Keep on talking in the free world: free speech & government employment
3/23/21
Recent activity within the federal courts of appeals and the ubiquity of social media have led to conflicts and confusion about the application of public sector employee First Amendment free speech rights to their conduct in and out of the …
Class Action Update 2021
1/26/21
Recent activity within the federal courts of appeals has lead to Supreme Court resolution of several important issues impacting class actions, inducing notably personal jurisdiction and standing. This seminar examines those recent decisions, the issues before the Supreme Court and …
A Cyberbullying Primer: What Parents, Teachers, and Administrators Need to Know About Protecting Students and Schools
1/19/21
It takes a village to secure the VillageTM — that is the message of SecureTheVillage, whose goal is a cyber secure Los Angeles. Recent FBI warnings of increased cyber attacks against K-12 schools make that message more important. STV’s …
A Cyberbullying Primer: What Parents, Teachers, and Administrators Need to Know About Protecting Students and Schools
1/19/21
It takes a village to secure the VillageTM – that is the message of SecureTheVillage, whose goal is a cyber secure Los Angeles. Recent FBI warnings of increased cyber attacks against K-12 schools make that message more important. STV’s Steve …
Tips and Traps For Employers Assessing A Covid-19 Vaccination Program
1/11/21
As the FDA has approved a Covid-19 vaccine, employers will now have to decide whether they are going to require vaccination or leave it to their employees to decide. As a mandatory vaccination program brings with it numerous legal (and …
How to Spot Liability when Fido bites?
12/15/20
Man’s best friend is not always friendly. Statutory and case law in Georgia developed over decades to establish what duties dog owners owe to others and, when the dog bites, what conduct by the owner constitutes a “breach” of those …
Conducting Workplace Investigations – Best Practices and Pitfalls
12/10/20
This one-hour program will cover best practices for conducting workplace investigations, including when employers should consider using an outside, independent investigator. Special guest Terri Butler Stivarius of PointerWise, LLC will join our discussion and share her tips for conducting an …
Protect and Collect: The Effective use of Engagement Letters
12/8/20
This webinar will cover the benefits of using engagement letters for CPA firms, suggested language to be used in the letters and what happens when the CPA becomes a defendant in litigation. This course offer CPE credit.…
New England Employment Law Year-In-Review
12/2/20
This webinar will cover changes in Federal law as well as MA, CT, RI, NH, VT, and ME.…
Accountant Independence: The Ethical Foundation for the Practice of Public Accounting
12/1/20
A refresher of the fundamentals and updates for recent events for the practitioner focused on private company practice. Massachusetts CPE credit available.…
FMG Annual Transportation Symposium
11/10/20
This program will provide instruction on trending topics in transportation law. Topics will include updates on driverless trucks, handling of excess insurance claims. FMG attorneys will also provide insight on COVID-19 and the nuts and bolts of mediating trucking claims. …
A Roadmap for defending covered and non-covered claims: Part II – Good Faith Claims Handling
10/8/20
This webinar the second installment in our ongoing series A Roadmap for Defending Covered and Non-covered Claims: Good Faith Claims Handling. The webinar will cover best practices for good faith claims handling, common “bad faith” claims asserted by insureds in …