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3.26.25
Fair Play: Navigating Compliance in Labor Markets
Join us for a webinar program designed to equip business professionals with crucial insights into the intersection of antitrust, consumer protection, and labor and employment laws, especially in light of the FTC's heightened focus on labor markets. As the FTC targets anticompetitive practices and the DOJ intensifies efforts to prosecute certain violations, businesses must stay informed to avoid legal risks, fines, and potential criminal charges.
WSGR Events
3.18.25
A Shift in ESG: Navigating Environmental and Social Issues Under the New Administration - A Three-Part Webinar Series
Under the new administration, several shifts in E&S have impacted public companies across a number of different practice areas. In light of these developments, companies are taking a wide array of approaches to disclosure, shareholder engagement, employment practices, antitrust considerations and litigation preparation. Join our leading experts in a three-part webinar series that will provide helpful updates on the state of ESG and practical types for navigating an shifting landscape.
Affiliated Programs
9.11.24
Restrictive Covenants and the FTC’s Non-Compete Rule: The Current State of Play and Preparing for the Future for In-House Counsel
Given the prevalence of restrictive covenants in business today and the evolving regulatory framework, understanding the state of the law is pivotal to safeguarding your company’s competitive edge, its most sensitive information, and its investment in innovation.
Affiliated Programs
7.31.23
Race, Religion, and the Corporation: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Two Supreme Court decisions issued on June 29, 2023, promise to fundamentally reshape the relationship between employers and employees. These decisions will make it easier for employees to obtain religious accommodations, and harder for employers to promote diversity. In Groff v. DeJoy, the Court held that Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 requires that employers grant religious accommodations unless doing so imposes a “substantial” hardship on the employer. This standard is significantly more burdensome for employers than the pre-existing de minimis burden test, and could lead to a sharp increase in demands for religious accommodations. In cases against Harvard and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Court ruled that the universities’ affirmative action admissions programs violate the Constitution’s equal protection clause. The decision effectively ends race-conscious admissions programs, and leaves many businesses concerned about the legality of race-based preferences in hiring, promotions, and contracting. Republican state attorneys general have already sent a letter to CEOs of the 100 largest U.S. companies arguing that the decision also applies to private employers in an effort to force employers to roll back DEI programs and commitments.
WSGR Events
12.01.20
MCLE Virtual Series – Session 1
Please join Wilson Sonsini for MCLE Virtual Series – Session 1. We will be providing a half-day of professional educational sessions on a wide range of topics, including most of the MCLE categories in California, New York, Texas and Washington, among other states.
Speaking Engagements
3.27.20
Tips for Managing Your Board’s Role in a Crisis
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Partner, Marina Tsatalis, joins theBoardlist for a panel discussion on how boards can effectively manage through crisis. The event will leverage expert voices on the topics of crisis communications, legal issues related to duty of oversight in a crisis, mitigation and recovery strategies as well as best practices for supporting employees.
Speaking Engagements
3.25.20
Coronavirus: Business Interruption and Employment Law Consideration
Join Wilson Sonsini partner Marina Tsatalis and Marsh for an update on the pandemic and a discussion of business interruption insurance and claims considerations and critical employment law questions employers must answer.
WSGR Events
3.03.20
Webinar: Employer Readiness For Issues Arising From The Coronavirus
The potential spread of the Coronavirus raises a number of issues for employers, including how to handle a potentially mandatory telecommuting situation, employee requests to work from home, curtailing or requiring business travel, discrimination and harassment based on actual and perceived protected characteristics, the ability to require assurances as to the state of employees' health or potential exposure to the virus, and safety and emergency action plans.