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Employment Litigation & Counseling in a Remote Workplace

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION: Forum selection matters!

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  • Product Description

    Product Description

    Location and forum selection matter when determining your best litigation strategy. Hear expert panelist from both sides of the employment bar share tactical insight about the considerations that should factor into your choice of law and arbitration provisions, as well as those that arise when dealing with protecting your client’s rights in a separation or claim involving imposition of or breach of restrictive covenants or improper disclosure of trade secrets. Strategy is more essential than ever with an increasingly global remote workforce. Bring your questions and join the dialogue!

  • Agenda

    Agenda & Materials

    • 12:00 - 12:05 pm

      Welcome and Introduction

    • 12:05 - 12:15 pm

      Why this matters? General overview / claims / considerations

      Mark Macchi, Esq., Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP , Boston
    • 12:15 - 12:35 pm

      Overview of Choice of Law / Forum Selection Precedent

      Michaela May, Esq., Bennett & Belfort, PC , Cambridge
    • 12:35 - 1:20 pm

      Employee Life Cycle

      • Hiring
      • Working Conditions
      • Termination
      Arielle B. Kristan, Esq., Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP , Boston
      Mark Macchi, Esq., Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP , Boston
      Michaela May, Esq., Bennett & Belfort, PC , Cambridge
    • 1:20 - 1:40 pm

      Litigation

      • Forum/Venue Selection
      • Challenges to forum/venue selection
      • Arbitration - when to pursue, how to challenge
      • Choice of law/application of law
      Arielle B. Kristan, Esq., Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP , Boston
      Mark Macchi, Esq., Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP , Boston
      Michaela May, Esq., Bennett & Belfort, PC , Cambridge
    • 1:40 - 1:50 pm

      Practice Points / Traps for the Unwary

      • Caution with form agreements
      • Awareness of different state implications
      • Know where your employees are!
      • Policies about employee location
      • Effect of no Chevron deference
      Panel
    • 1:50 - 2:00 pm

      "Ask the Experts" Q&A Session and Key Takeaways

      Panel

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  • Faculty

    Cochairs

    Arielle B. Kristan, Esq., Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP, Boston
    Michaela May, Esq., Bennett & Belfort, PC, Cambridge

    Faculty

    Mark Macchi, Esq., Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP, Boston
  • Pricing

    Fees

    • $157.50 - MCLE Sponsor Member
    • $87.50 - New Lawyer
    • $87.50 - Pending Admittee
    • $87.50 - Law Student
    • $87.50 - Paralegal
    • $175.00 - All Others
    To apply for a need-based scholarship for this program, email scholarships@mcle.org.

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