Navigating the Complexities of a Remote Workforce: Common issues employers face and best practices for managing virtual teams.

Wilson Sonsini Presents: Navigating the Complexities of a Remote Workforce: Common issues employers face and best practices for managing virtual teams.

This presentation will examine many of the issues faced by employers in our evolving remote and hybrid work environments. Specifically, we will explore how such work environments can impact the way companies manage their personnel policies and practices, approach worker classification, address restrictive covenants and IP protection, and other related matters. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many employers have seen a higher percentage of their workforce remaining in remote or hybrid positions and, in some cases, even a shift to a predominately remote workforce. With this shift in work environment becoming the new normal for many companies, it becomes even more important for employers to focus on how day-to-day employment matters are impacted by workers who are often out of sight and spread amongst various locations, including how best to protect the company’s confidential, proprietary and trade secret information.

Event Speakers

Jason Storck, Litigation Partner

Jason Storck is a partner in Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati's employment law practice. He specializes in representing employers in federal and state court litigation and before administrative agencies regarding claims of discrimination (including race, age, sexual orientation, national origin, gender, and disability), harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair labor practice charges under the National Labor Relations Act, and all other labor and employment law matters.

In addition to his litigation practice, Jason advises employers regarding arbitration agreements, internal discrimination and harassment investigations, family and medical leave, employment policies and procedures, disability and religious accommodations, hiring and termination decisions, severance agreements, background checks, and numerous other issues that arise under federal, state, or local labor and employment laws. 

Jennifer McGrew, Technology Transactions Partner



Jennifer McGrew is a partner in Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati's technology transactions practice. She specializes in business transactions involving clients in technology-driven and technology-consuming industries, with a focus on corporate transactions, licensing, and counseling. Jennifer has experience handling intellectual property issues for domestic and foreign clients, from start-ups to mature private and public companies and investors. Her practice covers a wide range of activities related to the commercialization of technology and acquisition of intellectual property rights, including negotiating and drafting strategic commercial agreements, matters relating to mergers and acquisitions, financing transactions, and intellectual property and technology transfers.

This CLE will provide one hour of Texas MCLE General Credit.

Agenda

11:30am - Lunch

12:00pm - Presentation: Navigating the Complexities of a Remote Workforce: Common issues employers face and best practices for managing virtual teams.

1:00pm - Conclusion

Parking

Parking is available directly in front of the building. For covered parking, the adjacent parking garage is available at no charge.