Margo Hasselman addressed members of the German American Business Association as part of a panel on “The New Scalable Worker Model,” discussing the growing trend of companies classifying workers as independent contractors instead of employees. Margo discussed the importance of proper classification of workers and cautioned employers not to shirk the responsibilities they take on when they become employers. Video of the panel is available here.
Teresa Renaker’s Winter 2016 Speaking Engagements
ABA Section of Taxation, Midyear Meeting, Los Angeles, Jan. 30: Upcoming Supreme Court Decisions (panelist)
http://www.americanbar.org/groups/taxation/resources/mid_16.html
ABA Labor and Employment Section, Employee Benefits Committee Midwinter Meeting, Las Vegas, Feb. 11: ACA’s Expansive Nondiscrimination Provision and Transgender Health Benefits (panelist)
http://www.americanbar.org/groups/labor_law/committees/ebcom/midwinter.html
ALI CLE Webinar, Feb. 25: Investment Agreements, Fiduciary Duties, and the Aftermath of Tibble (panelist)
https://www.ali-cle.org/
The Family Law Practitioner and Same-Sex Marriage Issues, San Francisco, Mar. 18
http://store.sterlingeducation.com/seminar/16CA03024-The-Family-Law-Practitioner-and-Same-Sex-Marriage-Issues-San-Francisco-CA
Margo Hasselman Trains ALRP Panel Attorneys on ERISA Benefits Claims
On May 12, 2015, Margo Hasselman provided an MCLE-approved training to a group of AIDS Legal Referral Panel attorneys on how to assist a client in making, appealing, and litigating a claim for employee benefits regulated by ERISA. This training, which forms part of ALRP’s extensive services working with attorneys to serve the legal needs of people with HIV and AIDS, covered how to spot issues when doing client intake as well as strategies for the administrative claim process and litigation.