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Event Information
2023 Employment Law Practice Essentials
September 21, 2023
Credits
N/A
MCLE: 6.00
Pricing
Dates
Thursday, September 21, 2023Time
8:55 AM - 4:30 PMRegistration Deadline
Wednesday, September 20, 2023Join the SC Bar CLE Division on Thursday, September 21 for the 2023 Employment Law Practice Essentials Course. This full day program, planned by 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.
For
those required to take South Carolina Bar CLE “Essentials Series.”
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 discounts on SC Bar CLE publications.
This program qualifies for 6.0 MCLE credit hours
SC Supreme Commission on CLE Course #: 239666E
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
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Agenda
Speakers
Name | Organization | Speaking At |
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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
Need to cancel or transfer your registration? Simply notify us in writing no later than 24 hours prior to the published start time of the seminar at registrar@scbar.org. You will be eligible to receive a full refund, be transferred to the live webcast or archived online version of the same seminar (if available), or to a live seminar of equal or lesser value - all with no cancellation or transfer fee. Refunds will not be issued for cancellations made within 24 hours of a seminar's start time, but all other options listed above are available with no transfer fee.
Continuing Education
Agenda
8:55 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), Strom Law Firm
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
Nekki Shutt, Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, PA
George A. Reeves, III, Fisher & Phillips, LLP
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