CLE Seminars
Current Events
(7618) 24th Labor and Employment Law Annual Update and Certification Review01/25/2024, 8:00 am to 01/26/20244:30 pm
Location:
Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando
Description:The 24th Labor and Employment Law Annual Update and Certification Review is an “alphabet soup” of L & E topics. View the event brochure. This two-day course updates labor and employment practitioners and prepares lawyers who are taking the Labor and Employment Law certification exam. The speakers, all Florida Bar board-certified in labor and employment law, speak from vast experience. The presentations combined with the written materials provide an excellent review and preparation for the certification exam. REGISTER
If your practice includes PERA/PERC, NLRA, WARN, ERISA, FLSA, OSHA, USERRA, ACA, or FMLA, you won’t want to miss what our top-notch speakers have to say. Other topics include Constitutional Employment Claims, Torts and Workplace Privacy Claims, Retaliation and Whistleblower Claims, Drug Testing, EEO, Accommodation Claims, and Employment Related Business Interests.
Course Number 7618. Course Classification: Advanced. 17 General CLE; 17 Labor and Employment Law Certification Credits.
Section Member Pricing:
- In Person Live Event: Labor and Employment section member $490; non-section member $535. Full-time law college faculty/student $325. Fee waiver $150 (Requires discount code; must meet qualifications. For more information, email accounting@floridabar.org.)
- Live Webcast: Labor and Employment section member $540; non-section member $585.
Audio CD and Video DVD products of this course will be available to purchase the week following the in-person seminar.
View Brochure (PDF)Advanced Labor Topics 2024
04/18/2024, 8:00 am to 04/19/20245:00 pm
Location:
Omni Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC
Description:Details and registration will be available soon.
Past Events
(7609) 49th Annual Public Employment Labor Relations Forum10/19/2023, 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Location:
Rosen Centre, 9840 International Dr., Orlando, 32819. (407) 996-9840
Description:Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 49th Annual Public Employment Labor Relations Forum October 19–20, 2023, in person at the Rosen Centre, 9840 International Dr., Orlando, and live webcast with 90-day, on-demand access. Special thanks to Program Co-Chairs Janeia Ingram, Florida Public Employees Relations Commission, and Glenn Thomas, Lewis Longman & Walker PA. This program will be available soon to purchase as an online seminar (on-demand) and downloadable audio.
Course number 7609 is approved for 10 CLE credits; 1 Ethics; 1 Technology, and 10 certification credits each in City, County and Local Government Law; Labor and Employment Law; and State and Federal Government and Administrative Practice.
View Brochure (PDF)(7191) Advanced Labor Topics 2023
05/19/2023, 12:55 pm to 12:30 pm
Location:
Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island, 4750 Amelia Island Parkway, Amelia Island, Florida 32034, +19042771100
Description:Thank you to everyone who joined us for Advanced Labor Topics 2023, May 19–20 in person at The Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island and live webcast. This program is an incredible opportunity to gain labor and employment law insights from our distinguished faculty members and share the experience with fellow members of The Florida Bar. It will be available soon for purchase as an online seminar (on-demand) and downloadable audio.
Our all-star faculty members are distinguished members of the judiciary, a law professor, a mediator and well-known leaders in our area of practice.
Welcome by the Program Co-Chairs
Lisa Berg, Miami
Janet Wise, Tampa
Hot Topics in Traditional Labor Law
Paul Daragjati, Jacksonville
Margaret “Meg” Zabijaka, Jacksonville
ALJ Panel: Best Practices When Appearing Before DOAH
Moderator: The Honorable Robert Kilbride, Tallahassee
Panelists: The Honorable Bruce Culpepper, Tallahassee
The Honorable Suzanne Van Wyk, Tallahassee
Break
What You Should Know But Probably Don’t: Update on Labor & Employment Law in Florida
Thomas “Tad” Delegal, Jacksonville
Todd Wright, Jacksonville
Mediation
Marlene Quintana, Miami
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Executive Council Meeting
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Dinner (Included in CLE Registration)
What’s the Latest on Remote Workers?
