Foulston Employment Law Institute Session 4: Employee vs. Employer - An Employment Law Case Mock Trial

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Foulston Employment Law Institute Session 4:
Employee vs. Employer - An Employment Law Case Mock Trial
Presented by The Foulston Players

HR professionals and other business leaders are called upon to make difficult decisions that are legally compliant. Occasionally, however, personnel decisions can lead to lawsuits that may go to trial where a jury will scrutinize your actions. This mock trial – where you will sit as a “juror” in judgment of a case – allows you to see how the trial process works and view how an employer’s actions can be seen from a different perspective.

In this interactive session, you'll get a front-row seat to how the trial process works: Foulston attorneys will present the facts of the case to you as the "juror," and we'll deliberate together (with your drink of choice for the in-person attendees) to reach a verdict. 

**Please note this session is scheduled at a different time of day than the earlier sessions in the series and there is an option to attend in person or virtually.

1:30 PM - 2:30PM
The Trial
Employee’s lawyers and employer’s lawyers will present their cases to you, in abbreviated form, as they would to an actual jury. This will include opening statements, witness examinations, and closing arguments.

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Break

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Deliberations
The judge will give you jury instructions and a verdict form. You will break into small groups, select a foreperson, deliberate, and reach a verdict. Each foreperson will announce the verdict and brief reasons for it. A panel of lawyers will then discuss the case, the jury verdicts, and takeaways.  

**Join us every Thursday in April for the 2023 Employment Law Institute – a series of timely and relevant updates on the latest employment law information you need to know. For over 30 years, the annual Employment Law Institute has brought together human resource professionals, business owners, executives, and managers in a wide range of industries across this region to learn about the latest legal developments, best practices, and strategies to make their organizations legally compliant and employers of choice.

The 2023 Employment Law Institute is designed for human resource professionals, business owners, executives, managers, and in-house lawyers. Enrollment is open for corporate and government counsel. Attorneys in private practice require prior approval.

This year we are excited to present a virtual and hybrid format, featuring an interactive employment law case mock trial where you will be the juror, see how the trial process works, and determine how your HR decisions may play out in a courtroom setting.

If you are seeking continuing education credit, please review the following details: each session in the 2023 Employment Law Institute series will be submitted for preapproval of HR (General) recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™, and SPHRi™ recertification through the HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®). Foulston Siefkin LLP is recognized by SHRM to offer SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP professional development credits (PDCs). The series sessions will also be submitted for preapproval of continuing legal education (CLE) credit for attorneys in Kansas and Missouri.

The one-time registration fee is $210 for all four sessions includes live and recorded access and downloadable materials for all sessions in the series.

View the full series agenda with topic descriptions here.

Register here.