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The 24th Labor and Employment Law Annual Update and Certification Review is an alphabet soup of L & E topics. This course both updates labor and employment practitioners and prepares those lawyers taking the Labor and Employment certification exam. The speakers, all board certified in labor and employment law speak from vast experience, together with the written materials, provide an excellent review and preparation for the certification exam.  

Warning:
There are portions of this program that contain strong language which may be offensive to some. The content is intended for mature audiences only.

Introductions

Robyn S. Hankins and Karen Evans-Putney

Program Chairs

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA)

Phillip Russell, Ogletree Deakins, Tampa

Dee Anna Hays, Ogletree Deakins, Tampa

National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
Tammie L. Rattray, FordHarrison, Tampa

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act
Kevin D. Johnson, Johnson Jackson PLLC, Tampa

Constitutional Employment Claims
Richard Johnson, Law Office of Richard E. Johnson, Tallahassee, FL 

Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)
Ariadna (“Ari”) Alvarez, Holland & Knight

Common Law Torts and Workplace Privacy Claims
Katie Molloy, Greenberg Traurig LLP, Tampa

Retaliation and Whistleblower Claims
Benjamin H. Yormak, Yormak Employment & Disability Law, Bonita Springs

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
David Spalter, Jill S. Schwartz & Associates, P.A.

Remarks
Robyn S. Hankins and Karen Evans-Putney 

Public Employment Relations Act (PERA) /
Public Employees Relations Commission (PERC)
T.A. “Tad” Delegal, Delegal & Poindexter, P.A., Jacksonville

Drug Testing

Rudy Haidermota, Hillsborough County Attorney's Office

Jay Lechner, Lechner Law, Tampa 

EEO Procedural
Yvette Everhart, Sass Law Firm, Tampa

EEO Substantive Discrimination Claims
Bob Turk

Accommodation Claims 
Marlene Quintana, Gray Robinson, Miami

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and State Military Leave Laws
Kathryn S. Piscitelli, Orlando

Employment Related Business Interests, including the Federal Arbitration Act and the Florida Arbitration Code
Richard C. McCrea Jr., Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Affordable Care Act (ACA), COBRA and HIPAA
Kirsten L. Vignec, Hill Ward Henderson, Tampa

Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) 
Kimberly Page Walker, Williams Parker, Sarasota