Upcoming Events
2018 Events
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Cynthia Sass is honored to be part of the upcoming program, A View from the Bench: I Wish I Didn’t Know Now What I Didn’t Know Then, to be presented at the 12th Annual ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law Conference in San Francisco, California this November. Ms. Sass will join Judge Waverly Crenshaw, Judge Elizabeth LaPorte and Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer, along with her co-Moderator Sean Gallagher, as the judges discuss the lessons they have learned on the bench and how they would apply those lessons to the practice of employment litigation.
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PRESERVING WITNESS TESTIMONY
Cynthia will be co-presenting with Alicia Koepke of Trenam Kemker, at the Effectively Litigating Employment Cases from Inception Through Trial program this September sponsored by the Labor and Employment Law Section of The Florida Bar. Ms. Koepke and Ms. Sass will discuss Where’s the Witness? Preserving Witness Testimony Through Trial and provide insight into ways to preserve a witness’s testimony early in the process through statements, video, and depositions, as well as effective and ethical methods for deposition preparation. Then they will offer some effective methods to convert the witness testimony into evidence at both the summary judgment and trial stages. We hope you can join them for these lessons in the art of getting witness testimony to trial.
Yvette D. Everhart
March 18, 2018 – Ms. Everhart, on behalf of the Executive Council of the Labor and Employment Law Section of The Florida Bar and the Law School Liaison Committee, presented The Florida Bar Labor & Employment Law Section Dean W. Gary Vause Scholarship to a deserving member of the 2018 Graduating Class at Stetson University College of Law on May 18, 2018. This award is presented to a student whose excellent performance and demonstrated interest show promise of achievement in a labor and employment law career. On behalf of all members of the Sass Law Firm, CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATES!
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Cynthia N. Sass has again been asked to act as Southeastern Editor of the2018 BNA/ABA supplement to Employment at Will: A State-By-State Survey. She will also be co-authoring the Florida Chapter with Yvette Everhart and Brian Koji.
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As part of her duties as Employee Vice Chair of the Annual Section Conference Committee of the American Bar Association’s Section of Labor and Employment Law, Cynthia Sass is coordinating four separate speaking tracks for the upcoming Annual Conference in November. The topics include Civil Service Reform: Whistle blower Retaliation, Supervisory Discipline, and Mandatory Training and Reporting Requirements in the Federal Sector, attorney practice skills and professionalism with It’s You, Not Me: Tips and Strategies for Dealing with Difficult People and Writing Your Way to the Top: Effective Communication and Writing Skills to Enhance Legal Practice, public sector issues like the fundamentals of Due Process Rights for Public Employees and Life after Janus, and in the constantly changing technology aspects, Bots, Apps and Digitizing: The Future is Bright or Is It? and Preparing for and Taking a 30(b)(6) Deposition of a Technology Expert. This year’s annual conference lineup is impressive and Ms. Sass is proud to be a part of it.Cynthia N. Sass
March 24, 2018 – Cynthia Sass spoke at the March Midwinter Meeting of the Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee of the American Bar Association’s Section of Labor and Employment Law in Clearwater, Florida. She was joined by other panel members discussing Strategic Use of Forensic Experts in Prosecuting and Defendant Non-compete/Trade Secrets/Business Tort Claims. The panel of experts and practitioners explored the cost and benefits of hiring experts before and after filing suit, as well as solutions to pesky ESI issues.
Yvette D. Everhart
February 13, 2018 – Yvette Everhart was among the distinguished speakers at U.S. Representative Kathy Castor’s Sexual Harassment Training and Forum on February 13, 2018. This free event took place at the Hillsborough Community College Dale Mabry Campus in Tampa, Florida. Several other experts also serve as panelists, including survivors of workplace sexual harassment, and they spoke on the issues of preventing and reporting sexual harassment.
Yvette D. Everhart
February 9, 2018 – Yvette Everhart spoke at the ADR in Labor and Employment Law Committee Midwinter Meeting in Clearwater Beach, Florida as part of a panel discussing Class Action Waivers from the Advocates Point of View. The meeting was presented by the Section of Labor and Employment Law of the American Bar Association.
2017 Events
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2017 – Cynthia and Yvette proudly display the just released Second Edition of Employment At Will, a State-By-State Survey published by the ABA/BNA. Since its First Edition released in 2011, Cynthia and Yvette have contributed to this publication as co-authors of the Florida section and Cynthia has further contributed as Southeastern Region Editor. Great job!
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2016 Events
Janet- L&E Certification committee 2016-2019
Janet Wise was appointed to the Labor & Employment Law Certification Committee of The Florida Bar for the 2016-19 term.
