What You Should Know About the New Supreme Court Rulings in Gross and Ricci Featured Presenter: Gavin S. Appleby, Esq. of Littler Mendelson
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Employment Law Attorney and Highly-Rated IAML Instructor
This intermediate level program is designed for employment law and human resource professionals, attorneys,
and anyone responsible for complying with EEOC or diversity standards.
The Supreme Court has issued new decisions related to both age and race discrimination. Both opinions have a meaningful impact on issues
ranging from EEO compliance to diversity practices to hiring, promotion and firing decisions. This program will discuss the practical
impact of these new developments on employers and provide advice on how smart companies can avoid inadvertent liability.
Gavin S. Appleby is a Shareholder with the law firm of Littler Mendelson in Atlanta where he advises and represents employers in a broad course of employment
law matters. His focus ranges from defending single plaintiff and class action employment cases to advising on and litigating wage and hour matters and handling OSHA
issues. He also has significant experience in union avoidance, defending union campaigns, handling arbitrations and mediations, and conducting investigations.
In the course of his career, Mr. Appleby has tried or arbitrated in excess of 150 cases. He has handled over 75 union campaigns, none of which resulted in continuing
union representation at any of the facilities in question. Mr. Appleby provides employers with consulting on human resource practices, including establishing ADR
processes, developing systems for providing better and more effective advice to managers, and instituting programs aimed at early resolution of employment problems.
He is nationally known for his employment law and diversity training, as well as for developing legally-defensible diversity programs. He also is an expert on OFCCP
matters and Title IX compliance. Prior to joining Littler Mendelson he was with Powell, Goldstein and was previously Chief Litigation
Counsel with Kimberly-Clark Corporation. He received his B.A. degree from West Virginia Wesleyan College and his J.D. degree from the
University of Virginia where he was a member of the national Moot Court Team. Mr. Appleby is a member of the American Bar Association and the
State Bar of Georgia. He lectures extensively throughout the country and has written a number of published articles on employment and labor law issues. He is also
the co-author of a text on pre-employment testing. He has been consistently rated among IAML's top four instructors over the past 15 years.
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