Law in Practice

Employment Law USA

08:30
Registration and coffee
09:30
An overview of the US legal framework: bringing it into focus
  • Understanding the legal framework: Federal and State laws
  • Comparisons with the UK employment law framework
10:15
State law issues: traps for the unwary
  • Presumptions of at-will employment
  • At-will exceptions
  • Common law claims
11:15
Coffee
11:30
Federal discrimination laws
  • Age (ADEA)
  • Disability (ADA)
  • Race discrimination (Title VII)
  • Sex and Gender (Title VII)
  • Other protected categories and variations on State laws
12:45
Questions & Answers
13:00
Lunch
14:00
Dismissal pitfalls: following Federal and State law
  • Retaliation and whistleblowing
  • Dangerous documents
  • Plant closing laws
  • Reduction in forces: redundancy issues, severance pay and release/waivers
15:15
Coffee
15:30
Understanding wage and hour laws: the ‘Litigation de Jure'
  • Minimum wage and overtime laws
  • The State Wage Payment statutes
  • Misclassification of independent contractors
16:30
End of day one

 

 
 
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Very well presented - speakers extremely knowledgeable and commercial in their advice and outlook. Great job

— Glyn House,
Wagamama Ltd

It was excellent and the content was very helpful

— Sandra Jones,
Executive Offices Group

Very good and comprehensive programme: very well delivered.

— Agata Keniger,
GKN Freight Services

Great course - would recommend to any company with staff in the USA. (Delegate at Employment Law USA run on an In-company basis.)

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