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Employment Discrimination and Sexual Harassment: A Complete Overview - 28359

Faculty: Brian Heller & Matthew Schatz, Esqs.

Together, Schwartz & Perry, LLP. partners, Brian Heller and Matthew Schatz, give a complete breakdown of an employment discrimination and sexual harassment case from the firm that handled the very first sexual harassment case. In this informative and, at times, hilarious lecture you will learn about the city, state, and federal statutes that govern employment law, you will go through some major cases that helped shape the current state of the law and see where it is going, and get practical tips and pointers for litigating a discrimination and sexual harassment suit.

Date: Online

Credits: 3

$50

$50

Together, Schwartz & Perry, LLP. partners, Brian Heller and Matthew Schatz, give a complete breakdown of an employment discrimination and sexual harassment case from the firm that handled the very first sexual harassment case. In this informative and, at times, hilarious lecture you will learn about the city, state, and federal statutes that govern employment law, you will go through some major cases that helped shape the current state of the law and see where it is going, and get practical tips and pointers for litigating a discrimination and sexual harassment suit.

NY CLE credits: 3.0 Professional Practice

NJ CLE credits: 3.0  General (NJ Civil Trial Prep)

CA CLE credits: 2.5 General

PA CLE credits: 2.5 General (To obtain PA credit, you must send your PA bar registration number to info@marinolegal.com upon completion of the course)

 

Brian Heller, Esq.

Brian Heller has been with Schwartz & Perry LLP since his graduation from Fordham Law School in 2001. In August 2007, Mr. Heller was named as a Partner of the firm. Mr. Heller has an impressive background in all aspects of employment law, including discrimination, sexual harassment, fraudulent inducement, contractual disputes, stock options and benefits, and workplace torts.

Mr. Heller has established himself as one of the preeminent litigators in employment law and workplace rights in and around New York City. Mr. Heller’s most recent accomplishments include serving as first chair during a 6-week trial in 2014 that led to a more than $1.1 million verdict for our client in a sexual harassment and retaliation jury trial. In a January 2013 jury trial that Mr. Heller first chaired in the District of Connecticut, a jury awarded $1.2 million to our client who claimed that she was retaliated against for complaining about sexual harassment. In late April 2013, Mr. Heller successfully argued an appeal before the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in a significant victory that reinforced the broad protections of the New York City Human Rights Law for victims of employment discrimination.

In addition to his established litigation track record, Mr. Heller negotiates severance agreements, employment contracts, non-compete and confidentiality agreements, and counsels employees who are subjected to discrimination in the workplace.

 

Matthew Schatz, Esq.

Matthew Schatz has been with Schwartz & Perry LLP since his graduation from New York Law School in 2004. In February 2015 Mr. Schatz was named a Partner of the Firm. Mr. Schatz has extensive experience in all aspects of employment law, including discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, contractual disputes, severance, employment and non-compete agreements as well as all areas of litigation.

Mr. Schatz along with his colleagues at Schwartz & Perry, has conducted trials, arbitrations, mediations, motions and appeals on behalf of Schwartz & Perry’s clients with impressive results. In addition, Mr. Schatz routinely negotiates settlements, employment contracts, severance and settlement agreements and has also consulted with employees on various other workplace issues and employment related contracts.

Mr. Schatz has dedicated his career to ensuring that employees rights are protected and that employees have the same access to legal representation that their employers do to ensure fair dealing.

In addition to his work on behalf of the clients of Schwartz & Perry, Mr. Schatz lectures on various employment discrimination and litigation matters, sharing the knowledge that he has gained while working at Schwartz & Perry LLP. Mr. Schatz is on the faculty of Lawline.com, a leading provider of online Continuing Legal Education and The Marino Legal Academy where he recently lectured on Sexual Harassment under the New York City Human Rights Law.

In addition to his legal work and lecturing, Mr. Schatz has authored and co-authored several articles on the field of employment law.