Jennifer A. Riley, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP to Speak at the Knowledge Group’s Event

NEW YORK - March 4, 2015 - PRLog -- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Jennifer A. Riley, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP will speak at the Knowledge Group’s webcast entitled: “Assault and Battery: Emerging Issues in Employer-Employee Litigation in 2015 LIVE Webcast.” This event is scheduled for March 10, 2015 from 12:00pm – 2:00pm (ET).

For further details, please visit:

http://theknowledgegroup.org/event_name/assault-and-battery-emerging-issues-in-employer-employee-litigation-in-2015-live-webcast/

About Jennifer A. Riley

Jennifer Riley is a partner in the Chicago office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP, the leading national employment and labor law firm.  Ms. Riley practices in the employment litigation area, with a primary emphasis on defending corporations from collective and class action lawsuits challenging their hiring and employment practices.  She regularly represents employers facing employment discrimination class actions, wage & hour collective actions, EEOC pattern or practice lawsuits, and systemic investigations.  Ms. Riley also counsels employers regarding a range of issues, including hiring practices, EEOC investigations, and wage & hour compliance.  Ms. Riley obtained her B.A. from Vanderbilt University and obtained her J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall).

About Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Shaw has more than 800 attorneys and provides a broad range of legal services in the areas of labor and employment, employee benefits, litigation, corporate and real estate. With offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, New York, Sacramento, San Francisco, Shanghai, Sydney and Washington, D.C., Seyfarth’s clients include over 300 of the Fortune 500 companies and reflect virtually every industry and segment of the economy. A recognized leader in delivering value and innovation for legal services, Seyfarth’s acclaimed SeyfarthLean client service model has earned numerous accolades from a variety of highly respected third parties, including industry associations, consulting firms and media. For more information, please visit www.seyfarth.com.

Event Synopsis:

The Knowledge Group has assembled a panel of thought leaders and professionals who, in this CLE Course, will review and discuss the Recent Developments and Emerging Trends in Employee and Employer Litigation with an emphasis upon Assault and Battery.

Increasingly, human resources professionals deal with employee’s claims of illegal harassment. There is an increasing trend of lawyers representing employees filing assault and battery claims based on such harassment claims.  Today in business, managers need to be aware of the rules, regulations, and legal definitions of assault and battery in the workplace.

In a two-hour live webcast, the speakers will review and discuss:

Rules and Regulations: Application and Compliance
Identification, Investigation, and Documentation
Investigating Claims of Off-site Assault
Responding Promptly and Effectively to Allegations of Assault
Providing Post-assault Support Services to Alleged Victims
Designing Policies to Limit Liability for Assault and Battery
The Inflation of Assault and Battery Claims
Claim elements and Supplemental Claims in Harassment Cases
Vicarious Liability Issues
Recent Development and Updates

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Group, LLC  was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register to an event, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org/