Employment Discrimination Claims: What You Need to Know NOW

Agenda / Content Covered

1. Handling EEOC Complaints: Ensuring Legal Best Practices
   10:00 - 10:30, Alexander P. Berg
2. Drafting the Complaint: Legal Essentials
   10:30 - 11:15, Alexander P. Berg
   1. Drafting the Complaint With the Audience in Mind: Essential Guidelines
   2. What to Include - and What Not to Include - in the Complaint
   3. Drafting Allegations Focused on the Plaintiff's Protected Traits
   4. Drafting to Maximize Your Bargaining Position: How to Do It Right
3. Hot Topics, Trends, and Case Law Developments in Employment Discrimination
   11:30 - 12:15, Alexander P. Berg
   1. 2022-2023 Case Law and Legislative Updates
   2. The COVID-19 Pandemic's Ongoing Impact on Employment Discrimination Cases
   3. Emotional Distress Damages: Best Practices and Current Developments
   4. Mental Health Discrimination Claims - The Latest Developments
   5. What You Need to Know About Employment Discrimination and AI
4. Effective Discovery Tactics
   12:45 - 1:30, Jeremy S. Grant
   1. Best Practices for Drafting and Objecting to Discovery Requests (Interrogatories, Subpoenas, Production Requests, etc.)
   2. Social Media and E-Discovery: Legal Best Practices
   3. Scope of Employers' Documentation Preservation and Production Obligations
   4. Discoverability of Workplace Investigation Documentation and Other Sensitive Employment Documents
   5. Deposition Strategies
   6. Dealing With Evidentiary Issues
5. Useful Tips for Mediation
   1:30 - 2:00, Jeremy S. Grant
6. Settlement Strategies: Plaintiff and Defense Perspectives
   2:00 - 3:00, Jeremy S. Grant
   1. Settlement Agreement Drafting Essentials: Key Provisions, Tips for Ensuring Enforceability, etc.
   2. Non-Disparagement and Non-Disclosure Agreements: What You Need to Know
   3. Calculating Back Pay
   4. Compensatory and Punitive Damages
   5. Insurance Considerations
   6. Overcoming Common Obstacles
7. Trial Techniques for Both Sides
   3:15 - 4:00, Louis R. Cohan
   1. Practical Guidance for Preparing Exhibits
   2. Motions in Limine
   3. Preparing for Jury Selection: Essential Guidelines
   4. Guidelines for Cross-Examination
   5. Lay Witnesses and Expert Witnesses: Tips for Preparation
   6. Handling Trial Issues
8. Ethics for Employment Law Attorneys
   4:00 - 5:00, Louis R. Cohan
   1. Rules of Professional Conduct
   2. Avoiding and Resolving Conflicts of Interest
   3. Attorneys' Fees
   4. Privileged Communications
   5. Confidentiality

Accreditation Details:

Alexander P. Berg is an attorney with Littler Mendelson P.C. Mr. Berg focuses his management-side practice on issues arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights of 1964, the FLSA, FMLA, ADA, and ADEA; as well as state and local EEO and wage and hour statutes. He is admitted to practice law in Maryland, the District of Columbia, the U.S. District Court of Maryland, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Mr. Berg earned his Bachelor's degree from Stanford University and his J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center.

Louis R. Cohan founded Cohan Law Group, L.L.C., and has been a trial lawyer for more than 25 years. Mr. Cohan has done work in breach of contract, fraud, injunctive relief, punitive damages, employment, trade secrets, real estate, construction and construction defects, and civil rights litigation. His practice is concentrated on business litigation and employment litigation. Mr. Cohan serves on the boards of the Atlanta Bar Association (treasurer, Litigation Section; chair, Small Firm Section), and the Atlanta Bar Foundation, as well as being a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). He earned his B.S. degree from the University of Georgia and his J.D. degree from Emory School of Law.

Jeremy S. Grant is an attorney with Primmer Piper Eggeleston & Cramer PC. Mr. Grant's experience includes expertise in litigation with a particular focus on environmental, utilities, and intellectual property; as well as real estate litigation, including boundary, easement and co-tenancy disputes. He is a member of the Maine State Bar Association. Mr. Grant earned his B.A. degree from Bates College; his M.A. degree from Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey; and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Boston University School of Law.