Mississippi CLE - Employment Law Courses
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Mississippi CLE
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Harassment in the Workplace: Awareness and Prevention
Sexual harassment in the workplace is preventable. This CLE course will explain the policies, procedures and workplace practices that employees should avoid as well as utilize in the face of inappropriate behavior. The course will explain the policies that every business should institute along with a system for notifying employees of guidelines and avenues for reporting. More Info
$551.6General Credits -
Implicit Bias and Micro-Aggressions: Their Effect on Law Firm Culture and Success
Regardless of what business you’re in, the issues of implicit bias, diversity and inclusion has impacted your business. When it comes to the practice of law, this means attracting, providing services to and retaining an increasingly diverse clientele. This CLE course will explain how implicit bias and the automatic associations individuals make between groups as well as stereotypes about those groups may result in micro-aggression – the outcome of that bias. The course will focus specifically... More Info
$341.3Ethics Credits -
Top 10 Considerations For Your Employee Handbooks
The rules governing employer/employee relationships have taken dramatic turns over the past year with a slew of new regulations that impact everything from discrimination and harassment to social media and confidentiality. This CLE course will explain all the recent decisions and how they impact communication and company policies which ensure a professional and effective workplace. The course will present its top 10 list of issues to keep in mind when drafting, reviewing or revising the handbo... More Info
$291.3General Credits -
Drafting Enforceable Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Clauses: Important Considerations to Know
Restrictive covenants are typical tools employers use to decrease competition and millions of employees in the US are under some form of non-competition or non-solicitation agreement. The courts’ view of these agreements vary from that of employers as they seek to ensure that they are reasonable and don’t unduly restrict competition in the market. This CLE course will focus on these types of agreements, how to draft them, and necessary components to create an enforceable restricted covenant in... More Info
$291.2General Credits -
Using the Department of Labor Regulation for Fair Claims Practices in ERISA Claims to your Advantage in a Litigation
The Employee Retirement Security Act was designed to protect employees who participate in employers pension and welfare benefit plans and yet, there are those who maintain that it has failed plan beneficiaries who are looking to enforce their compensation rights under employer sponsored health, severance, life and insurance and long term disability plans. And yet, many obstacles have been placed before those attempting to enforce their rights. Over the past 20 years, the Department of Labor ha... More Info
$551.6General Credits -
Blowing the Whistle: Keeping Young Athletes Safe from Sexual and Physical Abuse and Sexual Exploitation in Sports
Congress passed and President Trump signed into law an extension of the Ted Stevens Amateur Sports Act, called Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act, which dramatically changes how all sports organizations that are part of the United States Olympic Committee’s governing structure report and handle matters of sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, youth protection, youth exploitation and physical abuse. But the bill also has far ranging impact in establishing the... More Info
$291General Credit -
Swimming Against the Tide: Maintaining Athletic and Institutional Integrity in Collegiate Athletics
Compensation for college athletes is set to undergo sweeping changes with two pending class action suits, Alston & Jenkins, both in the District Court for Northern District of California. This riveting CLE course will look at the potential changes to the financial model for intercollegiate athletes as a result of current antitrust litigation. The course will examine the legal issues that college athletics face on a daily basis including issues of gender equity and sexual violence, behavior and... More Info
$291.1General Credits -
The New York State Sexual Harassment Prevention Laws: Two New Laws for the “Me Too” Era
Over the last year, New York has passed some groundbreaking anti-sexual harassment legislative package. In April 2018, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation setting a deadline for employers to adopt a sexual harassment prevention policy and conduct employee training. The law also prohibits employers from including non-disclosure agreements in sexual harassment settlements except with additional document concurrence as well the use of mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace harassment sui... More Info
$812.5General Credits -
How to Prepare for a Wage-Hour Audit or Lawsuit
Wage hour employment practices face increased scrutiny by federal and state labor departments. This CLE course will provide strategies for in-house counsel and HR directors to ensure that employment practices can withstand scrutiny. The course will help prepare you for an audit or lawsuit and offer a course of action to strengthen procedures and policies should your company fall under investigation. More Info
$551.7General Credits -
Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets Disputes: Understanding the Litigation Pregame
No matter how unsolvable a dispute may seem, taking it to court opens up both sides of a litigation to potential legal pitfalls. With disputes related to departing employees, employee theft and unlawful competition, the initial actions taken by a client before they file suit can be critical to the eventual outcome. This CLE course offers an explanation of these initial steps, or “litigation pregame” and how to best manage this phase of a dispute to best position oneself for a successful litigati... More Info
$291General Credit
