Event Details
Lunch & Learn: Facing Resistance from Above: A Case Study from Maryland
Date: | May 28, 2024, 11:30am – 12:30pm |
Organizer: | SHRM Berks Chapter |
Location: | Virtual via Zoom |
Price: | $13 for chapter members // $15 for guests |
Event Type: | Special Events |
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As an HR professional, you know how to protect your company and its employees. But do you know how to protect yourself?
Join us for a webinar with Scott Oswald, an accomplished employment lawyer who will discuss negative job actions taken against HR professionals by walking us through the real-life case of a SHRM member who was fired.
HR professional Jeffrey Naftal was terminated after he recommended disciplining an employee according to company policy — but against his CEO’s wishes. Scott and his team at The Employment Law Group litigated the case and won a $312,000 jury verdict on Jeff’s behalf. After an appeal, a second trial is now pending.
Scott, himself a SHRM member, will recap the case; will provide advice on handling conflict with superiors; and will talk about how to maximize your legal options in a worst-case scenario like Jeff’s.
Scott Oswald, managing principal at The Employment Law Group, is an accomplished trial lawyer who has brought 40+ trials to verdict and recovered more than $300 million for his clients, in cases ranging from wrongful termination to employer fraud. Mr. Oswald litigates employment lawsuits nationwide, with a focus on whistleblower matters. He has spoken up for workers before federal agencies and on Capitol Hill and has broken new ground in whistleblower law. Mr. Oswald is also a member of SHRM.