Product Description

This comprehensive program provides a basic introduction to employment and labor law for the lawyer new or returning to the field. Each half-day session features lectures by experienced faculty designed to teach you the statutes, case law, and practice pointers, followed by interactive sessions that reinforce your knowledge by giving you hands-on experience. These sessions are organized around the life cycle of typical employment situations and utilize a variety of techniques, including faculty demonstrations, role-playing, small-group online Zoom discussions, and analysis of hypothetical cases based on typical client situations. You "learn by doing" and get valuable practical experience crafting real-life solutions to common client problems.

Lecture sessions 

• Employment Discrimination 
• Laws Regarding Leaves 
• Other Federal and State Employment Law Statutes and Regulations 
• Common Law Claims 
• Federal and State Wage and Hour Laws 
• National Labor Relations Act 
• Ethics Snares and Entanglements for the Employment Lawyer

Interactive sessions: The life-cycle of the employment relationship 

• Hiring 
• Terms of Employment 
• Performance Management 
• Accommodations; Leaves 
• Termination of Employment 
• Post Employment

Agenda & Materials

• Day One - Monday, November 15th, 2021
• 9:00 - 9:01 am

  Welcome and Introduction

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  Dahlia C. Rudavsky, Esq., Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC , Newton
  Joshua M. Davis, Esq., Goulston & Storrs, PC , Boston
  
• 9:01 - 10:15 am

  Employment Discrimination

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  Joshua M. Davis, Esq., Goulston & Storrs, PC , Boston
  Ellen J. Messing, Esq., Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC , Newton
  
• 10:15 - 10:25 am

  Break
• 10:25 - 11:45 am

  Employment Law Regarding Leaves

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  Lori A. Jodoin, Esq., Kotin, Crabtree & Strong LLP , Newton
  Elizabeth K. Levine, Esq., Goulston & Storrs, PC , Boston
  
• 11:45 - 12:00 pm

  Break
• 12:00 - 12:55 pm

  Interactive Session 1: Mock Employment Interview, Leave Scenario & Layoff Scenario

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  Joshua M. Davis, Esq., Goulston & Storrs, PC , Boston
  Elizabeth K. Levine, Esq., Goulston & Storrs, PC , Boston
  Dahlia C. Rudavsky, Esq., Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC , Newton
  
• Day Two - Tuesday, November 16th, 2021
• 9:00 - 9:02 am

  Welcome and Introduction

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  Joshua M. Davis, Esq., Goulston & Storrs, PC , Boston
  Dahlia C. Rudavsky, Esq., Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC , Newton
  
• 9:02 - 9:53 am

  Employment: Common Law Claims

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  Dahlia C. Rudavsky, Esq., Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC , Newton
  Joshua M. Davis, Esq., Goulston & Storrs, PC , Boston
  
• 9:53 - 10:05 am

  Break
• 10:05 - 11:18 am

  National Labor Relations Act/ Chapter 150E

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  Damien M. DiGiovanni, Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP , Boston
  Paige Walker McKissock, Esq., Segal Roitman LLP , Boston
  
• 11:18 - 11:25 am

  Break
• 11:25 - 12:50 pm

  Ethics Lecture & Interactive Session 2: Facebook Hypothetical

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  • Ethical Issues: Establishing Attorney/Client Relationships & What to Do with 11th Hour Phone Calls, Conflicts in Representing Multiple Clients, Use of Threats of Criminal Prosecution to Obtain and Advantage in a Civil Matter
  • Ethical Issues: Rule 4.2, Witness Interviews - Plaintiff and Employer Perspective, Conflicts of Interest, Perjured Testimony

  Joshua M. Davis, Esq., Goulston & Storrs, PC , Boston
  Damien M. DiGiovanni, Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP , Boston
  Dahlia C. Rudavsky, Esq., Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC , Newton
  Paige Walker McKissock, Esq., Segal Roitman LLP , Boston
  
• Day Three - Wednesday, November 17, 2021
• 9:00 - 9:01 am

  Welcome and Introduction

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  Hillary J. Massey, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw LLP , Boston
  Dahlia C. Rudavsky, Esq., Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC , Newton
  
• 9:01 - 10:09 am

  Other Federal and State Employment Law Statutes and Regulations

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  Hillary J. Massey, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw LLP , Boston
  Dahlia C. Rudavsky, Esq., Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC , Newton
  
• 10:09 - 10:20 am

  Break
• 10:20 - 11:04 am

  Federal and State Wage and Hour and Other Worker Protection Laws

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  Christine T. Eskilson, Esq., Office of Solicitor, U.S. Department of Labor , Boston
  Lillian M. Hirales, Esq., Division of Occupational Licensure & Office of Public Safety and Inspections , Boston
  
• 11:04 - 11:30 am

  Break
• 11:30 - 12:34 pm

  Interactive Session 3: Contractor Hypothetical & Test-Your-Knowledge Quiz Show

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  Christine T. Eskilson, Esq., Office of Solicitor, U.S. Department of Labor , Boston
  Lillian M. Hirales, Esq., Division of Occupational Licensure & Office of Public Safety and Inspections , Boston
  Hillary J. Massey, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw LLP , Boston
  Dahlia C. Rudavsky, Esq., Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC , Newton
  

Please Note

MCLE webcasts are delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal. There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only. They are posted 24 hours prior to the program and can be accessed, downloaded, or printed from your computer.

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