2025 Seacoast Employment Law Update
Date: October 30 Time: 8:00 am - 12:30 pm
Cost: $125 – $150
Portsmouth, NH 03801 United States
Please save the date for McLane Middleton’s annual Seacoast Employment Law Update. This year, we are doing a deep dive into one of the most challenging aspects of managing a workforce – managing difficult employees. Our group of experienced employment attorneys will guide you through essential strategies for effectively managing performance issues, accommodation requests during a performance matter, and other challenging behavior in the workplace. This live, interactive seminar will provide you with the skills needed to quickly identify and effectively resolve workplace issues while minimizing personal and organizational legal liability.
This year’s program will feature topics including:
- Examining federal and state laws impacting employee discipline issues
- Learning best practices in setting expectations / documentation through offer letters, handbooks, and employee counseling notices
- Navigating internal investigations by developing a fair and consistent approach to determine if discipline is appropriate
- Reviewing best practices for addressing ADA accommodation and leave requests during a performance or disciplinary issue
- Discussing best practices in responding to complaints involving off duty conduct
- Exploring benefits of separation agreements and releases
- Litigation lessons learned – what can be learned from the case law
This seminar is ideal for:
- HR Professionals
- Managers and supervisors
- In-house attorneys
- Business owners
A formal agenda will be sent in the coming months.
COST:
Special Early Bird Rate: $125.00 (through August 31, 2025)
Regular Rate: $150.00 (After August 31, 2025)
Fee includes continental breakfast, electronic copies of materials, and credits.
Payment can be made via credit card and are fully refundable until Friday, October 24, 2025.
Presenters
Peg O’Brien is chair of the firm’s Employment Law Practice Group. She 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. 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.