Product Description

Direct evidence of discrimination or retaliation in employment cases is relatively rare in the modern workplace. Consequently, employment law practitioners must understand how to prove their cases through circumstantial evidence—which includes evidence that an employer’s purported business reasons for an adverse employment action was not justified or valid, and therefore raises an inference of discriminatory or retaliatory animus.

Hear from both plaintiff-side and management-side counsel about the key aspects of discrimination and retaliation law under Title VII and G.L. c. 151B and types of pretext evidence to be on the lookout for. The faculty teach you strategies to approach proving your claims or defenses—both at the agency level at the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and in court. You also learn how to preserve, collect, and organize evidence of discrimination—particularly electronic evidence, at all stages of a case.

Agenda & Materials

• 12:00 - 12:15 pm

  Elements of Discrimination and Retaliation Law Under State and Federal Law

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  Catherine M. Scott, Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP , Boston
  Monica R. Shah, Esq., Zalkind, Duncan & Bernstein LLP , Boston
  
• 12:15 - 12:30 pm

  Various Types of Pretext Evidence That Raise an Inference of Discriminatory or Retaliatory Animus

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  Catherine M. Scott, Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP , Boston
  Monica R. Shah, Esq., Zalkind, Duncan & Bernstein LLP , Boston
  
• 12:30 - 12:45 pm

  Employment Discrimination & Retaliation: Issue-Spotting Tips from Plaintiff and Management Counsel’s Perspectives

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  Catherine M. Scott, Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP , Boston
  Monica R. Shah, Esq., Zalkind, Duncan & Bernstein LLP , Boston
  
• 1:00 - 1:15 pm

  Employment Discrimination & Retaliation: Collecting Evidence at the Earliest Stages of Cases, Including Electronic Communications, Social Media, Personnel Records, and Witness Statements

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  Catherine M. Scott, Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP , Boston
  Monica R. Shah, Esq., Zalkind, Duncan & Bernstein LLP , Boston
  
• 1:15 - 1:25 pm

  Employment Discrimination & Retaliation: Keeping Track of Witnesses, Including Former Employees

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  Catherine M. Scott, Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP , Boston
  Monica R. Shah, Esq., Zalkind, Duncan & Bernstein LLP , Boston
  

Please Note

MCLE on demand programs are delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal. There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only through a link included on the on demand program page.

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