Arbitrating Employment Disputes

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Date: 04/10/25
Time: 2:00-3:30 PM ET

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Live closed captions are available.

Overview: This webinar covers the benefits/costs of arbitration, choosing arbitrators and arbitration service providers, and best practices for drafting arbitration agreements in the employment context. Speakers also examine developing issues of law regarding arbitration, including the federal Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, class action waivers, and mass arbitration. Disputes with both non-exempt staff and physicians are also discussed.

Learning Objectives: 

  • Understand key considerations in deciding whether to implement an arbitration program.
  • Learn how the Ending Forced Arbitration Act (EFAA) is impacting enforcement of arbitration agreements, and the current state of the law regarding the EFAA.
  • Understand strategies for using arbitration agreements to reduce the risk of class actions, and the emerging risk of mass arbitration.

Speaker Information:

Gary McLaughlin, Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP

Emily Wey, Owner/Principal, Wey West Dispute Resolution

Lisa Barrett, Chief Employment Counsel, Universal Health Services, Inc. 

Continuing Education:

CLE: IMPORTANT CHANGE REGARDING CLE CREDIT: We are now working with ABA CLE for our accreditation needs. To earn credits during a live webinar, attendees must be logged into the webinar for at least 75 minutes (of a 90-minute webinar) or 55 minutes (of a 60-minute webinar). Then, they will receive a personalized CLE affidavit from mcle-ahla@americanbar.org. Watch for this email within 7-10 business days. If you do not receive it, please check your spam or junk folders as these emails often end up there. Please note you will fill out one affidavit for the full event. Once you complete the affidavit, you will be able to download your certificate(s) of attendance, and certificates will be emailed to you from mcle-ahla@americanbar.org.

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