Jackson Lewis CLE Program

Breakfast of Champions: an In-House Counsel Panel Discussion

Moderated by Andy Satterfield, Jackson Lewis, P.C.
An esteemed panel of in-house counsel will discuss the challenges facing their businesses and how in-house counsel can add the most value to their organizations.

Let's Play Ethics! Are you Playing by the Rules or Will You Get a Red Card?

In-house counsel face a number of ethics issues in their daily practice which can arise in a number of contexts, including interactions with internal clients, relationships with outside counsel, implementation of technology and use of social media. We will examine these issues using an interactive game show format designed to help you have fun while earning CLE ethics credit.

The Class Action Plaintiff's Bar is on the Offensive: What's Your Game Day Strategy?

Companies continue to get hit with multimillion dollar class actions under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Are you calculating employee annual and quarterly bonuses in the regular rate of pay when you calculate overtime? Are you advertising positions on social media? Do you know whether you are asking your advertisers to target specific groups of people, and excluding others from seeing the same opportunities? Have you dusted off your disclosure form before obtaining a background check? This session will explore the new class actions being brought around the country by experienced and sophisticated plaintiff's counsel.

Avoiding Fouls When Separating Teammates

When cutting ties with teammates, we often overlook the employee benefits and tax implications of our decisions. In this interactive segment, our tax and ERISA lawyers will coach you on some of the most commonly called fouls in severance scenarios and how to stay out of the DOL and IRS penalty box.

Keynote Presentation: How to Be a Champion in Life and In Work

Presented by Don Munson, Director of Broadcasting, Clemson University Athletics