Nela Nite at Noon (RESCHEDULED): "Key Updates Relating to Unemployment Entitlements" (1/6/26)
1/6/2026

Nela Nite @ Noon: Key Issues Relating to Unemployment Entitlements
January 6, 2026 from 12-1 PM EST via Zoom
1 CLE Credit (Professional Practice)

Join our own Leslie Treff, principal at the Office of Leslie Treff, for an interactive discussion which will provide updates to her previous CLE regarding unemployment rights, including: 

* The issues clients have when English is not their first language and the advice they get from the DOL -avoid the trap
* Independent contractors vs. W-2 employees—make sure your client is not misclassified
* What termination means and how to characterize departure from employment;
* Harmonizing unemployment insurance with severance agreements;
* and Selecting appropriate language in separation agreements to preserve unemployment rights.

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Location: via Zoom Webinar

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NELA Nite at Noon: "TRIAL STORIES: Figueroa v. Mayflower International Hotel Group Inc et al.” (1/15/26)
1/15/2026

NELA Nite at Noon: "TRIAL STORIES: Figueroa v. Mayflower International Hotel Group Inc et al.”​
 
January 15, 2026 from 12-1:30 PM EST via Zoom Webinar
1.5 CLE Credit (Professional Practice)
$25 NELA and affiliate Members / $50 Non-Members

Come debrief with trial attorney Aaron Schweitzer and co-counsel and NELA/NY member Tiffany Troy about lessons learned from their recent jury verdict of $3.65 million dollars, with $1.65 million in compensatory damages and $2 million in punitive damages. Filed in 2023, the Eastern District of New York case alleged workplace violence, sexual harassment, and the employer’s reckless disregard for employee safety at the Howard Johnson Hotel in Fresh Meadows under NYSHRL and NYCHRL. Learn about lessons learned about employer liability imputed by third party misconduct, and practice pointers in the preparation of jury materials, witness preparation, and presentation at trial.

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Location: via Zoom Webinar

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