Arizona (AZ) Discrimination Harassment CLE Course Catalog

As companies expand globally, ensuring pay equity and meeting pay disclosure and reporting requirements becomes increasingly complex. Our panel of experts will discuss the importance of pay equity, the challenges of global pay disclosure and reporting, and best practices for achieving and maintaining compliance. From analyzing pay data and identifying and addressing pay gaps, to navigating the legal and cultural considerations of global pay practices, join this session for practical insights and strategies for navigating the complexities of global pay practices and ensuring fairness and transparency in your organization's compensation practices.

Join a panel of key thought leaders and practitioners assembled by The Knowledge Group as they present the latest developments and issues surrounding DEI. The distinguished speakers will also share the best implementation strategies to boost inclusivity in the workplace.

Even with recent cases, making headlines, and the rollout of employee protections through recent legislation, harassment & discrimination remains unquestionably under-reported. Tackling workplace harassment must begin at a granular level, impacting an overall cultural shift that will truly eradicate workplace harassment & discrimination. Panelists in this session will examine key components to ending these behaviors, as well as provide an internal infrastructure, built to combat harassment at every level. This session will cover: - Training programs - stop the harassment before it becomes a claim - preventative measures. What is my responsibility as GC or member of the management team? - Different obligations when it comes to preventing harassment and discrimination Leading organization through crises around discrimination and harassment - case examples, how it was handled

Opioid, sexual abuse and asbestos cases have been all over the news in the last few years. This panel of experts will discuss and analyze the complex issues involved in mass tort chapter 11 cases today, including current issues involving future claims, nonconsensual releases and plan-confirmation issues.

This panel will discuss issues that arise at the crossroads of sexual abuse claims and chapter 11, including the tension caused by using a financial reorganization tool to resolve highly emotional personal-injury claims, the stresses that cases of this ilk place on the Bankruptcy Code (including the uniqueness of claims bar dates in cases of this sort, nonprofit debtors and the absolute priority rule, and the propriety of third-party releases), and the use of mediation to globally resolve these cases.

Forty-four states have enacted pay-equity laws since the Pay Equity Act of 1963, but despite the well-intentioned progress, we still have a long way to go to achieve laws that are effective for employees and feasible for companies to comply. In this powerhouse closing session, we will discuss how far we’ve come with pay equity law, as well as what we can do to truly reach sustainable pay equity in this country.