Join us on Thursday, April 24, 2014 for the 35th Annual
Labor and Employment Law Spring Conference at the University of Massachusetts
Club in Boston!
We have an exciting afternoon planned, including a keynote address by the
Hon. Nancy Gertner (ret.).
Lunch and registration start at noon
Conference highlights include:
Employment and Labor Law Survey
A panel of experts will provide a
comprehensive survey of developments in the fields of labor and employment law
over the past year, including:
• The high costs of retaliation,
•
Associational disability discrimination and ch. 151B (Flagg v. Ali Med,
Inc.),
• Independent contractor/misclassification issues,
• Developments
in labor law regarding employer work rules and social media policies,
•
Evolving areas of public sector collective bargaining, including cell phone and
GPS use policies, and
• Review of 2013-2014 decisions from the courts, DLR
and NLRB.
Health Law for Employment Lawyers
Learn about employer and worker
obligations under the Affordable Care Act. This presentation will
cover:
• Individual mandate,
• Pay or play requirements for
employers,
• Affordability,
• Notice and reporting,
• Taxes and
fees,
• Health insurance marketplaces, and
• Alignment of Massachusetts'
health reform law and the ACA.
Practical Skills: Drafting and Negotiating
Settlement and Severance Agreements
Our
knowledgeable presenters will address important considerations when dealing with
settlement and severance agreements. Topics will include:
• Negotiation strategies, including demand letter versus filing
suit,
• Nature of payments (wages, emotion distress, attorney's fees) and tax
treatment of payments,
• Other benefits, including non-monetary terms,
•
Release terms and revocation of release,
• Confidentiality,
non-disparagement, liquidated damages, no-rehire provision, and cooperation with
government entities.