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On October 12, 2023, Ray Hogge will present "Conducting the Workplace Investigation: Legal Essentials" at the National Business Institute live video webinar "How to Conduct an Internal Workplace Investigation: Back to Basics" (11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Eastern Time). Other topics to be covered in the webinar include "Case Law Developments, Hot Topics, and Emerging Trends in Workplace Investigations" (10:00 AM - 10:45 AM), "Best Practices for Preserving Attorney-Client Privilege and the Work-Product Doctrine During the Investigation" (10:45 AM - 11:30 AM), "Planning the Investigation: Legal Best Practices" (12:45 PM - 1:45 PM), "Handling DOL and EEOC Investigations: Plaintiff and Defense Perspectives" (2:15 PM - 3:00), "Using the Results of the Investigation for Disciplinary Actions and Termination Decisions" (3:00 PM - 3:45 PM), and "Ethical Issues" (4:00 PM - 5:00 PM). The webinar is approved for 6.0 hours SHRM CP/SCP and HRCI (HR Certification Institute) credit, and 7.0 hours CPE for Accountants/NASBA including 6.0 hours Personnel / Human Resources credit and 1.0 hours Regulatory Ethics credit. To register for the webinar, click here to visit the NBI website.

The National Business Institute will present a live video webinar, Advanced Human Resource Law, on August 16, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time.

The topics to be covered will be:

• Overcoming Hiring and Firing Obstacles
  
• Wage and Hour Law: Advanced Issues and Answers
  
• Tackling Executive Employment Arrangements and Compensation Issues With Finesse
  
• Handbook Policies in the Digital Age: Telecommuting Policies, BYOD Policies, Employee Communications, etc.
  
• The FMLA, ADA, and Workers' Comp: Advanced Issues and Answers
  
• Overcoming Difficulties With Discrimination and Harassment Claims
  
• Getting Past Workplace Investigation Roadblocks
  
• Ethical Issues in Human Resource Law

 
Ray Hogge will present the segments “Wage and Hour Law: Advanced Issues and Answers” and “Tackling Executive Employment Arrangements and Compensation Issues With Finesse.”

The credit hours available for this webinar are:

• 7.00 - CPE for Accountants/NASBA: 7.00 (including regulatory ethics 1.00)
  
• Personnel / Human Resources: 6.00
  
• HRCI: 6.00
  
• SHRM CP / SCP: 6.00

To register for the webinar, or for more information, click here to visit the webinar page on the NBI website.

​We are pleased to provide our readers with Wage and Hour Audits - Common Mistakes to Avoid, which examines some of the issues employers should look for when conducting wage hour compliance audits.  To download the paper, click here.

Ray Hogge will present “Wage and Hour Audits: Common Mistakes to Avoid” at the “Wage and Hour Law Litigation: Fundamentals and Strategies” live video webinar presented by National Business Institute on Friday, July 28, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Segments to be presented by other speakers include “Wage and Hour Litigation - Overview and Recap of Case Law Developments,” “Receipt of the Wage and Hour Claim: Initial Case Assessment, Affirmative Defenses, etc.,” “Discovery Strategies,” “Preparation and Trial: Tips and Tricks for Opening Statements, Witness Examination, etc.,” “Strategies for Pursuing or Challenging Collective Action Certification,” “Settlement: Best Practices for Calculating Damages, Drafting Agreements, and More,” and “Ethical Considerations.” This is an intermediate level course, and has been approved d for 6.0 Virginia Continuing Legal Education credit hours (1.0 hours ethics), 7.0 CPE for Accountants / NASBA credit hours, 6.00 HRCI credit hours, and 6.00 SHRM CP/SCP credit hours. To register for the webinar go to https://www.nbi-sems.com/ProductDetails/Wage-and-Hour-Law-Litigation-Fundamentals-and-Strategies/Video-Webinar/96983ER_3941892. Use promo code FSPN50A at checkout to receive a $50 discount.

​Join us on May 31, 2023 for the National Business Institute live video webinar “Human Resources Law: 50 Mistakes Litigators Want You to Make.” Ray Hogge will present the segment “8 FMLA, ADA, and Workers’ Comp Mistakes You Can't Afford to Make.”  For more information and to register, please visit the NBI website here.

​Hogge Law is pleased to announce that Ray Hogge has been name by CoVaBiz magazine as a 2023 Top Lawyer of Coastal Virginia for labor and amployment law. Visit the January 2023 edition of CoVaBiz online.