Improved technology means that workers can enjoy a far more flexible working lifestyle, benefiting employers and employees alike. But with this greater ease of remote work comes legal challenges ranging from wage and hour compliance to data privacy protection to accommodating disabled workers. In this session, we will discuss recent legal challenges presented by the explosion in telecommuting options and discuss best practices for risk management.
Presenter: Laura Lawless Robertson
Laura is a Partner at Squire Patton Boggs where her practice focuses on labor and employment issues and general litigation matters. Laura represents employers facing claims by employees alleging sexual harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, breach of contract, and wage and hour violations. She also represents employers against discrimination claims on the basis of disability, gender, age, race, national origin and religion.
Presenter: Shar Bahmani
Shar is an Associate at Squire Patton Boggs where his practice focuses on labor and employment matters, ERISA litigation and general civil litigation. Shar
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s experience includes defending employers in a wide variety of employment disputes arising under federal and state employment laws, including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, leave entitlements, hostile work environment, non-competition, nonsolicitation, and wage and hour cases. He has experience representing clients before federal and state courts, administrative agencies and in arbitration proceedings. Shar works with clients in mediation proceedings, as well as other alternative dispute resolution proceedings, to find efficient and reasonable solutions to complex disputes.