Employee Tort Claims: Litigation Trends, Defense Strategies, Best Practices for Mitigating Employer Risk
A live 90-minute CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A
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.
Outline
- Introduction
- Common employee tort claims
- Intentional
- Negligence
- Defamation
- Invasion of privacy
- "Business" torts made in the employment context
- Others
- Current litigation trends
- Defense strategies
- Best practices for developing policies and procedures to mitigate risk
- 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
Aime Dempsey
Member
Epstein Becker & Green
Businesses gain an advantage from Ms. Dempsey’s track record working on many different kinds of litigations and... | Read More
Businesses gain an advantage from Ms. Dempsey’s track record working on many different kinds of litigations and in multiple forums. They value her ability to listen closely and think flexibly in order to present creative solutions to novel issues. She writes and speaks frequently on restrictive covenant, trade secret, and other litigation-related topics
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Heather L. Veneroni
Attorney
Jackson Lewis
Ms. Veneroni’s practice focuses on representing employers in workplace law matters, including preventive advice... | Read More
Ms. Veneroni’s practice focuses on representing employers in workplace law matters, including preventive advice and counseling. She handles all types of employment discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims in both state and federal court, as well as administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the New York State Division of Human Rights and the New York City Commission on Human Rights, and before the American Arbitration Association. Ms. Veneroni prosecutes and defends actions involving breach of non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, misappropriation of confidential information and unfair competition claims in both state and federal court. She also advises clients regarding the enforceability of their restrictive covenant agreements to ensure compliance in various states throughout the nation.
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