June 2, 2026
3:45 PM
to
5:15 PM
The Workplace Track
Presented by the the Labor & Employment Law Section
About the Program
This panel discussion will address the unique ethical and practical challenges lawyers face when managing employees in their own firms. Topics include recognizing when FMLA/ADA requests, managing departing employees who have client information, preventing retaliation claims when clients complain about staff, and navigating sensitive internal claims such as discrimination and sexual harassment claims. Include case studies of common mistakes lawyers make when managing their own personnel.
You Will Learn
• How to identify the most common employment law mistakes that lawyers make when managing their own firm personnel
• How to recognize the ethical obligations that arise when lawyer-employers face HR decisions involving client matters or confidential information
• How to evaluate and handle sensitive internal complaints/issues
Who Should Attend
Attorneys who are or may be in a position to manage employees.
Credit
CT: 1.5 CLE Credit (0.75General; 0.75 Ethics)
NY: 1.5 CLE Credit (0.75 AOP; 0.75 Ethics)
The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted and experienced attorneys CLE credits.
Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml.