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Live Webinar: 39th Annual NC/SC Labor & Employment Conference Day 1 - Friday

October 27, 2023


When registering for the Live Webinar, you will need to indicate which days you will attend virtually (these is a separate registration for each day to attend via this format).  This page is registration for Day 1 only. 

This advanced level program will include annual presentations and updates as well as hot topics in employment and labor law.

Click here to register for the live in person seminar. 

Highlights:

  • Supreme Court Review
  • Fourth Circuit Update
  • Importance of investigations in employment litigation
  • Tips from the bench panel
  • False claims in employment dispute
  • Tips for arguing remote
  • Regulatory issues impacting employee agreements
  • PUMP Act and Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
  • Annual NC and SC Update
  • Ethics and mental health awareness for employment law practitioners

This seminar is an advanced level program. 

S.C. Supreme Court Commission on CLE course number: 930349ADO. This program, day 1, qualifies for  6.75 MCLE credit hours, including up 1.0 SA/MH hour, and 5.75 ELL Specialization hours. 

 

 


The South Carolina Bar is an accredited CLE provider in South Carolina only. Attorneys are responsible for seeking their own credit in other jurisdictions.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in CLE programs and publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the South Carolina Bar, its sections, or committees.

Registration Fees

Member Fee
$325.00
Non Member Fee
$325.00
Price Description Amount

Agenda

Speakers

NameOrganizationSpeaking At

Policy

Continuing Education

Agenda

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27

7:45 a.m.        

Registration 

 

8:30 a.m.        

Welcome and Opening Remarks

                       

8:45 a.m.        

Supreme Court Review and Update

Paul E. Smith, Patterson Harkavy LLP, Chapel Hill, NC

 

9:45 a.m.        

Investigations 201 – The Importance of Investigations in Employment Litigation

D. Michael Henthorne, Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, PC, Columbia, SC

B. Shawan Gillians, Santee Cooper, Moncks Corner, SC

 

10:30 a.m.      

Break

 

10:45 a.m.      

Mental Health Awareness for the Employment Law Practitioner 

April Harris-Britt, Ph.D., AHB Center for Behavioral Health & Wellness, Durham, NC

 

11:45 a.m.      

Fourth Circuit Update

Sean F. Herrmann, Herrmann & Murphy, PLLC, Charlotte, NC      

Florence C. Thompson, Jackson Lewis P.C., Charlotte, NC

                                               

12:45 p.m.     

Lunch Break

                      

1:30 p.m.       

Panel: Tips from the Bench

The Honorable L. Patrick Auld, U.S. District Court, Middle District of N.C.

The Honorable Molly Cherry, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of S.C.

The Honorable Clifton Newman, S.C. Circuit Court

Moderator: Samantha E. Albrecht, Burnette Shutt & McDaniel PA, Columbia, SC

                       

2:30 p.m.       

Break

 

2:45 p.m.       

The False Claims Act Case Lurking in Your Employment Dispute

Christopher P. Kenney, Chris Kenney Law, Columbia, SC

Johanna C. Valenzuela, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Columbia, SC 

             

3:45 p.m.       

Being an Effective Advocate Through a Webcam: Tips for Arguing Remote

The Honorable Catherine C. Eagles, U.S. District Court, Middle District of N.C.

The Honorable Stephanie P. McDonald, S.C. Court of Appeals, Charleston, SC

Moderator: Andrea L. McDonald, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, Charleston, SC

 

4:45 p.m.       

Adjourn

 

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