An Employment Lawyer’s Top 10 Reasons Why Employers Get Sued by Employees (And How To Prevent Them All)!

2024 Annual
Attendees will walk away from the session having identified 10 various day-to-day employment actions, the legal risk associated with each, and preventative steps to apply in their own workplace which can help avoid being sued over each and every one of them.

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The list of reasons employers get sued by employees is as long as it is wide, but a seasoned employment lawyer with 25 years in the trenches has seen certain ones more than others.  Come for an engaging session by one of those lawyers reviewing his top 10 reasons why employers get sued by employees, and stay for preventative tips on how to avoid each and every one of them!

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify 10 of the most significant day-to-day employment decisions they make which create compliance danger if done incorrectly.
  • Understand the specific legal risk of being sued which is inherent in each of those choices.
  • Learn and take back to your workplace practical and preventative solutions to each issue so as to avoid or minimize being sued.



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Date(s) & Time(s): 
Tuesday, June 25, 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Presenter: 

Mario R. Bordogna, Esquire

Mario R.
Bordogna, Esquire

Mario Bordogna is a Partner in the Labor and Employment Practice at the law firm of Bowles Rice, LLP working with employers nationwide on the front end to keep them in legal compliance with labor and employment laws and on the back end if they need a strong and experienced litigation advocate.  For 25 years, Mario has represented employers in sectors like health care, education, energy, hospitality, manufacturing, and others in the areas of HR/employment counseling, employment litigation, wage and hour, harassment, trade secret and non-competition matters, labor-management relations, accommodation, policy development and investigations, and much more.

Location: 
N227, North Building - Level 2 (MPCC)
Session Type: 
Concurrent Session
ENX CHRO
ENX HR Leaders
ENX Mid-Market
Competency: 
Business (Behavioral)
Organization (Technical)
Intended Audience: 
Mid-Level
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