Success in any employment lawsuit depends upon the facts of the case. These facts arise well before any lawsuit is filed and often before the threat of a lawsuit is even a blip on the radar screen. This session will identify facts critical to success in employment lawsuits and review the best practices and decisions that generate them. Such facts not only position employers to win employment lawsuits, but can also prevent claims from being filed—which is the best victory of all. This session will show you how to:
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Penny C. Wofford
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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
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Penny Wofford is a South Carolina Supreme Court Certified Specialist in Employment and Labor Law. She concentrates her practice in the area of employment litigation and employee benefits. She advises and defends employers, employer sponsored plans, and plan fiduciaries against all types of claims under ERISA and employment discrimination laws. Penny not only provides proactive counseling and legal advice to employers and management regarding human resources issues but also assists employers with the design, drafting, and administration of welfare benefit plans. Penny is a frequent speaker on employee benefits and employee leave topics and regularly provides company and supervisor training on employment discrimination, documentation and confidentiality.