters that span across commercial law, labor and employment, real estate, consumer protection, and general litigation; including, but not limited to breach of contract, corporate trade secret theft, tortious interference, defamation, personal injury, fraud, and various other kinds of civil litigation. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and Dallas Bar Association, and is board-certified in civil trial law. Mr. Erick earned his B.A. degree, cum laude, from the University of Mississippi and his J.D. degree from Baylor School of Law.

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