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 the 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

  Catherine M. Scott, Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP , Boston
  Lucia A. Passanisi, Esq., Todd & Weld LLP , Boston
  
• 12:15 - 12:30 pm

  Choosing Your Forum for Plaintiffs and Defendants

  Lucia A. Passanisi, Esq., Todd & Weld LLP , Boston
  Catherine M. Scott, Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP , Boston
  
• 12:30 - 12:45 pm

  Issue-Spotting Tips from Plaintiff and Management Counsel’s Perspectives

  Lucia A. Passanisi, Esq., Todd & Weld LLP , Boston
  Catherine M. Scott, Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP , Boston
  
• 12:45 - 1:00 pm

  Approaches to Proof of Claims and Defenses at the Agency Level v. Court

  Lucia A. Passanisi, Esq., Todd & Weld LLP , Boston
  Catherine M. Scott, Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP , Boston
  
• 1:00 - 1:15 pm

  Collecting Evidence at the Earliest Stages of Cases, Including Electronic Communications, Social Media, Personnel Records, and Witness Statements

  Lucia A. Passanisi, Esq., Todd & Weld LLP , Boston
  Catherine M. Scott, Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP , Boston
  
• 1:15 - 1:25 pm

  Keeping Track of Witnesses, Including Former Employee

  Lucia A. Passanisi, Esq., Todd & Weld LLP , Boston
  Catherine M. Scott, Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP , Boston
  
• 1:25 - 1:35 pm

  Guidance on Preservation Requests and Litigation Holds

  Lucia A. Passanisi, Esq., Todd & Weld LLP , Boston
  Catherine M. Scott, Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP , Boston
  
• 1:35 - 1:50 pm

  Best Practices for Organizing Evidence for Use in Discovery, Summary Judgment, and Trial

  Lucia A. Passanisi, Esq., Todd & Weld LLP , Boston
  Catherine M. Scott, Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP , Boston
  
• 1:50 - 2:00 pm

  "Ask the Experts" Q&A Session and Key Takeaways

  Lucia A. Passanisi, Esq., Todd & Weld LLP , Boston
  Catherine M. Scott, Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP , Boston
  

Special Program Materials:

• Employment Discrimination in Massachusetts

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.

Faculty

Fees

• $157.50 - MCLE Sponsor Member
• $87.50 - New Lawyer
• $87.50 - Pending Admittee
• $87.50 - Law Student
• $87.50 - Paralegal
• $175.00 - All Others

To apply for a need-based scholarship for this program, email scholarships@mcle.org.

Available FREE with an MCLE OnlinePass^® subscription.