Event

2011 Employment Law Overview for Law Firms and Law Practices

Date   Jun 24, 2011
Time   9:25 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Location   Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center
6000 W. Osceola Parkway
Kissimmee, FL 34746
407-586-2000

In a seminar extended over the course of nearly 3 hours, some of Florida's most distinguished labor and employment law practitioners will provide an overview of the most important national and state labor and employment laws and explain their applicability to lawyers and law firm employees.

Lecture Program

9:25 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Opening Remarks

  • Hon. Alan Orantes Forst, Chairman, Unemployment Appeals Commission, Tallahassee

9:30 a.m. – 9:55 a.m.

Not Just Alphabet Soup: Overview of Florida Workplace Law

  • Jill S. Schwartz, Jill S. Schwartz & Associates, P.A., Winter Park

    9:55 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.

    Ethics Issues in Hiring, Supervising, and Parting Ways with Law Firm Employees

    • Robert S. Turk, Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A., Miami

    10:40 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.

    Break

    10:50 a.m. – 11:25 a.m.

    Nondiscrimination and Employee Protections in the Workplace: Nondiscrimination and Sexual Harassment Laws, Family Medical Leave Act Provisions and The Americans with Disabilities Act

    • Zascha Blanco Abbott, Ford & Harrison LLP, Miami
    • Eric J. Holshouser, Fowler White Boggs P.A., Jacksonville
    • Cathleen A. Scott, Law Offices of Cathleen A. Scott, P.A, Jupiter

    11:25 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

    The Old School Labor Law Protections: Florida Unemployment Compensation Law, The National Labor Relations Act and The Fair Labor Standards Act

    • Hon. Alan Orantes Forst, Chairman, Unemployment Appeals Commission, Tallahassee

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