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Employment Practices Symposium
The AEGIS Employment Practices Symposium provides attendees with the most up-to-date information relating to this rapidly growing and changing area of the law. Designed for claims, risk and human resources managers as well as their in-house and outside defense counsel, the symposium also provides an opportunity for speakers and participants to share strategies and solutions for reducing employment-related exposures.

This one-day symposium will address:

  • Management of discrimination, sexual harassment and wrongful termination claims
  • Employment related torts
  • Corporate restructuring and employment-related risks
  • Class action/multi-plaintiff lawsuits
  • Evaluating damages/punitive damages exposures
  • Alternate dispute resolution

 

TIME TOPIC
 
8:45 AM to 9:00 AM Welcome/Opening Remarks
 
9:00 AM to 9:15 AM Discussion regarding the AEGIS Employment Practices Liability Services (AEPLS)
Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Services Limited ("AEGIS") sponsors the AEGIS Employment Practices Litigation Service (AEPLS) to better serve members involved in, or potentially threatened by, employment-related litigation.
 
9:15 AM to 9:30 AM Overview of Web-based Loss Prevention Training
 
9:30 AM to 10:30 AM Management of Discrimination, Sexual Harassment and Wrongful Termination Claims
Employment related claims continue to rise. What can be done prior to and during the course of litigation to bring about a successful resolution?
  • Pre-litigation Efforts
  • Controlling Discovery and Protecting Privileges
  • Developing Defenses
  • Supervising Outside Counsel
  • Effective Litigation Measures
 
10:30 AM to 10:45 AM Morning Break
 
10:45 AM to 11:30 AM Employment-Related Torts
In addition to Title VII and other statutory claims, there are various common law causes of action that are often asserted in employment litigation. The speaker will address the types of tort claims frequently seen in the employment context and discuss measures to prevent and/or control them.
 
11:30 AM to 12:15 PM Corporate Restructuring and Employment-Related Risks
Many industries, including the utility and related-energy industries, are experiencing corporate restructuring resulting in voluntary and involuntary terminations. This speaker will discuss appropriate ways to approach a restructuring and suggest measures to reduce the organization's exposure to employment related claims.
 
12:15 PM to 1:15 PM Lunch
 
1:15 PM to 2:00 PM Class Action/Multi-Plaintiff Lawsuits
Every business today is at risk for a class action lawsuit. Organizations are taking measures to protect themselves from such exposures. The speaker will address:
  • Recent Legal Developments
  • Litigation Management Techniques and Strategies
  • Statistical Evidence
  • Class Certification/Decertification Motions
  • Settlement of Class Actions.
 
2:00 PM to 2:45 PM Evaluating Damages/Punitive Damages Exposures
The remedies available under Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, other statutes and common law include punitive damages. The speaker will address litigation strategies that can reduce or possibly eliminate the risk of a punitive damages award, and ways to successfully appeal such judgments.
 
2:45 PM to 3:00 PM Afternoon Break
 
3:30 PM to 3:45 PM Alternate Dispute Resolution
It is becoming more commonplace to include mandatory arbitration of employment disputes as a condition of employment. Are such provisions enforceable? What other dispute resolution mechanisms are available, and are they successful? The speaker will discuss mediation and arbitration as a means to successfully resolve employment related disputes.
 
3:45 PM to 4:15 PM Questions and Closing Remarks