Josh Speaking Engagement on 9/23/16
Joshua Kersey will be speaking at the upcoming Hot Topics in Employment Law Fall Conference of the Labor & Employment Law Section of The Florida Bar on September 23, 2016 at the Ritz-Carlton in Naples, Florida. His topic is NLRB Rules: The Most Recent Changes Affecting Employer Handbooks and Policies.
Yvette Co-Chair on 09/23/16
Yvette Everhart is the Program Co-Chair for The Florida Bar’s Labor and Employment Law Sections Fall Conference–Hot Topics in Employment Law—which will be held on September 23, 2016 at the Ritz-Carlton in Naples, Florida. The conference will update labor and employment law practitioners regarding hot new trends as well as changes taking place in the law.
Janet Speaking Engagement on 9/3/16
Janet Wise will be speaking at the 2016 Fall Conference of the Florida Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association on September 3, 2016, at the Don Cesar in St. Pete Beach on the topic of Ethics.
Celebration: A Century of Service
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Yvette D. Everhart
Yvette Everhart’s presentation to Dr. Charmaine Rose’s Saint Leo University students at Tech Data Corporation in Clearwater, on Monday, July 11, 2016, was extremely successful. Her discussion of best practices in human resources and tips for avoiding liability from employment law claims, resulted in an engaging question-and-answer session with the attendees.
Yvette D. Everhart
April 26, 2016 – Yvette Everhart presented at the live webinar entitled Litigation Holds in Employment Lawsuits: Creating an Early and Effective Plan for Collecting and Preserving ESI, sponsored by Strafford Publications, Inc. The webinar was directed at labor and employment attorneys and the panel discussed recurring discovery and common records subject to preservation in employment actions and offered solutions for creating a litigation readiness and document preservation plan to avoid potentially costly spoliation allegations and sanctions under the new Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(e).
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March 9, 2016 – Cynthia Sass moderated the webinar Most Websites Are Not ADA Compliant, Is Yours One Of Them?, presented by the Labor & Employment Section of the American Bar Association.
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January 23, 2016 – Cynthia Sass was part of a three-person panel discussing ADA/Website Accessibility at the 5th Annual Program Event presented by the 11th Circuit Regional Committee of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers in Coral Gables, Florida. Read more . . .
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January 13, 2016 – Cynthia Sass spoke on Hiring and Terminating Employees in the Current Economy and Privacy and Today’s Technology in the Workplace at the Essentials of Employment Law Seminar presented by Sterling Education Services in Tampa, Florida. The topics were specific to laws applicable to employees employed in Florida. Read more . . .
2015 Events
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November 6, 2015 – Cynthia Sass was a panelist for the discussion on Basics of Litigating Front Pay, Compensatory and Punitive Damages Claims at the 9th Annual Section of Labor and Employment Law Conference of the American Bar Association in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Read more about 2015 9th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference…
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September 4, 2015 – Yvette Everhart presented on the topic Structuring Settlement Agreements & Related Tax Considerations in Employment Cases at the Strategies for Winning Employment Cases,
Read more about Strategies for Winning Employment Cases …
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August 27, 2015 – Jeanne Sahadi of CNNMoney interviewed Cynthia Sass for the article Can Your Employer See Everything You Do On Your Company Phone?
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March 27, 2015 – Cynthia Sass was the Employee Speaker on the panel discussion To Catch a Thief: Prosecuting, Defending and Insuring Claims for Cyber Espionage, presented at the 2015 Midwinter Meeting of the Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law in Naples, Florida.
Read more about the Midwinter Meeting…
JANET E. WISE
March 28, 2015 – Janet Wise participated in a panel discussion on “Objection as to Form” – Obstructionist Conduct or an Exercise in Restraint? at the 2015 Midwinter Meeting of the Employee Rights and Responsibilities Committee in Naples, Florida, sponsored by theAmerican Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law.
Read more about Midwinter Meeting …
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March 11, 2015 – Cynthia Sass moderated the ABA webinar discussion Advanced E-Discovery: Database Issues in Employment Cases sponsored by the American Bar Association’s Center for Professional Development,
Read more about Advanced E-discovery …
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January 30, 2015 – Janet Wise presented at The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section’s 15th Annual Labor and Employment Law Certification Review Course in Orlando, Florida. She spoke about the Uniformed Services Employment & Re-Employment Act of 1994, otherwise referred to as USERRA.
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January 24, 2015 – Cynthia Sass led a roundtable discussion on recent issues in settlement agreements in employment cases at the 11th Circuit Regional Committee of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers‘ 4th Annual Program Event in Coral Gables, Florida on January 24, 2015. The discussion focused on strategies in negotiating settlement agreements and problematic language, including a discussion of the EEOC’s most recent position articulated in EEOC v. CVS.
