Labor & Employment

NM Specific

4.45

New Mexico Employment Law 2023

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OnDemand
5 hours 54 minutes
Quentin Smith
Helen Holden
Trent Howell
With Quentin F. Smith from Stelzner, Winter, Warburton, Flores & Dawes, P.A. + 2 others
Recorded December 07, 2023
Product ID 97553

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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 wage and hour law developments, 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. State and Local Employment Laws Update
  2. Family and Medical Leave: What You Must Know
  3. ADA Accommodations: Ensuring Legal Best Practices
  4. Hiring and Firing Employees
  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 97553

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  1. State and Local Employment Laws Update

  2. 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

  3. ADA Accommodations: Ensuring Legal Best Practices

  4. 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

  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

Who Should Attend

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

  • Attorneys
  • Human Resource Personnel
  • Accountants
  • Paralegals

Speakers

Quentin F Smith
Quentin F.
Smith
Stelzner, Winter, Warburton, Flores & Dawes, P.A.
Helen Holden
Helen
Holden
Spencer Fane LLP
Trent A Howell
Trent A.
Howell
Trent A. Howell, Attorney at Law
Speaker bio
Quentin F Smith

Quentin F. Smith

Stelzner, Winter, Warburton, Flores & Dawes, P.A.
Quentin Smith

is a shareholder/director in the law firm of Stelzner, Winter, Warburton, Flores & Dawes, P.A., where he focuses his practice on employment and labor law, and general civil litigation. Mr. Smith has successfully defended employers against a wide variety of lawsuits, such as discrimination and sexual harassment claims, retaliatory discharge claims, breach-of-contract claims, and whistleblower claims. Mr. Smith is a member of the State Bar of New Mexico, the Albuquerque and American bar associations, the New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association, and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). He is admitted to practice in New Mexico, and before the U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Mr. Smith earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Texas Christian University; and his J.D. degree, summa cum laude, from the University of New Mexico School of Law, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Helen Holden

Helen Holden

Spencer Fane LLP
Helen Holden

is a partner with Spencer Fane LLP, where she helps businesses understand how successfully navigating the alphabet soup of federal and state employment laws can positively impact company culture. Ms. Holden brings over 20 years of experience to her focus on management-side employment law, which is evident in the practical advice and training she provides to management on human resource issues. Her clients include companies in diverse industry sectors, including construction, real estate, manufacturing, technology, health care, distribution, and the retail and service sectors. Ms. Holden earned her A.B. degree, with honors, from Bryn Mawr College and her J.D. degree, Order of the Coif, from Arizona State University - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. She is a member of the Defense Research Institute (vice chair, Employment and Labor Law Committee 2022-2024), State Bar of Arizona (Civil Practice & Procedure Committee 2010-2016, Labor and Employment Law Section, Appellate Practice Section), Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (former chair, Employment Practices and Workplace Liability Section), Claims & Litigation Management Alliance, and the Employee Misclassification Compliance Assistance Program (EMCAP) Working Group. Ms. Holden is admitted to practice in Arizona, New Mexico, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona and the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.

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Trent A Howell

Trent A. Howell

Trent A. Howell, Attorney at Law
Trent Howell

is a 26-year New Mexico lawyer focused in employment and whistleblower trial practice. Formerly a partner in the defense firms of Jackson Lewis and Holland & Hart, Mr. Howell is now a sole practitioner, defending companies and representing employee-plaintiffs. He graduated University of Texas (BA English, Special Honors), inducted Sigma Tau Delta, and University of Texas School of Law (JD), inducted Board of Advocates. He has been New Mexico Board Specialized in Employment (2005-10, 2017-21) and in America’s Most Honored Professionals|Top 1%, Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Lead Counsel, Top Rated Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Lawyers of Distinction, Chambers Leading Business Lawyers, and International Association of Defense Counsel.

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