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Follow on Google News | Tom Geidt, Partner, Grube Brown & Geidt LLP to Speak at KC’s Live WebcastFor further details, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org/ About Tom Geidt Tom Geidt is a founding partner of Grube Brown & Geidt LLP in San Francisco. He represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment litigation and counseling. He has defended dozens of wage and hour class actions, first-chaired multiple jury trials, argued before the federal and California appellate courts, and defended employers in administrative proceedings before the NLRB, EEOC, Department of Labor, and other agencies. Mr. Geidt spent seven years with the Milwaukee and San Francisco Regional Offices of the NLRB before entering private practice. He has written and spoken widely on wage and hour, discrimination, unfair competition, privacy, drug testing, traditional labor, and other topics of interest to employers. Mr. Geidt received his law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School and his undergraduate degree from Wheaton College (Ill.). He has been AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell throughout his career and repeatedly named to Northern California Super Lawyers. About Grube Brown & Geidt LLP Grube Brown & Geidt LLP is a boutique employment defense firm in San Francisco. Founded in April 2014 by former Paul Hastings partners and of counsels, the firm has extensive litigation experience in jury trials, complex class actions, arbitrations, administrative litigation, and appellate work. It represents employers in all industries in federal and state courts and other forums. It also counsels employers in all areas of employment and traditional labor law, with a primary focus on wage and hour law. Since its founding last year, the firm has been named to U.S. News & World Report’s list of the Best Law Firms in California. Event Synopsis: Recent lawsuits filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have sought to invalidate employee Severance Agreements containing provisions routinely used by employers in such agreements for many years. The provisions being challenged include non-disclosure of confidential information, non-disparagement, general release of all claims and charges, covenant not to sue, and cooperation clauses (requiring employees to notify the employer when contacted about an administrative or legal proceeding). The EEOC argues that these and other common severance provisions unlawfully interfere with employees’ rights to file discrimination charges, communicate voluntarily, and participate in investigations. Meanwhile, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has recently been mounting its own aggressive campaign to have many common employee handbook provisions declared unlawful on the grounds that they may tend to chill employees in the exercise of their rights to engage in protected concerted activity under federal labor law. The NLRB has issued a series of rulings, and initiated dozens of complaints against employers – including in particular non-union employers – implicating policies on confidentiality of personnel information, confidentiality of investigations, social media postings, contacts with the media, employment-at- As a result of these developments, all employers need to review their severance agreements, non-disclosure policies and employee handbooks to ensure they will withstand legal challenge. Our panel of key thought leaders and practitioners, assembled by The Knowledge Group, will offer provide a discussion of the fundamental issues surrounding this topic. This LIVE webcast aims to help you avoid common employment agreement pitfalls. Speakers also will provide guidance in compliance to avoid EEOC and NLRB investigations and litigation. This 2-hour webcast will discuss the following: § Severance, Confidentiality and Handbook Provisions § EEOC Legal Outline and Requirements § NLRB Provisions and Obligations § Opportunities, Effects and Litigation Traps § Latest Legal Developments on the Challenged Provisions § Best Practices for Drafting Agreements and Handbooks § Possible Remedies and Sanctions for a Violation About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series The Knowledge Group 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 End
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