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January 14, 2015 – Cynthia Sass presented two topics for the Hiring and Termination: The Ins and Outs of Employment Law seminar presented by Sterling Education Services in Tampa specific to the State of Florida. One was the Overview of Confidentiality, Non-Compete & Non-Solicitation Agreement, and the other was The Termination Process.
2014 Events
CYNTHIA N. SASSDecember 8, 2014 – Ms. Sass moderated the SOX, OSHA and Beyond: Litigating Whistleblower Claims at the U.S. Department of Labor program co-sponsored by the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment law, The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section and the Hillsborough County Bar Association held in Tampa on December 8, 2014.Read more about Litigating Whistleblower Claims…
YVETTE D. EVERHART2014 Appointment – Yvette Everhart has been accepted as a member of the Communications sub-committee of the Labor and Employment Law Section of The Florida Bar. You go, Yvette!
CYNTHIA SASS2014 Appointment – The American Bar Association, Section of Labor and Employment Law, appointed Cynthia Sass as Employee Co-Chair of the Section’s National Programs Subcommittee for a one-year term starting in 2014. Congratulations, Cynthia!
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June 27, 2014 – Cynthia traveled to Boston this summer and was the moderator for the panel that discussed the volatile topic of Social Media, Employer Surveillance and Employee Privacy, as well as a speaker, at the National Employment Lawyers Association 2014 Annual Convention titled Blazing the Trail: Courage | Challenge | Change.
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ETTE D. EVERHARTMay 2014 – Yvette Everhart’s article, Navigating Ethical Perils of Social Media Surveillance, was published on page 66 in the May 2014 issue of the Hillsborough County Bar Association’s LAWYER magazine. The article discusses what lawyers can and cannot do using social media.
CYNTHIA N. SASSApril 23, 2014 – Cynthia Sass spoke at the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Hillsborough County Bar Association CLE luncheon. Ms. Sass discussed common employment and labor laws that may come into play in a worker’s compensation case.
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April 18, 2014 – The Firm entered the world of blogging, with the purpose of providing valuable knowledge and practical tips regarding labor and employment law in the State of Florida. Feel free to ask questions and express your input. Check out our employment law blog!
March 21, 2014 – Cynthia Sass was part of a panel on the topic of Balancing Interests in a BYOD World at the Midwinter meeting of the Employment Rights & Responsibilities Committee of the American Bar Association’s Section of Labor & Employment Law in Mexico. She addressed BYOD: An Employee’s Perspective.
February 13, 2014 – Cynthia Sass spoke at the CLE Luncheon of the Tampa Bay Paralegal Association regarding general employment law topics titled Employment Claims You Should Know About.
January 30, 2014 – Cynthia Sass was Co-Chair to the Third Annual 11th Circuit Regional Program sponsored by The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers held in Miami, Florida the last weekend in January. Read more about the Third Annual 11th Circuit Regional Program …
January 31, 2014 – Janet Wise presented at The Florida Bar’s 14th Annual Labor and Employment Law Certification Review Course, on the Uniformed Services Employment & Re-Employment Act of 1994.
January 15, 2014 – Cynthia Sass spoke on the topic Privacy and Social Media in the Workplace at Sterling Education Seminar’s 13th Annual Fundamentals of Employment Law seminar in Tampa, Florida.
2013 Events
2013 was a landmark year for the Sass Law Firm., as it reached its 20th year practicing Labor & Employment Law in the State of Florida. Congratulations, Cynthia!!!
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2013 – Cynthia Sass is the Southern Regional Editor and co-author of the Florida Chapter of the 2013 Updates to the 2011 edition of Employment at Will, A State-by-State Survey, published by the American Bar Association’s Section of Labor and Employment Law, and the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.
September 2013 – Yvette Everhart completed her term as President of the Florida Chapter of the National Association of Employment Lawyers for 2012-2013.
2013 – Yvette Everhart co-authored the Florida Chapter of the 2013 Update to the 2011 Edition of Employment at Will, A State-by-State Survey, published by the American Bar Association’s Section of Labor & Employment Law and the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.
August 13, 2013 – Janet Wise addressed attendees at the Internship Training Session on Legal Issues related to Establishing a Winning Internship Program for the Company and Student held at The Vaughn Center. The event is presented by Tampa Bay Technology Forum: Grow Tampa Bay Tech and sponsored by The University of Tampa.
July 25, 2013 – Cynthia Sass presented a live webinar for the National Business Institute seminar titled Employee Documentation, Discipline & Discharge. Cynthia Sass’ topics were Recruitment/ Hiring Documents and When and How to Discipline or Discharge.
