Catherine (Cat) Scott is a litigator and labor and employment lawyer defending and advising employers.
Jeremy D. Burkhart is an experienced government contracts attorney for the law firm of Holland & Knight.
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Session I - A Shifting Employment Landscape: How the US Supreme Court is Affecting Employers in Recent Decisions – Catherine Scott
This session will cover recent Supreme Court decisions and their effect on employers and employees, whether directly or indirectly. This will include a section on the latest decision in Groff related to religious accommodations, as well as the effects on employers from the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the Helix decision pertaining to overtime for highly-paid employees, the upcoming Acheson case involving whether a self-appointed ADA “tested” has standing to challenge a public accommodation’s failure to provide accessibility information on its website, and the upcoming Muldrow case related to the definition of “terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.”
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Session II - When Government Contractors Must Regulate Employees’ Personal Cell Phones: Navigating the Federal Acquisition Regulation’s Prohibition on TikTok – Jeremy D. Burkhart
In early 2023, the Government issued directives prohibiting the use of TikTok on information technology used by federal agencies and contractors. Recently, the Federal cquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) issued an interim rule, FAR 52.204-27, which implements these directives. This presentation provides an overview of the interim rule and discusses how contractors will need to direct their employees to remove TikTok from any personal devices that are used in contract performance. Due to the broad language of FAR 52.204-27, if a contractor's employees are using their personal cell phones to email, Teams message, text message or even talk in relation to a federal contract, then those personal cell phones are subject to FAR 52.204-27's prohibition. Contractors must also take steps to ensure that their subcontractors are in compliance with the rule as well.
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Date / Time: September 7, 2023
Closed-captioning available
Catherine Scott | Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP
Catherine (Cat) Scott is a litigator and labor and employment lawyer defending and advising employers. Cat helps companies navigate workplace allegations such as employment discrimination, retaliation, wrongful discharge, Family and Medical Leave Act, breach of contract, and wage and hour class actions, among others. In addition to appearing in federal and state courts, Cat appears before government agencies including the EEOC, MCAD, Department of Labor, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and other state anti- discrimination agencies. Cat is also a burgeoning labor lawyer, expanding her practice to include collective bargaining and other labor matters.
Cat also has particular interest and experience in appellate work surrounding labor and employment matters, such as:
With a strong commercial litigation background, Cat is particularly experienced handling all types of motions, particularly early motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment. For example, Cat obtained summary judgment for an employer in connection with a former employee’s breach of lifetime contract claim on an issue of first impression concerning enforceability, achieving an affirmance of an MCAD public hearing in favor of the employer on a retaliation claim.
In addition to her litigation work, Cat provides daily employment advice for in-house counsel and human resource professionals. She carefully examines the overall wellness of an organization and its employer- employee relationships to determine the best course of action for resolving conflicts. If litigation is not in the best interest of a client, Cat guides them through alternative dispute resolution and mediation to reach a resolution. Regardless of the particular details of the cases she handles, clients rely on Cat’s steady judgment and strong skills to lead them to the best possible course of action.
Prior to joining the firm, Cat handled employment litigation and counseling, professional liability and business litigation in a Boston-based litigation firm. Cat is conversationally fluent in French.
Jeremy D. Burkhart | Holland & Knight LLP
Jeremy D. Burkhart is an experienced government contracts
attorney for the law firm of Holland & Knight.
Mr. Burkhart provides counsel and representation on all government contract (GovCon) matters, including claims, contract appeals, teaming agreements, compliance requirements associated with the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) government contracting programs, and suspension and debarment. He is extremely well versed in prosecuting and defending bid protests before the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), U.S. Court of Federal Claims and at the agency level, and has litigated more than 100 bid protests. Mr. Burkhart also has significant knowledge in the issues facing government contractors engaged in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and has represented several dozen clients in the closing of such deals, as well as post-transaction matters such as novations.
Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Burkhart served on active duty in the U.S. Army as a judge advocate general (JAG) for nine years, where he regularly served as lead counsel in high-stakes litigation, including several jury trials. Mr. Burkhart is a veteran of the Afghanistan war and continues to serve in the U.S. Army Reserve.
Session I – A Shifting Employment Landscape: How the US Supreme Court is Affecting Employers in Recent Decisions | 12:50pm – 1:50pm
Break | 1:50pm – 2:00pm
Session II – When Government Contractors Must Regulate Employees’ Personal Cell Phones: Navigating the Federal Acquisition Regulation’s Prohibition on TikTok | 2:00pm – 3:00pm
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