Best Practices for a Successful Employment Arbitration
Date: Sep 30, 2024 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Online
Member Price: $143
Non-Member Price: $179
Areas of Law: Dispute Resolution, Labor & Employment
Earn up to 3 credits! (More Information)
Keynote
Moderator
- Kirsten Scheurer Branigan, Esq.
- KSBranigan Law P.C., Montclair
Presenters
- Tracy A. Armstrong, Esq.
- Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A., Woodbridge
- John R. Holsinger, Esq.
- John R Holsinger LLC, Hackensack
- Ann Lesser
- Vice President, Labor, Employment and Elections
American Arbitration Association - Kelly M. Purcaro, Esq.
- Greenspoon Marder, LLP, Newark
- Claudia A. Reis, Esq.
- Lenzo & Reis, LLC, Morristown
Arbitration agreements are often used by employers to quickly resolve employment disputes and avoid expensive litigation. Although courts increasingly favor arbitration agreements, they also invalidate them for a variety of reasons, including the lack of affirmative consent and notice, and the failure to adequately disclose the waiver of a right to a jury trial. Attorneys who draft and execute arbitration agreements on behalf of employers should do so with judicial scrutiny in mind. Attorneys for employees and labor unions should closely examine the language and mutuality of the agreements.
This informative seminar reviews new, relevant case law and provides guidance for both defense and plaintiff’s attorneys to draft, execute and challenge arbitration agreements, as well as best practices for representing clients in employment arbitrations. As litigation moves into arbitration, practitioners must familiarize themselves with the rules and procedures applicable in this forum. Ethical issues in arbitration and disclosures will also be discussed.
This seminar is a must attend for a wide array of practitioners, including in-house counsel and counsel who draft arbitration provisions, members of the defense/management bar and plaintiff/union bar, litigators across the aisle, along with those serving in mediator/arbitrator roles.
Program Agenda:
- 9:00 |Overview
- 9:10 | Legal Update
- FAA/NJ Arbitration Act
- SCOTUS Case Update
- Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act
- Confidentiality: Speak Out Act and Post-Atalese update
- Non-Disclosure under N.J.S.A. 10:5-12.8 (Senate Bill 5.121)
- Drafting Effective Employment Arbitration Agreements
- Class Action/Waiver - 10:10 | Practice Tips
- Drafting Effective Employment Arbitration Agreements
- Class Action and Multiple Party Matters
- Prehearing Tips on Employment Discovery and Dispositive Motion Practice
- Tips for an Effective Arbitration Hearing
- Pro Se Litigants in Arbitration - 11:20 | Q&A
- 11:30 | Adjourn
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