Product Description

Employment law has seen many changes in the past year, and you won’t want to miss this opportunity to efficiently catch up on all of the latest developments, as well as a chance to gain insight about trends on the horizon. MCLE’s 22nd Annual Employment Law Conference features expert practitioners who provide you with everything you need to know to keep your employment law practice up-to-date.

Learn about the effect of new statutes, regulations, and MCAD policies and procedures. Hear about current philosophies, assessments, and strategies for dealing with a variety of practical employment law issues. Your time is valuable; get the essential updates you need in a fast-paced, highly focused day of learning and networking at MCLE!

Agenda & Materials

• 9:00 - 9:15 am

  Welcome and Introduction

  eLecture Add to Cart

  Jaclyn L. Kugell, Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP , Boston
  Katherine J. Michon, Esq., Hartley Michon Robb Hannon LLP , Boston
  
• 9:15 - 10:00 am

  Discrimination Law Update

  eLecture Add to Cart

  Lynn A. Kappelman, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw LLP , Boston
  Ellen J. Messing, Esq., Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC , Newton
  
• 10:00 - 11:00 am

  Contract, Tort, Wage and Hour, and Legislative Update

  eLecture Add to Cart

  Matthew J. Fogelman, Esq., Fogelman Law LLC , Newton
  Gwen Nolan King, Esq., Nolan King Law , Weston
  Bronwyn L. Roberts, Esq., Cooley LLP , Boston
  
• 11:00 - 11:15 am

  Networking and Refreshment Break
• 11:15 - 12:15 pm

  Featured Panel: An Update on Non-Competition Agreements in Massachusetts—a Year After the Effective Date

  eLecture Add to Cart

  Russell Beck, Esq., Beck Reed Riden LLP , Boston
  Hon. Mitchell H. Kaplan,
  C. Max Perlman, Esq., Gunderson Dettmer , Boston
  
• 12:15 - 1:15 pm

  Lunch Break (on your own)
• 1:15 - 2:00 pm

  Pay Equity Developments

  eLecture Add to Cart

  Mark H. Burak, Esq., Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC , Boston
  Elizabeth A. Rodgers, Esq., Gordon Law Group LLP , Boston
  
• 2:00 - 3:00 pm

  The MCAD: Tips to Better Your Practice, and Interactive Question and Answer Session

  eLecture Add to Cart

  Sunila Thomas George, Esq., Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Eugenia M. Guastaferri, Esq., , Boston
  Constance M. McGrane, Esq.,
  Barbara A. Robb, Esq., Hartley Michon Robb Hannon LLP , Boston
  
• 3:00 - 3:15 pm

  Networking and Refreshment Break
• 3:15 - 4:00 pm

  Leave of Absence Landmines, Including the New MA Paid Family and Medical Leave Law

  eLecture Add to Cart

  Michael J. Doheny, Esq., Executive Office of Labor & Workforce Development, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Anne L. Josephson, Esq., Kotin, Crabtree & Strong LLP , Boston
  Mary E. O'Neal, Esq.,
  
• 4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Jury Verdicts: the Big, the Bad and the Ugly; How to Get Them and How to Avoid Them

  eLecture Add to Cart

  David E. Belfort, Esq., Bennett & Belfort, PC , Cambridge
  Joan A. Lukey, Esq., Choate Hall & Stewart LLP , Boston
  Allison A. MacLellan, Esq., MacLellan Law Firm, PC , CHESTNUT HILL
  Gregory A. Manousos, Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP , Boston
  
• 5:00 - 5:30 pm

  Networking Reception for Faculty and Registrants

Cochairs

Faculty