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08-13-12

Jacqueline Grant presenter at Employment Law Seminar on September 7th

Jacqueline D GrantRoberts & Stevens attorney, Jacqueline Grant will be speaking at an Employment Law Seminar on Friday, September 7, 2012 at the Renaissance Asheville Hotel. The seminar will begin at 8 am.

Jacqueline Grant represents individuals, businesses, and organizations in employment, civil, and professional liability litigation, and complex personal injury. Ms. Grant has obtained settlements and verdicts on behalf of plaintiffs in employment, personal injury, and complex litigation cases. She has obtained numerous defense verdicts on behalf of physicians and hospitals in multi-million dollar medical malpractice cases. Ms. Grant also defends employers and businesses in employment litigation at the trial and appellate levels in both state and federal courts and before administrative agencies. She has been recognized by North Carolina Super Lawyers® since 2010 in personal injury defense and medical malpractice and in their 2012 “Top 50 Women of North Carolina.” In 2012, Ms. Grant was selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers® in America. She is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association Board of Governors and Executive Committee, American and Federal Bar Associations, the North Carolina State Bar, the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys, the Defense Research Institute, and a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. Ms. Grant earned her B.S., magna cum laude, at Western Carolina University and her J.D. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The seminar, offered by Sterling Education Services, offers information about the best practices in emerging issues and basic employment law. Understanding compliance to the law, helps avoid costly risks and looming penalties for non-compliance. The impressive team of attorneys, presenting this seminar practice in all aspects of labor and employment law at both the state and federal level. They have significant expertise in counseling clients on labor, employment, and human resources issues as well as representing employers in state and federal courts and administrative agencies.

Program Highlights:

  • Privacy issues and social networking
  • The NLRB’s agenda
  • Advanced FMLA and ADA issues
  • Avoid misclassification penalties
  • E-Verify and I-9 audits
  • FLSA/wage and hour crackdown
  • Harassment and discrimination
  • Termination best practices

Who Should Attend:

  • Attorneys – Employment & Labor, General Practice, Employee Benefits
  • Payroll Professionals
  • CIS Managers
  • Supervisors
  • Managers
  • Business Owners
  • Human Resource Professionals
  • Attorneys – Immigration

For more information and a downloadable brochure, click here.