June 29, 2013 – Janet Wise moderated the Trial Advocacy: Obtaining Attorneys’ Fees Practically & Ethically discussion at The Summit for Workers’ Rights, the 2013 Annual Convention sponsored by the National Employment Lawyers Association in Denver, Colorado.
May 21, 2013 – Cynthia Sass presented on Ethical Issues Facing Attorneys in the Age of Technology at the Annual CLE Seminar following the Hillsborough County Bar Association’s membership luncheon of its Trial and Litigation Section.
April 22, 2013 – Cynthia Sass moderated the panel discussion Social Media: The Separation of Work and Play at the America Bar Association’s National Symposium on Technology in Labor and Employment Law in Berkeley, California. This event was sponsored by the Labor and Employment Law Section of the ABA.
March 22, 2013 – Cynthia Sass presented Update on Ethical Issues and Social Media at the Section of Labor and Employment Law of the American Bar Association’s Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee’s 2013 Midwinter Meeting in Miami, Florida.
February 15, 2013 – Janet Wise presented in Orlando, Florida, at The Florida Bar’s 13th Annual Labor and Employment Law Annual Update and Certification Review course, on the topic of USERRA (Uniformed Services Employment and Re-Employment Act of 1994).
2012 Events
November 1, 2012 – Cynthia Sass took a trip down the E-alleyways this November when she presented at the 6th Annual Convention of the American Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section on Electronic Dumpster Diving: The Legal Ethics of “TMI” in Atlanta, Georgia.
September 19, 2012 – Cynthia Sass, Yvette Everhart and Josh Kersey co-presented a 90-minute, three-part National Business Institute teleconference that discussed all aspects of Florida employment law titled Florida Update: Employment Law.
September 14, 2012 – Janet Wise co-presented at the 2012 Florida NELA Annual Conference at the Don Cesar on St. Pete Beach. Her topic was Top Five Ethical Dilemmas Plaintiff’s Employment Lawyers Face.
May 16, 2012 – Cynthia Sass co-presented on the topic Non-competes in the Electronic Workplace: Solicitation in the Age of Social Media at the American Bar Association webinar on May 16, 2012, sponsored by the Section of Labor and Employment Law and the ABA Center for Continuing Legal Education.
April 2012 – LAWYER magazine, by the Hillsborough County Bar Association, published Yvette Everhart’s article, Class Arbitration Update: NLRB Rules, which discusses the new rulings by the National Labor Relations Board affecting employers and the unionization of employees in its April 2012 edition.
April 25 – 27, 2012 – Cynthia Sass co-chaired the National Symposium on Technology in Labor and Employment Law sponsored by the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law held at the New York University School of Law.
February 26, 2012 – Cynthia Sass presented Current Issues in Fair Labor Standards Act Litigation with the Honorable Paul Huck, U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of Florida, and Joseph Z. Fleming, Esquire of Greenberg Traurig, at the 11th Circuit Regional Program of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers in Miami on February 26, 2012.
February 17, 2012 – Janet Wise presented at The Florida Bar’s 12th Annual Labor and Employment Law Certification Review Course, on the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-Employment Act of 1994.
2011 Events
November 10, 2011 – Cynthia Sass addressed members of the Plant City Bar Association. She discussed the current laws related to employment cases as outlined in her handout, General Practitioners Beware! Employment Claims You Should Know About.
November 5, 2011 – Cynthia Sass braved the elements during November on her trip to Seattle, Washington, to participate in a panel discussion appropriately named Rainmaking Tips in an Economically Challenging Environment at the Fifth Annual American Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Conference. This panel was part of the Leadership Development track and Ms. Sass’ presentation was entitled RAINMAKNG: The Art of Increasing Business for Your Law Firm.
October 27, 2011 – Janet Wise addressed the State Bar of Georgia and the Georgia Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association seminar, Tips for Litigating Plaintiffs’ Employment Cases, in Atlanta. Her topic of discussion was Professionalism and Avoidance of Sanctions.
September 9 – 11, 2011 – As Florida NELA’s Vice President of Programming, Yvette Everhart finished coordinating its 2011 Summer Conference at the Don CeSar Hotel on St. Pete Beach. The theme for the weekend was Clear Skies and Smooth Sailing for Employment Law Cases. Ms. Everhart arranged for several judges to speak as well as other special guests. It was an informative and fun weekend.
September 9, 2011 – Cynthia Sass presented at the 2011 Florida NELA Summer Conference, Clear Skies and Smooth Sailing for Employment Law Cases. Her discussion was based on the topic, Valuing a Case.
