2026 Seacoast Employment Law Bootcamp Event
Date: September 30 Time: 8:00 am - 12:30 pm
Cost: $125 – $150
Portsmouth, NH 03801 United States
Employment Law Boot Camp
A Little Prevention – A Lot Less Litigation
The best way to win an employment lawsuit is to prevent it from happening. Every day, employers face decisions that can either reduce legal risk or unintentionally create it. Most employment claims don’t arise from bad intentions. They stem from well-meaning managers making difficult decisions without understanding the legal implications.
Join us for this interactive half-day Employment Law Boot Camp designed to provide practical strategies that help employers avoid costly mistakes before they become legal problems.
Using real-world examples and practical guidance, we’ll focus on the questions employment attorneys answer every day.
AGENDA
8:00 a.m. – Registration and Welcome
8:30 – 9:15 a.m.
Pay Correctly
Presenter: Peg O’Brien
This session will cover wage and hour compliance, overtime and travel time, and employee classification and common payroll mistakes.
9:15 – 10:15 a.m.
Document & Discipline
Presenters: Mike Delaney & Amanda Brahm
This session will cover effective performance management, documentation that supports employment decisions, and conducting workplace investigations and avoiding retaliation claims.
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. – Break
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Accommodate with Confidence
Presenters: Brian Garrett & Adam Hamel
This session will cover ADA accommodations, medical leaves and return-to-work issues, and managing difficult conversations involving health and disability.
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Terminate Without Regret
Presenters: Jennifer Parent & John Rich
This session will cover preparing for termination decisions, reducing litigation risk, and best practices for final pay, severance, and post-employment issues.
Who Should Attend?
- Human Resource Professionals
- Business Owners
- Executives
- Managers and Supervisors
- In-House Counsel
- Anyone responsible for making employment decisions
Cost:
Rate – $150.00
Registration includes continental breakfast, electronic copies of materials, and credits.
Presenters
Peg O’Brien assists employers with legal compliance and risk management in all phases of the employment relationship, as well as defense of employers in matters pending before government agencies and courts. Peg provides on-site and virtual training for employees and supervisors on harassment prevention and documentation and discipline best practices, and other employment law matters. Peg provides on-site and virtual training for employees and supervisors on harassment prevention and documentation and discipline best practices, and other employment law matters. In addition, Peg conducts workplace investigations as an internal or outside independent investigator, and recently completed the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination’s Certified Course on Conducting Discrimination Complaint Investigations. Peg frequently presents at seminars on employment law issues before human resources and trade groups. She has practiced law for more than 25 years and has handled litigation in federal and state courts throughout New Hampshire. She has extensive jury trial experience as well as extensive experience appearing before government agencies.
