Product Description

This comprehensive, two-day program provides a basic introduction to employment and labor law for the lawyer new or returning to the field. Each day features lectures by experienced practitioners designed to teach you the statutes, case law, and practice pointers, followed by interactive sessions that reinforce your knowledge by giving you hands-on experience. These sessions are organized around the life cycle of typical employment situations and utilize a variety of techniques, including faculty demonstrations, role-playing, small-group discussions, and analysis of hypothetical cases based on typical client situations. You “learn by doing” and get valuable practical experience crafting real-life solutions to common client problems. 

Agenda & Materials

• 3:00pm - 3:05pm

  Welcome and Introduction

  Elizabeth K. Levine, Esq., Goulston & Storrs, PC , Boston
  Ellen J. Messing, Esq., Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC , Newton
  
• 10:45 - 10:50 am

  Break

  Rebecca G. Neale, Esq., Law Office of Rebecca G. Neale , Bedford
  Rebecca G. Neale, Esq., Law Office of Rebecca G. Neale , Bedford
  
• 10:50 - 12:10 pm

  Laws Regarding Leaves
• 3:05pm - 3:15pm

  Definition of Abuse

  Gabrielle Clemens, Esq., RBC Wealth Management , Bonita Springs
  
• 12:10 - 12:15 pm

  Break

  Rebecca G. Neale, Esq., Law Office of Rebecca G. Neale , Bedford
  
• 3:15pm - 3:25pm

  Financial Abuse
• 12:15 - 1:00 pm

  Common Law Claims
• 1:00 - 2:00 pm

  Lunch (on your own)

  Gabrielle Clemens, Esq., RBC Wealth Management , Bonita Springs
  
• 2:00 - 4:30 pm

  Afternoon Interactive Session Including Ethical Issues
• 3:25pm - 3:40pm

  Financial Abuse as a Basis for a 209A Protective Order and Impact on a Domestic Relations Case
• Day Two: November 18th, 2025
• 9:30 - 9:35 am

  Welcome and Introduction

  Rebecca G. Neale, Esq., Law Office of Rebecca G. Neale , Bedford
  
• 9:35 - 10:35 am

  Other Federal and State Employment Law Statutes and Regulations
• 3:40pm - 3:55pm

  How to Minimize Opportunities for Financial Abuse
• 10:35 - 10:40 am

  Break
• 9:35 - 10:35 am

  Federal and State Wage and Hour and Other Worker Protection Laws
• 10:35 - 10:40 am

  Break

  Gabrielle Clemens, Esq., RBC Wealth Management , Bonita Springs
  
• 10:40 - 11:40 am

  Federal and State Wage and Hour and Other Worker Protection Laws
• 11:40 - 11:45 am

  Break
• 11:45 - 1:00 pm

  National Labor Regulations Act/Chapter 150E
• 3:55pm - 4:00pm

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

  Panel
  
• 1:00 - 2:00 pm

  Lunch (on your own)
• 2:00 - 4:30 pm

  Afternoon Interactive Sessions, Including Ethical Issues
• 2:00 - 4:30 pm

  Afternoon Interactive Sessions, Including Ethical Issues

Please Note

MCLE webcasts are delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal. There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only. They are posted 24 hours prior to the program and can be accessed, downloaded, or printed from your computer.

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