Alicia Koepke, Tampa
Cynthia Sass, Tampa
Complex Issues in Workplace Investigations
Deborah Brown, Tampa
Lindsey Wagner, Burbank, California
Break
Federal Judicial Panel on Professionalism and the Local Rules
The Honorable Brian Davis, Jacksonville
The Honorable Patricia Barksdale, Jacksonville
Lunch with Speaker – Tips on Effective Legal Writing
Professor Annette Torres, Miami
(6820) 23rd Labor and Employment Law Annual Update and Certification Review
01/19/2023 to 01/20/2023
Location:
Rosen Shingle Creek, 9939 Universal Blvd., Orlando, FL 32819, 866-996-9939
Description:(6820) 23rd Labor and Employment Law Annual Update and Certification Review. Originally presented as a live webcast and in-person* in Orlando, January 19-20, 2023. Course number 6820 is approved until approximately July 19, 2024, for 17 General CLE Credits; 17 Labor and Employment Law Certification Credits. Course classification Advanced. Now available through Florida Bar InReach as an online seminar (on-demand) and downloadable audio; the L & E Section member price is $590. Also available in Audio CD and Video DVD formats for $585.
The 23rd Labor and Employment Law Annual Update and Certification Review is an alphabet soup of L&E topics! This two-day seminar provides an annual update on labor and employment law and also serves as a review course for the board certification exam. If your practice includes WARN, FLSA, ERISA, PERA/PERC, OSHA, USERRA, NLRA, ACA, or FMLA, you won’t want to miss what our top-notch speakers have to say. Other topics include Drug Testing, Unemployment Appeals, Common Law and Constitutional Employment Claims, Business Interest, Workplace Privacy, and Whistleblower Statutes.
View Brochure (PDF)(6396) Litigation Skills
12/02/2022, 9:00 am to 5:35 pm
Location:
Live Webinar
Description:Originally presented on Dec. 2, 2022, course number 6396 is available through The Florida Bar InReach catalog as an online seminar (on-demand) and downloadable audio. The course is approved until approximately June 2, 2024, for 8.5 General CLE credits, 2 of which may be applied toward Ethics, and 1 Technology credit; and 8.5 certification credits each in Civil Trial and Labor and Employment. L & E Section members may purchase the course for only $420.
As we return to court for jury trials in the post-COVID era, this CLE will provide invaluable ideas, tips, and guidance on impaneling a jury, engaging in effective and ethical discovery, handling third-party witnesses, weighing the pros and cons of virtual versus in-person mediation, employing powerful trial techniques, handling summary judgments in state versus federal courts, engaging in all aspects of the EEOC and FEPA process, and seeking judicial approval of FLSA settlement agreements.
(6487) 48th Annual Public Employment Labor Relations Forum
10/20/2022, 1:00 pm to 4:45 pm
Location:
Rosen Plaza Hotel, 9700 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819
Description:The 48th Annual Public Employment Labor Relations Forum was a two-day program jointly sponsored by The Florida Bar’s Labor & Employment Law and the City, County and Local Government Law Sections. It originally was presented on October 20–21, 2022, as a live in-person event at the Rosen Plaza Hotel, Orlando, and live webcast. Purchase the program online now as an online seminar (on-demand) or downloadable audio. Course number 6487 is approved for 11 General CLE Credits, 1 Mental Illness Awareness credit, 1 Ethics credit, and 11 certification credits each (11 max) in City, County and Local Government , Labor and Employment Law, and State and Federal Government and Administrative Practice.
- View the agenda and speakers here.
Segments include PERC trends and hot topics; Eleventh Circuit labor and employment law update; current issues regarding public pensions and FRS; what every employer and employee should know about mental health in the workplace; ADA compliance—what is a disability and what is a reasonable accommodation; Florida Sunshine Law/ethics update; EEOC/FCHR update; personnel/policy manuals; FLSA update; and recent developments in Florida labor law and arbitration.
