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Common Employee Tort Claims: Current Trends in Employment Litigation; Defense Strategies; Mitigating Employer Risk

A live 90-minute CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A

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Wednesday, December 4, 2024

1:00pm-2:30pm EST, 10:00am-11:30am PST

Early Registration Discount Deadline, Friday, November 15, 2024

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This CLE webinar will provide a comprehensive overview of common employment tort claims brought by employees or former employees against employer clients. The panel will discuss current litigation trends and defense strategies related to these claims. The panel will also offer best practices for assisting clients to mitigate the risk of these claims and to be in the best position to defend against such claims.

Description

Often employers create compliance processes and procedures to mitigate the risk of employee claims made under federal and state employment laws. However, they may not be as aware of the litany of tort claims that may also be brought by current or former employees. Therefore, it is up to employment counsel to understand and advise on what mechanisms their clients should put into place to minimize the risk of such claims and to be in the best position to make a defense.

Employment torts typically involve intentional torts such as assault, battery, false imprisonment, and intentional infliction of emotional distress; negligence such as negligent supervision, training, and retention; defamation; and invasion of privacy. Other common tort claims include what may be thought of as typical "business" torts but may be seen in the employment context such as intentional interference with contract, where the employee claims the employer interferes with a contract between the worker and third party; or intentional interference with business expectations where the employee believes the employer has interfered with their ability to get a new job.

Employment counsel should understand the most common types of tort claims that may be made against their clients and best practices for mitigating risk and developing defense strategies.

Listen as our expert panel discusses common employment tort claims, current litigation trends related to these claims, and defense strategies. The panel will also offer best practices for helping clients develop processes and procedures to mitigate the risk of and defend against these claims.

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Outline

  1. Introduction
  2. Common employee tort claims
    1. Intentional
    2. Negligence
    3. Defamation
    4. Invasion of privacy
    5. "Business" torts made in the employment context
    6. Others
  3. Current litigation trends
  4. Defense strategies
  5. Best practices for developing policies and procedures to mitigate risk
  6. Practitioner takeaways

Benefits

The panel will discuss these and other important considerations:

  • Why should employment counsel help their clients focus on mitigating risk of tort claims in addition to state and federal law claims?
  • What are common tort claims made by employees against their employers? Defense strategies?
  • What are current litigation trends related to these claims?
  • How may counsel help their clients develop processes and procedures to mitigate the risk of tort claims?

Faculty

Veneroni, Heather
Heather L. Veneroni

Attorney
Jackson Lewis

Ms. Veneroni’s practice focuses on representing employers in workplace law matters, including preventive advice...  |  Read More

Additional faculty
to be announced.
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