CLEonline.com, together with the Houston Bar Association, are pleased to present a special online CLE seminar on a common topic that generates many questions in the area of employment law. Every client has challenging employees. This seminar provides an overview of all issues employers should consider before making a decision to fire an employee, including the bases for retaliation claims, new law regarding disability claims, the Family and Medical Leave Act, commonly asserted grounds for wrongful termination, and pay issues including overtime and equal pay. Checklists will be provided.
This seminar features an audio presentation from a live CLE seminar on this topic that was originally conducted by the Houston Bar Association (HBA) on June 11, 2009. This audio presentation features attorney Katherine T. Mize of the Houston firm of Adams and Reese LLP. This is a streaming audio presentation that you can access on demand at any time during the course of the seminar session. The audio presentation runs for approximately 1.5 hours. This seminar is entitled:
HBA Presents: "Firing Without Fear"
** (available at any time of the day and in time increments convenient to you during the above referenced dates) **
Subjects to be discussed during this CLEonline.com seminar include:
- Practical Steps to Eliminate Claims in Advance
- The Actual Termination
- Employment At-Will
- Illegal Bases for Employment Decisions
- Retaliation
- Typical Termination-Based Claims Made by Employees
- Threshold Requirements
- Damages Available
The instructor/moderator for this CLEonline.com seminar will be:
Ms. Katherine T. Mize, who is a partner with the firm of Adams and Reese LLP in Houston. Ms. Mize represents clients in litigation of claims involving race, gender, age, sexual harassment, and disability discrimination and retaliation claims; OSHA disputes; HIPAA privacy issues; unemployment compensation claims and appeals. She is board certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. She is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Houston Bar Association, the American Bar Association and HR Houston. She received her law degree from the University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1992) and her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1989). A more extensive biography for Ms. Mize may be found at her firm's Web site.
The seminar registration fee for this CLEonline.com seminar is only $38. SPECIAL DISCOUNT: If you are a member of the HBA, you are entitled to a 20 percent discount and the registration fee is only $30. NOTE: If you are eligible and you wish to receive this special discounted fee, you will need to call the HBA Office in Houston (713-759-1133) and request the 'HBA Discount Code' for CLEonline.com seminars. When you register for this seminar on our site, enter this discount code on the Shopping Cart page to receive the discounted rate.
This seminar is accredited for 1.5 hours of participatory CLE credit (no ethics) by the MCLE Committees of the State Bar of Texas and the State Bar of California. In addition, regular CLE credits for this seminar are also available in a number of other states. CLEonline.com is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider pursuant to Sec. 9 of the California MCLE Rules and Regulations. (These are not self-study credits, but rather 'participatory' credits as you would receive for attending a traditional, live CLE seminar.)
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