This advanced level seminar will begin with a
presentation discussing the status and details of the South Carolina
Compassionate Care Act and other considerations related to medical marijuana in
the workplace.The seminar will also
address the Fair Credit Reporting Act’s
requirements for employer use of employee personal information, as well as an
employee’s rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Topics during this
presentation will include permissible use of personal identifying information,
notice requirements, and policy recommendations.
The seminar will also include an
ethics presentation which will discuss how lawyers protect the confidentiality
of client information that is stored and transmitted electronically and what
lawyers must do, specifically, to comply with the South Carolina Rules of
Professional Conduct in terms of technology and confidential client
information.
Other presentations during the
seminar will address legal issues arising out of the “Great Resignation”,
specifically issues employers are facing involving hiring, performance
management, and employee retention and how to advise employers regarding these
issues.In addition, this topic will
include a discussion of unconscious bias and micro-aggressions and how these
issues can impact an employer’s ability to attract and retain top talent while not
exposing employer’s to liability.The
seminar will conclude with a discussion on Title IX and its impact on
traditional employment-law cases.
Takeaways from the seminar include:
An
understanding of the current status of the legalization of medical
marijuana in SC and considerations for employers in regulating marijuana
in the workplace;
An
understanding of employee’s rights under the Fair Credit Report Act;
How to protect
client confidential information that is stored and transmitted
electronically;
How to
advise employers concerning legal issues resulting from the Great
Resignation; and
An
understanding of Title IX and its interplay with employment-law
cases.
**Lunch
Provide and Reception Immediately Following Seminar
This
is an intermediate to advanced level seminar.
This program qualifies for 5.75 MCLE
credit hours, including up to 1.0 LEPR credit hours and 4.75 ELL specialization
credit hours.
SC Supreme Commission on CLE Course #: 226792
The South Carolina Bar is an accredited CLE provider in South Carolina only. Attorneys are responsible for seeking their own credit in other jurisdictions.
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Continuing Education
Agenda
8:30 a.m.
Registration
8:55 a.m.
Welcome and Opening
Remarks
9:00 a.m.
Let's Be Blunt: What You Need to Know About Weed in the Workplace
Christy Rogers, Nexsen Pruet,
LLC
10:00 a.m.
Unconscious Bias and Micro-Aggressions
Andrea D. Rose, JTEKT
North America Corporation
Tracie, Jackson Lewis
11:00 a.m.
Break
11:15 a.m.
To Have and to Hold: An Employer's Responsibilities Under the Fair Reporting Act
Sarah Cox, Burnette
Shutt & McDaniel, P.A.
12:00 p.m.Lunch (To Be Provided)
1:15 p.m.
Legal Issues Arising
from the Great Resignation
Jennifer Dunlap, Parker Poe
Adams & Bernstein, LLP
2:15 p.m.
Break
2:30 p.m.The Ethical Issues Surrounding Technology Every Lawyer Must Know
Professor Emeritus of Law, Dr. Greg Adams, University of South Carolina School of Law
Assistant Dean for Academic Technology, Gary Moore, University
of South Carolina School of Law
