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Layoffs and Reductions in Force: Preventing Lawsuits and Avoiding Legal Liability

Learn best practices to keep in mind when conducting a reduction in force to minimize the risk and cost to your company.

In times of economic uncertainty employers must confront the potential for reductions in force. When conducting reductions in force employers face numerous avenues of liability in executing these plans and are faced with significant risks from employee lawsuits. Employers must consider not only the complex economic intricacies of a reduction in force, but also the wide scope of employment laws that could increase the risks and costs associated with reductions in force. This topic will help you understand some of these legal risks. You will learn what categories of workers these laws protect, how suits are brought and analyzed, and what practices employers can keep in mind when conducting a reduction in force to minimize the risk and cost to the employer.

91 minutes
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Agenda

Big Sources of Employer Liability

  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Age Discrimination in Employment Act
  • Title Vii
  • Family Medical Leave Act
  • Wage and Hour Violations Under FLSA
  • WARN Act(s) - to Be More Thoroughly Addressed
  • CBAs
  • NLRA Issues If Plant Considering Unionization

Specific Theories of Liability

  • Burden Shifting Framework
  • Individual Disparate Treatment
  • Group Disparate Impact
  • Retaliation
  • Protected Activity

Making the Decision

  • Considering Other Options
  • Determining Selection Criteria
  • Designing Severance Packages
  • Benefits

Execution

  • Notification
  • Tact Considerations
  • Wage and Hour Issues
  • Leave Pay out
  • Implications for Unemployment

Restarting or Expanding Operations

  • Notification
  • Objective Selection Criteria
  • PPP Loan Issues
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Applications have not yet been submitted for Delaware, Idaho, Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Wyoming CLE for this course. However, if you are interested in obtaining CLE for any of the listed states or have any additional credit questions please email us at [email protected] or call us at 866-352-9540.

This course was last revised on January 28, 2021.

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  • CA MCLE 1.5
     
  • Lorman Business Center, LLC. is a State Bar of California approved MCLE sponsor and this course qualifies for 1.5 CLE hours of participatory credit.
     
  • IL CLE 1.5
     
  • This course was approved for a total of 1.5 hours of MCLE Credit by the Illinois MCLE Board.
     

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This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.

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Stephanie K. Rawitt

Stephanie K. Rawitt

Stephanie K. Rawitt, Attorney at Law

  • Senior Claims Specialist at Markel Insurance
  • Responsible for handling management liability claims for select client accounts from initiation of the claims through to their conclusion
  • Analyzes coverage issues, investigates claims, and facilitates settlement and resolution of the claims
  • Worked as employment counsel for 25 years, where she provided legal services and advice on employment matters to a variety of clients, including hospitals, medical practices, retirement communities, assisted living facilities, home health care companies, public entities, nonprofit organizations, private businesses, colleges, universities, and corporations
  • Worked specifically with human resources departments to create, manage, and maintain the most current employment policies and procedures
  • Counseled employers on issues concerning statutory compliance with employment laws, such as the ADA, Title VII, the ADEA, FLSA, FMLA, Form I-9 compliance, and state wage laws
  • Has significant experience in handling employment-related liability matters, including wage and hour claims, wrongful termination, grievance claims, discrimination, sexual harassment, federal civil rights claims, federal and state statutory claims (Title VII, FMLA, ADA, ADEA, FLSA, PHRA), and related tort claims
  • Based upon extensive experience, offers training programs on a full range of employment matters
  • J.D. degree, Northeastern University School of Law; B.A. degree, cum laude, Syracuse University
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Product ID: 408059
Published 2021
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