Come debrief with trial attorney Aaron Schweitzer and co-counsel and NELA/NY member Tiffany Troy about lessons learned from their recent jury verdict of $3.65 million dollars, with $1.65 million in compensatory damages and $2 million in punitive damages. Filed in 2023, the Eastern District of New York case alleged workplace violence, sexual harassment, and the employer’s reckless disregard for employee safety at the Howard Johnson Hotel in Fresh Meadows under NYSHRL and NYCHRL. Learn about lessons learned about employer liability imputed by third party misconduct, and practice pointers in the preparation of jury materials, witness preparation, and presentation at trial.
Register today!Join us for a discussion with Jason Solomon and Abby Frerick from the National Institute for Workers' Rights and Tanya Martinez-Gallinucci, Executive Director of the New York City Bar Association's Office for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, on how to make the best use of evidence of scaling back diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, whether in public statements made by executives, in corporate filings and company town halls, on websites, and in policies and initiatives previously embraced by the company. As corporations capitulate to political pressure by changing workplace inclusion programs, tool up with pleadings and discovery demands that harness this evidence to buttress our discrimination claims. Our presenters will explore the history and current understanding of DEI, explain how civil rights protections remain unchanged despite shifting political winds, identify strategic opportunities for leveraging any retreat from workplace equal opportunity commitments and inspire a renewed dedication to these values.
Register today!Join emerging lawyers Jacqueline Carranza of Elefterakis, Elefterakis & Panek, Ingrid Fernandez of Mizrahi Kroub, Katlyn Palmatier of Mesidor PLLC, and Evan Richardson of Harman Green LLC for a candid and interactive roundtable about their experience as new plaintiff-side employment practitioners, including: (1) how plaintiff-side law firms can nourish a pipeline of lawyers and counteract the push to BigLaw, including by conveying how this field can be rewarding; (2) best practices for nurturing emerging lawyers, including brokering mentorship relationships, providing clear guidance and feedback, and creating safe spaces for making mistakes; (3) supporting differences in personal identity, politics, and principles with colleagues, supervisors and adversaries, particularly in the current climate; and (4) recognizing the personal challenge of dealing with the erosion of civil rights protections when one’s own rights are at issue.
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