How to Win Employment Lawsuits Before They are Filed

This program focuses on the most effective proactive strategies for defending employment claims should they occur. Attorneys will be given real-world fact patterns and discuss sound HR practices to best position facts and effectively communicate with employees, including being provided with:1) Proactive hiring strategies; 2) Proactive discipline strategies; 3) Proactive termination strategies; and 4) Proactive compensation strategies.

This webinar will be available for purchase until May 17, 2020.

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Credit General:1.0

Tag(s) Government & Administrative Practice, Labor & Employment

Description

*Nebraska MCLE #162074, 1.0 CLE hours. (OnDemand credit)

Pam Bourne, Woods & Aitken LLP: Pam Bourne represents management exclusively on workplace legal issues. Her main focus is on preventative employment law issues. Ms. Bourne’s goal is to help clients prevent employment claims from arising and to advise on HR strategies that will result in a sound defense position should a claim occur. In connection with this goal, she provides day-to-day counseling on a variety of employment issues (e.g., hiring, E-Verify, I-9 compliance, discipline, discharge, performance evaluations, employment-related contracts, FMLA, ADAAA, harassment, discrimination, wage/hour, state employment laws, and other areas). Ms. Bourne also prepares and assists clients in developing HR policies and handbooks and conducts training for clients on a broad range of topics (e.g., how to avoid harassment and retaliation claims). In addition, she frequently defends employers in connection with employment-related claims filed with government agencies. Ms. Bourne received her Juris Doctor from the University of Nebraska College of Law.

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