Avoiding HR Landmines That Can Lead to Lawsuits
Best practices for human resources professionals and managers to proactively address employment-related issues
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Product Description
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Employment laws continuously evolve; human resources professionals must take proactive steps to be familiar with and understand applicable employment-related laws, monitor legal developments, and understand practical implications of the legal landscape. These proactive steps are critical to ensure that HR professionals and managers bring palpable value to an organization and proactively avoid potential landmines that can lead to expensive lawsuits and legal exposure. The Massachusetts Wage Act, Earned Sick Time Law, Equal Pay Act, and discrimination laws—just to name a few—should be front-of-mind when exploring strategies to address personnel matters and in day-to-day decision-making processes.
Join an expert panel to explore the employment law and HR management issues affecting businesses and employees from the outset of an employment relationship. Learn best practices for proactively addressing employment-related issues to avoid HR landmines that can lead to lawsuits
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Agenda & Materials
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12:00 - 12:05 pm
Welcome and Introduction
on demand video Add to CartHon. William G. Young, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts , Boston
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Thursday 4/9/2026 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Evidence at Trial
- Trial procedures; Jury empanelment; Taking objections and making the record; Motions for directed verdicts; Requests for jury instructions; Requests for findings and rulings; Time limits; Roles of the courtroom deputy clerk and court reporter
- Direct and cross-examination techniques and structure; The five W’s; Leading questions; Order of witnesses; The adverse witness; Scope of interrogation
- Impeachment; Grounds for impeachment and techniques; Prior inconsistent statements and convictions; The three Cs; Impeachment through evidence
- Theory of rule against hearsay; The M theory; Four major groups of exceptions; Hearsay within hearsay; Rebutting hearsay testimony; Confrontation Clause; Prior statements of witnesses; “Reliable” and “necessary” exceptions
- Evidentiary foundations; ARBPHU rule; Submission and use of tangible evidence; Arguments at trial; Opening statement; Closing argument
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Thursday 4/9/2026 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Evidence at Trial
- Trial procedures; Jury empanelment; Taking objections and making the record; Motions for directed verdicts; Requests for jury instructions; Requests for findings and rulings; Time limits; Roles of the courtroom deputy clerk and court reporter
- Direct and cross-examination techniques and structure; The five W’s; Leading questions; Order of witnesses; The adverse witness; Scope of interrogation
- Impeachment; Grounds for impeachment and techniques; Prior inconsistent statements and convictions; The three Cs; Impeachment through evidence
- Theory of rule against hearsay; The M theory; Four major groups of exceptions; Hearsay within hearsay; Rebutting hearsay testimony; Confrontation Clause; Prior statements of witnesses; “Reliable” and “necessary” exceptions
- Evidentiary foundations; ARBPHU rule; Submission and use of tangible evidence; Arguments at trial; Opening statement; Closing argument
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12:05 - 12:15 pm
Avoiding HR Landmines That Can Lead to Lawsuits: The Hiring Process
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12:15 - 1:30 pm
Avoiding HR Landmines That Can Lead to Lawsuits: Applicable Employment Law Framework
on demand video Add to Cart- At-Will Employment Doctrine and the exceptions
- Discrimination
- Retaliation Leaves of Absence
- Wage and Hour
- Earned Sick Time
- Personnel Records Statute
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1:30 - 1:40 pm
Avoiding HR Landmines That Can Lead to Lawsuits: Severance Considerations
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1:50 - 2:00 pm
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- Faculty