Handling Retaliation Cases - The Cutting Edge
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sponsors
Labor & Employment Law Section
Join some of Massachusetts’ leading employment lawyers as they help practitioners learn about some of the cutting edge issues in the growing area of retaliation claims. After the seminar, attendees will understand the current state of the law, how various state and federal laws differ, differences in claims under various statutory schemes, how to establish the claim, and what defenses are effective. Panelists will also discuss how in-house counsel view these claims and what preventive measures are effective and practical from an organizational standpoint.
Specific Topics Will Include:
A. What is an “adverse action” in state and federal retaliation claims under M.G.L. c. 151B and Title VII after Burlington Northern v. White
B. Establishing Plaintiff has engaged in protected conduct
C. Causal Connection
D. Retaliation protections under other statutes, particularly the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, NLRA and the False Claims Act
E.Measures employers should take to prevent retaliation claims
Panelists
Mark H. Burak, Esq.
Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton, PC
Judith A. Malone, Esq.
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP
Anne L. Josephson, Esq.
Kotin, Crabtree & Strong, LLP
Mary Thomas Sullivan, Esq.
Segal, Roitman & Coleman
Robert M. Thomas, Jr., Esq.
Thomas & Associates
Eileen T. Finan, Esq.
Office of the General Counsel, Harvard University
Program Co-Chairs
Mark H. Burak, Esq.
Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton, PC
Sharen Litwin, Esq.
Kotin, Crabtree & Strong, LLP
Program Prices
$120 - BBA Members
$155 - Non-Members
$85 - BBA Sponsoring Section Member
$65 - BBA Member Legal Services/Government Lawyer
$25 - Law Student
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