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2022 Employment Law Practice Essentials

October 14, 2022


Join the SC Bar CLE Division on Friday, October 14 for the 2022 Employment Law Essentials Seminar. This full day course, planned by attorneys Nekki Shutt and George Reeves, will feature practitioners in this practice area whose goal is to provide instruction on how to handle cases in the employment law arena. 

This seminar is a basic level program.  

For those required to take South Carolina Bar CLE “Essentials Series.”

Pursuant to SCACR Rule 408(a)(3), newly admitted members are required, unless you fall within one or more of the exemptions outlined in Rule 408 (a)(3)(A)-(D), to complete one (not all) of the SC Bar CLE “Essentials Series” courses.  Attendance at Essentials Courses not only meets the Essentials requirement, but also counts toward your required annual 14 hours of MCLE. No other CLE course, workshop, video series (i.e., the Supreme Court’s Course of Study), or bootcamp will satisfy this requirement.   

The “Essentials Series” is comprised of 10 full-day courses, which cover major practice areas, as well as legal ethics.  Each course is designed and taught by experienced practitioners, are process oriented, and are specifically designed to provide step-by-step teaching, as well as the opportunity to interact with the faculty.   

All essentials’ programs will be held live at the SC Bar Conference Center, Columbia.  

·         Programs will not be available via live webcast.

·         Lunch will be provided for those attending in-person.

·         In-person attendees will be offered significant discounts on SC Bar CLE publications.

 

 


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. The South Carolina Bar believes that all Bar members have the right to both meaningful learning and to the exchange of ideas in a civil environment. The Bar reserves the right to remove or exclude any person from a Bar event if that person is causing inappropriate disturbance, behaving in a manner inconsistent with accepted standards of decorum, or in any way preventing fellow Bar members from meaningful participation and learning.

Registration Fees

Certified Paralegal
$125.00
CLE Big Ticket
$0.00
Essential Committee Member
$250.00
Member Registration
$250.00
Non Member Registration
$250.00
Price Description Amount

Agenda

Speakers

NameOrganizationSpeaking At
Amy Gaffney
Gaffney Mediation  -
Deidre Laws
S.C. Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation  -
Eugene Matthews
Richardson Plowden & Robinson, PA  -
Franklin Shuler
Turner Padget Graham & Laney, PA  -
George Reeves
Fisher & Phillips, LLP  -
Nekki Shutt
Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, PA  -
Romi Robinson
S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce  -
Shiva Hodges
U.S. District Court  -
Tara Nixon S.C. Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation  -

Policy

Continuing Education

Agenda

Program Agenda

 

8:50 a.m.

Welcome and Announcements

 

9 a.m.             

Introduction and Program Overview

Nekki Shutt, Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, PA

George A. Reeves III, Fisher & Phillips, LLP

 

9:10 a.m.       

Presentation of the Fact Pattern

Eugene H. Matthews (Homer), Richardson Plowden & Robinson, PA

Romi Y. Robinson (Penelope Martinez- HHIT Supervisor), S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce

Amy Gaffney (Jane Williams- HHIT HR), Gaffney Lewis, LLC

                                   

9:20 a.m.        

Client Intake – Plaintiff’s Attorney

Nekki Shutt, Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, PA

 

10 a.m.           

Unemployment Claims in SC

Romi Y. Robinson, S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce

 

10:30 a.m.      

Break

 

10:45 a.m.      

Client Intake – Defense Attorney

George A. Reeves III, Fisher & Phillips, LLP

 

11:15 a.m.      

Labor Licensing and Regulation

Tara Nixon, S.C. Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation

Deidre D. Laws, S.C. Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation

 

11:45 a.m.      

Review and Discussion of Legal Issues Presented So Far

George A. Reeves III, Fisher & Phillips, LLP

Nekki Shutt, Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, PA

                                                                                                                       

12 p.m.           

Lunch

 

1 p.m.             

SCHAC/EEOC Charge Process

Amy Gaffney, Gaffney Lewis, LLC

 

1:30 p.m.       

Discovery in Employment Cases

Eugene H. Matthews, Richardson Plowden & Robinson, PA

 

2:15 p.m.       

Break

 

2:30 p.m.       

Litigating Employment Law Claims – A Perspective from the Bench

Honorable Shiva V. Hodges, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina

 

3:30 p.m.       

Mediation, Settlement Agreements, and Separation Agreements

Franklin G. Shuler, Jr., Turner Padget Graham & Laney, PA

 

4:30 p.m.       

Adjourn

 

 

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