Brooks Pierce Attorneys Present Webinar on Navigating Legal Issues During Workforce Reductions

Brooks Pierce attorneys Erin Barker and Beth Langley presented a labor and employment webinar on March 30 about legal issues during workforce reductions.

The webinar, “Reductions in Force: Navigating legal issues that arise during workforce reductions,” focused on topics including voluntary separations versus involuntary separations, severance packages and separation agreements, non-discriminatory decisional units, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act and mini-WARN acts, Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA).

The full session can be seen here.

Barker advises clients on various employment and ERISA & benefits related matters. In addition to her employment and benefits practices, she also works with businesses, non-profits and individuals on an array of transactional matters.

Langley has over 25 years of experience counseling employers of all sizes in an assortment of employment law issues. She has represented businesses in employment litigation in matters involving civil rights, non-competition agreements, and trade secret protection.

Brooks Pierce is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®.