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Employment Law Challenges for Paralegals and Associates: From Emerging Trends to Handling Discrimination and Retaliation Claims

Employment law update covering recent case law, agency enforcement shifts, and practical strategies for defending employers in investigations.

2025-03-20 13:00:00

Program Details

2025-03-20 13:00:00

2025-03-20 13:00:00

2h CLE Credits

Program Details

2025-03-20 13:00:00

Program Details

2025-03-20 13:00:00

Over 1,000+ webinars

2025-03-20 13:00:00

Course Overview

Navigating Employment Law Challenges and Defense Strategies

2025-03-20 13:00:00

Participants will learn current case law trends, agency enforcement priorities, and practical documentation strategies for defending employers against employment claims. These skills enable effective responses to government investigations and litigation.

Format

CLE Credit

2h CLE Credits

Level

Intermediate

Length

2

Key topics that will be covered

01
Case Law
Recent Supreme Court rulings reshape religious accommodation and adverse action standards.
02
Agency Updates
EEOC, NLRB, and DOJ enforcement priorities shift under new administration leadership.
03
Executive Orders
DEI-related executive orders direct investigations into private employers and institutions.
04
Immigration
ICE enforcement increases with I-9 audits and workplace subpoenas expanding significantly.
05
Documentation
Position statements and document collection strategies strengthen employer defense in investigations.
06
Legal Rights
Employers retain rights to representation, confidentiality, and limiting overbroad document requests.

Program schedule

clock 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

Case Law Trends in Harassment Discrimination and Retaliation

This session examines landmark Supreme Court decisions including Groff v. DeJoy on religious accommodations and Muldrow v. City of St. Louis on adverse employment actions. Practitioners will learn how recent circuit court rulings have broadened discrimination claims and lowered harm thresholds for plaintiffs.

Taylor E. WhiteTaylor E. White
Alanna M. MazaAlanna M. Maza
clock 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm EST

Government Agency Updates from NLRB EEOC and More

Explore the EEOC’s April 2024 enforcement guidance on workplace harassment and the impact of administration changes on agency composition and priorities. This session also covers critical NLRB decisions including Stericycle and McLaren affecting employer policies and severance agreements.

Taylor E. WhiteTaylor E. White
Alanna M. MazaAlanna M. Maza
clock 2:10 pm - 2:40 pm EST

Executive Orders and New Presidential Administration Priorities

Analyze the wave of executive orders targeting DEI programs, including EO 14151 and EO 14173, and their implications for private sector employers. This session addresses ongoing litigation, DOJ enforcement memoranda, joint EEOC-DOJ technical guidance, and immigration-related executive orders affecting workplace compliance.

Taylor E. WhiteTaylor E. White
Alanna M. MazaAlanna M. Maza
clock 2:40 pm - 3:10 pm EST

Documentation Strategies and Defense Against Employment Claims

Learn practical strategies for navigating EEOC investigations, from initial document collection through position statements and requests for information. This session covers cautious cooperation principles, managing investigative interviews, protecting confidential information, and asserting employer legal rights throughout the process.

Taylor E. WhiteTaylor E. White
Alanna M. MazaAlanna M. Maza
Taylor E. White

Taylor E. White

Winstead PC

Alanna M. Maza

Alanna M. Maza

Winstead PC

Taylor E. White

Taylor E. White

Winstead PC

Taylor White partners with senior business leaders, HR professionals, corporate counsel, and decision-makers on employment decisions and litigation. He is a devoted resource and advocate for employers and managers facing workplace issues in courts and conference rooms.

Professional Involvement

Contributing writer for Winstead's Employer Law Resource blog.

Experience

Taylor regularly advises employers on day-to-day issues including discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims under state and federal employment laws. As a litigator, he handles wage and hour violations, breaches of employment agreements, covenants not to compete, misappropriation of trade secrets, and breaches of fiduciary duty. He has represented clients across the full spectrum of litigation including dispute resolution, temporary restraining orders, discovery and dispositive motions, and trials and appeals. He assists employers navigating government audits and investigations before the EEOC, OSHA, and state-level counterparts. He also represents executives individually in negotiations for employment, separation agreements, severance, and retirement packages.
Alanna M. Maza

Alanna M. Maza

Winstead PC

Alanna Maza is a member of Winstead’s Business Litigation and Labor & Employment Practice Groups with experience assisting clients in employment litigation matters in both federal and state courts.

Experience

She regularly advises employers on requirements and best practices regarding discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims under state and federal employment laws. Her diverse practice includes litigation experience in high-value personal injury, commercial disputes, creditor's rights, copyright disputes, wrongful death actions, and claims under the Texas DRAM Shop Act. Her employment experience includes employment-related torts, wage and hour violations and collective actions, trade secrets misappropriation, restrictive covenant breaches, and discrimination issues. She assists employers in navigating government audits and investigations including proceedings before the EEOC and OSHA.
Taylor E. White

Taylor E. White

Winstead PC

Taylor White partners with senior business leaders, HR professionals, corporate counsel, and decision-makers on employment decisions and litigation. He is a devoted resource and advocate for employers and managers facing workplace issues in courts and conference rooms.

Professional Involvement

Contributing writer for Winstead's Employer Law Resource blog.

Experience

Taylor regularly advises employers on day-to-day issues including discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims under state and federal employment laws. As a litigator, he handles wage and hour violations, breaches of employment agreements, covenants not to compete, misappropriation of trade secrets, and breaches of fiduciary duty. He has represented clients across the full spectrum of litigation including dispute resolution, temporary restraining orders, discovery and dispositive motions, and trials and appeals. He assists employers navigating government audits and investigations before the EEOC, OSHA, and state-level counterparts. He also represents executives individually in negotiations for employment, separation agreements, severance, and retirement packages.
Alanna M. Maza

Alanna M. Maza

Winstead PC

Alanna Maza is a member of Winstead’s Business Litigation and Labor & Employment Practice Groups with experience assisting clients in employment litigation matters in both federal and state courts.

Experience

She regularly advises employers on requirements and best practices regarding discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims under state and federal employment laws. Her diverse practice includes litigation experience in high-value personal injury, commercial disputes, creditor's rights, copyright disputes, wrongful death actions, and claims under the Texas DRAM Shop Act. Her employment experience includes employment-related torts, wage and hour violations and collective actions, trade secrets misappropriation, restrictive covenant breaches, and discrimination issues. She assists employers in navigating government audits and investigations including proceedings before the EEOC and OSHA.

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AL2.0
AR2.0
AZ2.0
CA2.0
CO2.0
CT2.0
DC2.0
DE2.0
FL2.0
GA2.0
HI2.0
IA2.0
ID2.0
IL2.0
IN2.0
KS2.0
KY2.0
LA2.0
MA2.0
MD2.0
ME2.0
MI2.0
MN2.0
MO2.4
MS2.0
MT2.0
NC2.0
ND2.0
NE2.0
NH120.0
NJ2.0
NM2.0
NV2.0
NY2.0
OH2.0
OK2.5
OR2.0
PA2.0
RI2.5
SC2.0
SD2.0
TN2.0
TX2.0
UT2.0
VA2.0
VT2.0
WA2.0
WI2.0
WV2.4
WY2.0

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New Hampshire
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Alabama

Requirements

The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.  

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