In response to the expense and uncertainty of jury trials, many employers have resorted to contractual arbitration as a cost-effective and time-efficient alternative. Others have hesitated, and a growing number have said no. Enforceability continues to be hotly contested. While arbitration remains an accepted alternative, it has not stopped the number of employee lawsuits filed every year.
Join us for this two-hour breakfast briefing, when we will discuss this ever-changing legal landscape, including:
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New enforceability issues
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ADR options
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Class Action waivers
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Jury trial waivers
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The New Federal Arbitration Fairness Act
Speakers include:
Craig Benson - Shareholder, Littler Mendelson, P.C., New York City Office. Mr. Benson provides nationwide representation of private and public sector employers in all types of employment litigation. He acts as chief negotiator in collective bargaining and in providing contract compliance counseling for unionized private and public sector employers. Mr. Benson also provides strategic labor and employment planning in connection with mergers, acquisitions, consolidations, sub-contracting and RIFs. Mr. Benson's wealth of practical experience coupled with insight and legal creativity result in the vigorous and meticulous representation of management's interests.
David Wirtz - Mr. Wirtz regularly handles employment litigation in the federal and state courts and before administrative agencies. He has been counseling clients of all sizes on ADR options since adoption of the Civil Rights Act of 1991. Mr. Wirtz’s articles on topics ranging from the history of restrictive covenants to retaliation claims have appeared in the New York Law Journal, HR Magazine, and The Municipal Lawyer. Mr. Wirtz has been an Adjunct Professor at Cardozo Law School since 1992 and a guest lecturer at the Columbia Business School. He frequently lectures to other employment attorneys and in-house counsel on topics ranging from “The Intermittent Leave Puzzle Under the FMLA” to “Ethical Issues Confronting In-House Counsel in Mediation.”
Special guest speakers Peter Cahill, Assistant General Counsel, Ernst & Young LLP and Brendan Sweeney , Esq. – Senior Director, Labor and Employment Law, Luxottica Retail will present their unique, in-house perspectives at this briefing.
Registration/Breakfast: 8:00 am - 8:30 am
Program: 8:30 am - 10:30 am
To register, please contact Lisa Bachner* at 212.583.2665 or lbachner@littler.com. You can also register online. Please respond before October 11, 2007.
*Please also direct all requests for special accommodations to Lisa Bachner.
This program has been approved for 2.0 hours of General CLE credit. Non-transitional credit, not acceptable for newly admitted attorneys.
There is no charge for this program.
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