View Brochure (PDF)(5748) Advanced Labor Topics 2022
04/07/2022, 12:55 pm to 12:45 pm
Location:
The Madison Washington D.C. and Live Webcast
Description:Originally presented in person and via live webcast on April 7 and 8, 2022, Advanced Labor Topics 2022 is available through The Florida Bar InReach catalog as an online seminar (on-demand) and downloadable audio. Course number 5748 is approved until approximately October 2, 2023, for 8.5 General CLE credits and 8.5 Labor and Employment Law certification credits. L & E Section members may purchase the course for only $470.
An all-star faculty provides Florida labor and employment practitioners with the very latest updates directly from key government agencies and well-known leaders in our area of practice. Serious practitioners will not want to miss this incredible opportunity to gain labor and employment law insights directly from the source and share in the experience with fellow members of The Florida Bar. The 2022 seminar is an unforgettable learning experience.
View Brochure (PDF)22nd Labor and Employment Law Annual Update and Certification Review (5598)
01/27/2022, 8:10 am to 4:20 pm
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Originally presented on January 27-28, 2022, Course Number 5598 is approved by The Florida Bar for credit until July 27, 2023.
Description:Course 5598 now is available through The Florida Bar InReach as Downloadable Audio and as an Online Seminar (On-Demand).
A virtual alphabet soup of L&E topics done virtually! This program provides an annual update on labor and employment law and also serves as a review course for the Board Certification Exam. If your practice includes FMLA, USERRA, PERA/PERC, FLSA, ACA, NLRA, WARN, EEO, OSHA, or ERISA, you won’t want to miss what our top-notch speakers have to say. Other topics include Whistleblower Statutes/Workers’ Compensation Retaliation, Common Law Employment, Unemployment Appeals Claims, Constitutional Employment Claims, Workplace Privacy, Drug Testing, and Business Interests. View the full schedule here.
Course Number: 5598. Course Classification: Advanced Credits: 17 General CLE; 17 Labor and Employment Law Certification
Pricing: Labor and Employment Law Section members purchase for only $590 (non-section members $635).
Poaching Agreements (5595)
12/08/2021, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
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Originally presented on Dec. 8, 2021, as a live GoToWebinar, Course Number 5595 is approved by The Florida Bar for credit until June 8, 2023.
Description:Course Number 5595 is through The Florida Bar InReach catalog as an Online Seminar (On-Demand) and Downloadable Audio. Earn 1 General CLE credit; 1 Labor & Employment credit. Section members may purchase the program for $75.
The speakers discuss the legal aspects of poaching agreements.
Poaching Agreements
Yaman Salahi, San Francisco, CA
James J. Fredricks, Washington, D.C.
Veterans Preference, Update on USERRA, and State Military Leave Statutes (5594)
11/17/2021, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
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Originally presented on Nov. 17, 2021, as a live GoToWebinar, Course Number 5594 is approved by The Florida Bar for credit until May 17, 2023.
Description:Course number 5594 is available through The Florida Bar InReach catalog as an Online Seminar (On-Demand) and Downloadable Audio. Earn 1 General CLE credit; 1 Labor & Employment credit. Section members may purchase the program for $75.
Veterans Preference, Update on USERRA, and State Military Leave Statutes
Kathryn S. Piscitelli, Orlando
Matthew Hall, Hill Ward Henderson, Tampa
(4521) NLRB Update: Where Do We Stand Now? Part II
10/06/2021, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
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Originally presented on Oct. 6, 2021, as a live GoToWebinar, Course Number 4521 is approved by The Florida Bar for credit until February 16, 2023.
Description:Course Number 4521 is available through The Florida Bar InReach catalog as an Online Seminar (On-Demand) and as Downloadable Audio. Earn 1.5 General CLE credits; 1.5 Labor and Employment. Section members may purchase the program for $75.
In Part 1 of this update (Oct. 14, 2020), speakers Bob Turk and Lisa Berg covered a number of changes by The National Labor Relations Board during the Trump administration. With the change in administration, the NLRB has already seen some big changes and there may be more to come. In Part 2 of this update, Bob and Lisa address what has changed so far and where the NLRB may be headed in the near future when it comes to the changing landscape of federal labor law.
NLRB Update: Where Do We Stand Now? Part II
Robert Turk and Lisa Berg, Steans Weaver, Miller, Miami, Florida