Fox Smith, LLC hosted its first annual Employment Law Seminar on November 18, 2005, at the Renaissance Grand Hotel in St. Louis. Richard B. Korn addressed the group of attorneys, business owners, and Human Resource professionals on “Managing Your Employees Under The Federal Anti-Discrimination Laws.” Reginald C. Johnson followed by updating attendees on “Classification of Your Employees: The Dilemma of Overtime Payment and Deductions from Exempt Employees.” A common type of employment litigation stems from non-compete agreements. Dana W. Tucker spoke on “One Up On The Competition: Your Company and Covenants Not-To-Compete.” Jonathan H. Garside rounded out the day addressing the rising numbers of litigation – “Over There and Back Again: The Rights of Returning Servicemembers Under Federal Law.”
The Employment Law Section of Fox Smith, LLC will be circulating a periodic Employment Law Update newsletter via e-mail for those attendees who indicated interest. All others interested in receiving this newsletter may send their request to shurst@foxsmith.com.