August 23, 2011 – Cynthia Sass spoke at the Sterling Education Services, Inc.’s Employment Law Update: Contemporary Challenges in a Changing Workplace seminar on the topic, Privacy and Social Media in the Workplace. This topic is of interest to both employees and employers as it deals with current issues in the electronic workplace.
July 1, 2011 – Cynthia Sass spoke to members of the National Employment Lawyers Association in New Orleans at their Annual Convention. Her topic was Shaping Your Client’s Expectations from Intake to Settlement.
June 10, 2011 – Cynthia Sass also spoke in June and presented The Rise of the Machines: Discovery and Spoliation Issues in This Age of Technology to the attendees at the Advanced Labor Topics seminar. This event was sponsored by the Labor and Employment Law Section of The Florida Bar.
April 29, 2011 – As a member of the Technology in the Practice and Workplace Committee of the American Bar Association’s Labor & Employment Law Section, Cynthia Sass handled the topic, Discovery and Subpoenas for the Next Generation of Workplace Technology, at the National Symposium on Technology in Labor and Employment Law in New York City.
March 22, 2011 – Cynthia Sass spoke at the Hillsborough County Bar Association’s Emerging Legal Issues: Employment Lawyers and Corporate Counsel seminar. Her topic was Top 10 Mistakes Made by Employers.
February 17 – 19, 2011 – Yvette Everhart’s first event as Vice President of Programming for Florida NELA went off without a hitch at its 2011 Winter Conference. It was a great success!
January 9, 2011 – Yvette Everhart had the pleasure of addressing future lawyers at Stetson University College of Law during Professionalism Day. She spoke on practicing in public interest law from an employee attorney’s perspective.
2010 Events
November 6, 2010 – Cynthia Sass presented at the American Bar Association’s 4th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference in Chicago, Illinois. Her subject was Up In the Air and Everywhere: E-Discovery Beyond Email, Cloud Computing and Virtual Servers.
September 20, 2010 – Cynthia Sass spoke at the Greater Tampa Association of Realtors for the Real Estate Lives seminar. She presented the topic, Legal Issues for Job Seekers.
April 29, 2010 – Cynthia Sass spoke at the Midyear meeting of the Technology in the Practice and Workplace Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Labor & Employment Law in New York City. Her topic was It’s Not Just Email Anymore: E-Discovery and Technology-Derived Evidence and the Virtual Workplace.
March 27, 2010 – Cynthia Sass was a presenter of Beachcombing on the Non-Compete Shores: A Primer for Developing Electronic Evidence at the American Bar Association Section of Labor & Employment Law’s Midwinter Meeting of the Employment Rights & Responsibilities Committee in California.
April 17, 2010 – Cynthia Sass spoke to the next generation at the University of Phoenix’s Career Development Seminar in West Tampa, which was open to the public. Her topic was Legal Issues Facing Job Seekers and there was a great turnout.
February 12, 2010 – Cynthia Sass spoke at the 2010 Florida Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association’s Winter Conference in Orlando on the topic, Case Assessment: Assessing, Valuing and Strategizing When Employment Law Claims Walk Through Your Law Firm Door. Ms. Wise of our firm also participated at this convention on the panel covering the topic, Maternal Wall Bias and Related Claims.
February 12, 2010 – Janet Wise participated in the 2010 Florida Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association’s Winter Conference in Orlando on the panel covering the topic, Maternal Wall Bias and Related Claims.
2009 Events
October 28, 2009 – Cynthia Sass presented the topic, Discrimination and Fair Labor Standards Act Claims, to members of the 2009 Employment Discrimination Law Clerk Training Program for federal law clerks sponsored by the American Bar Association.
YVETTE D. EVERHARTSeptember 17, 2009 – Yvette Daniels-Everhart presented at the joint United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and City of Tampa Division of Community Affairs Training Seminar. Ms. Everhart spoke on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
September 5, 2009 – Yvette Daniels-Everhart spoke at the Summer Convention of the Florida National Employment Lawyers Association. Her topic, Yours, Mine or Theirs – The Document Dilemma, discussed current issues in document production.
June 26, 2009 – Janet Wise spoke on the topic of NELA’s Ethics Survival Kit: The Rules, Opinions & Decisions All NELA Members Should Have at Their Fingertips at the National Employment Lawyers Association’s 20th Annual Convention in California.
June 25, 2009 – Cynthia Sass spoke at the 2009 Florida Bar Annual Convention President’s Showcase in Orlando. Her topic was Change You Can Believe In (Like It or Not!): Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Paycheck Fairness Act, Family and Medical and Leave Act Revisions, and Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments.