Speaking Engagements
2013
October 15, 2013
R. Scott Oswald, Managing Principal of The Employment Law Group®, to serve as a panelist at the 2013 "Changing Currents in Employment Law” CLE sponsored by the D.C. Bar.
June 11, 2013
R. Scott Oswald, Managing Principal of The Employment Law Group®, to serve as a speaker at the D.C. Bar’s “Employment Law Basics” CLE in Washington, D.C.
May 16, 2013
Nicholas Woodfield, Principal of The Employment Law Group®, to serve as a speaker on "FLSA Litigation Strategy" for the Virginia CLE Employment Law Update in Fairfax, Virginia.
May 5-7, 2013
R. Scott Oswald, Managing Principal of The Employment Law Group®, to serve as a speaker at the 2013 OffshoreAlert Conference in Miami, Florida and will present on “Developments and Procedures at the SEC, CFTC, and IRS Whistleblower Offices”.
May 3, 2013
R. Scott Oswald, Managing Principal of The Employment Law Group®, to serve as a panelist at the Maryland Chapter of the Federal Bar Association’s “Blowing the Whistle in 2013: Hot Topics in Qui Tam Litigation” CLE.
March 8, 2013
R. Scott Oswald, Managing Principal of The Employment Law Group®, to serve as a speaker at an investigator training program sponsored by the Boards of Directors of the International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies (IAOHRA) and the National Association of Human Rights Workers (NAHRW).
February 13, 2013
Nicholas Woodfield, Principal of The Employment Law Group®, served as a speaker on the impact of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act on litigation. The event was part of The Federal Circuit Bar Association’s “2013 Merit Systems Protection Board Forum” at the Army Navy Club in Washington, D.C.
February 8, 2013
R. Scott Oswald, Managing Principal of The Employment Law Group®, served as moderator for a panel on “Effective Trial Presentations” at the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association’s (MWELA) 2013 Annual Conference. Panelists to include The Honorable Robert L. Wilkins, Judge, U.S. District Court for D.C. and J. Bernard Alexander III, Alexander Krakow + Glick LLP, Los Angeles, CA.
January 22-30, 2013
R. Scott Oswald, Managing Principal of The Employment Law Group®, served as a speaker on “Whistleblower Protections for Human Resources Professionals” for the Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA).
Jan 10, 2013
R. Scott Oswald, Managing Principal of The Employment Law Group®, served as a speaker on “The Dynamics of Employment Litigation in Federal Court: A View from the Bench and the Bar” in a CLE sponsored by the Bar Association of Montgomery County, Maryland.
2012
December 7, 2012
R. Scott Oswald, Managing Principal of The Employment Law Group®, served as a speaker at the Maryland Employment Lawyers Association (MELA) Eight Annual Conference and will present on “Maximizing Damages At Trial: Practice Pointers From Successful Trial Attorneys”.
November 14, 2012
R. Scott Oswald, Managing Principal of The Employment Law Group®, served as a panelist at the Federal Bar Association, District of Columbia Chapter, “Blowing the Whistle in 2012: Hot topics in Qui Tam Litigation”.
November 3, 2012
David Scher, Principal of The Employment Law Group® participated in the American Bar Association’s (ABA) 6th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Scher gave a talk entitled “You Put What on Your Facebook Page?!: The Array of Thorny Employment Issues Posed by Social Networking and the Internet".
October 12, 2012
R. Scott Oswald, Managing Principal of The Employment Law Group®, served as faculty chair of a D.C. Bar CLE, “Changing Current in Employment Law”.
David Scher, Principal of The Employment Law Group® served as a panelist at the D.C. Bar’s CLE, “Changing Currents in Employment Law”, participating in a discussion entitled “Social media and employment law: risks to employees and employers”.
Nicholas Woodfield, Principal of The Employment Law Group® served as a panelist at the D.C. Bar’s “Changing Currents in Employment Law” CLE, participating in a discussion on “New wage and hour protections to home healthcare workers and new retaliation protections pursuant to the U.S. Supreme Court Kasden decision and 4th Circuit decisions”.
August 8, 2012
R. Scott Oswald, Managing Principal of The Employment Law Group®, served as a panelist at the International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, “Age Discrimination in Employment”.
June 12, 2012
R. Scott Oswald, Managing Principal of The Employment Law Group® law firm, served as a panelist at a D.C. Bar CLE, “Drafting and Negotiating Executive Employment Agreements”.
May 10, 2012
Nicholas Woodfield, Principal of The Employment Law Group® law firm, served as a panelist at a Virginia CLE® hosted by the Virginia Law Foundation entitled “Identifying and Resolving Wage and Hour Claims – From the Plaintiffs’ Perspective”.
April 19, 2012
R. Scott Oswald, Managing Principal of The Employment Law Group® law firm, served as a panelist at a D.C. Bar CLE, “Recent Developments in Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Whistleblower Rules: Opportunities and Risks”.
April 17, 2012
Nicholas Woodfield, Principal of The Employment Law Group® law firm, served as a panelist at a DC Bar CLE, "FLSA: Current Issues”.
April 11, 2012
Adam Augustine Carter, Principal of The Employment Law Group® law firm, served as a panelist at a Law Seminars International TeleBriefing CLE, “Conducting EEO Internal Investigations”.
March 18, 2012
R. Scott Oswald, Managing Principal of The Employment Law Group® law firm, served as a panelist ad a D.C. Bar CLE entitled “Recent Developments in Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Whistleblower Rules: Opportunities and Risks”.
March 7, 2012
R. Scott Oswald, Managing Principal of The Employment Law Group® law firm, served as a panelist at the Federal Bar Association, Northern Virginia Chapter in Alexandria, VA, speaking on “Blowing the Whistle in 2012: New Developments in Qui Tam Litigation”.
2011
October 25, 2011
R. Scott Oswald, Managing Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke on “Changing Currents in Employment Law,” DC Bar CLE, Washington, D.C.
July 13, 2011
R. Scott Oswald, Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke on “Qui Tam Cases - How do You Handle Them,” The American Association for Justice, National Webinar, New York, N.Y.
July 2, 2011
R. Scott Oswald, Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke on the qui tam and anti-retaliation provisions of the federal False Claims Act at the National Employment Lawyers Association's Annual Convention in New Orleans, LA. His presentation is entitled "Representing Whistleblowers Under the False Claims Act."
July 2, 2011
Adam Augustine Carter, Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke on "The Defense Playbook 2011,” NELA 2011 Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA
June 21, 2011
R. Scott Oswald, Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke on “Gaps in Age Discrimination Protections under Federal and Virginia Employment Law,” Alexandria Human Rights Commission, Alexandria, VA
June 20, 2011
R. Scott Oswald, Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke on “Drafting and Negotiating Executive Employment Agreements,” DC Bar CLE, Washington, D.C.
April 18, 2011
R. Scott Oswald, Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke on “Overview of the Purpose and Intent of FLSA and OSHA”, American University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C.
March 25, 2011
R. Scott Oswald, Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke on “The Opening Statement at Trial, Setting the Stage,” 2011 National Employment Lawyers Association, Trial Advocacy Seminar, Los Angeles, California
January 26, 2011
David Scher, a Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke about "’You Put What on your Facebook Page….’ – The Array of Thorny Employment Law Issues Posed by Social Networking and the Internet," Maryland Employment Lawyers Association.
2011
Nicholas Woodfield, Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke about “Problems with FLSA: Classifications, Blackberries and Overtime Considerations,” Washington College of Law Labor & Employment Law Forum.
2011
Nicholas Woodfield, Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke about “Maximizing the Value of Your Case,” Securing Wages, Protecting hours: Representing Workers Under the FLSA.
2011
Nicholas Woodfield, Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke about “Employment Law from a Plaintiff’s Lawyer’s Perspective,” Judicial Externship.
November 17, 2010
R. Scott Oswald, Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke on the "Impact Of Economy On Older Workers," at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Full Commission Meeting, Washington, D.C.
October 26, 2010
R. Scott Oswald, Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke on damages in employment actions at a D.C. Bar CLE entitled “Changing Currents in Employment Law 2010: Recent Trends and Developments.” The CLE will focus on the Fair Labor Standards Act and unpaid wage actions, trends in disability litigation under the recently amended Americans with Disabilities Act, new developments inFamily and Medical Leave Act litigation, recent decisions on damages in employment law actions, the latest U.S. Supreme Court employment law decisions, and new whistleblower protection laws. More information is available from the D.C. Bar .
October 26, 2010
Nicholas Woodfield, Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke on the Fair Labor Standards Act and unpaid wage actions at a D.C. Bar CLE entitled “Changing Currents in Employment Law 2010: Recent Trends and Developments.” The CLE will focus on the Fair Labor Standards Act and unpaid wage actions, trends in disability litigation under the recently amended Americans with Disabilities Act, new developments in Family and Medical Leave Act litigation, recent decisions on damages in employment law actions, the latest U.S. Supreme Court employment law decisions, and new whistleblower protection laws.
October 15, 2010
R. Scott Oswald, Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke about "Discovery Strategies and Challenges in Leave & Disability Cases," at the National Employment Lawyers Association Fall Convention, Oakland
July 20, 2010
R. Scott Oswald, Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke on discovery strategies and challenges in leave and disability cases at the National Employment Lawyers Association’s 2010 Fall Seminar. This CLE seminar will present recent developments in the Americans with Disabilities Act, theFamily and Medical Leave Act, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regulations. Experienced practitioners will also provide insights on litigation strategies for leave and disability cases. More information is available from NELA .
June 25, 2010
Jason Zuckerman, Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke at a seminar entitled “Blowing the Whistle as a Federal Employee.” This seminar will take place at the National Employment Lawyers Association’s 2010 Annual Convention. Topics to be covered include the Whistleblower Protection Act and filing a claim with the Office of Special Counsel and the Merit Systems Protection Board. For more information, click here.
June 25, 2010
Adam A Carter, Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, moderated a panel on attorney fee petitions. The seminar is part of the National Employment Lawyers Association’s 2010 Annual Convention and will discuss prevailing law and best practices. Topics to be covered include crafting billing entries, the Lodestar calculation, and drafting a fee petition. For more information, click here.
June 24, 2010
R. Scott Oswald, Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke on the use of focus groups without breaking the bank at the National Employment Lawyers Association’s 2010 Annual Convention. Jury consultants, while valuable can be prohibitively expensive. This seminar will discuss how an attorney can conduct their own focus group to evaluate a case before trial. More information is available from NELAhere.
June 23-26, 2010
Adam Augustine Carter, Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke on the “Best Practices: Attorney’s Fees Petitions,” NELA 2010 Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.
June 14, 2010
R. Scott Oswald, Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke at a DC Bar CLE event titled “Fundamentals of Employment Law: Establishing the Employment Relationship.” Topics to be discussed include wage and hour law, non-competition agreements, and the employment at-will doctrine. For more information, click here.
May 24, 2010
Jason Zuckerman, Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke at the National Whistleblower Assembly about the whistleblower protection provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Information about the 2010 National Whistleblower Assembly is posted athttp://whistleblower.org/component/content/article/531/531
On May 21, 2010
Jason Zuckerman, Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke at a CLE titled “Trends in Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Law: Key New Developments.” More information about the CLE is available at http://www.lawseminars.com/detail.php?SeminarCode=10OSHATB
May 19, 2010
R. Scott Oswald, Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke at a DC Bar CLE event entitled "Pregnancy and Parenthood: Advising Employers and Employees on Their Rights and Responsibilities." Topics to be discussed include the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the Family & Medical Leave Act, the EEOC’s Caregiver Guidance, and other related state and federal laws. The seminar will take place from 9:30 am to 12:45 pm. For more information, click here.
April 22, 2010
R. Scott Oswald, Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke about the anti-retaliation provision of the False Claims Act, §3730(h) at a Brownbag sponsored through the Maryland Trial Lawyers Association. Topics include the scope of protected conduct, advising clients how to best protect their employment and interests, positioning a claim for prosecution in federal court, and responding to inquires while information is under seal. The event will take place from 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm. For more information, click here.
April 14, 2010
R. Scott Oswald and Jason Zuckerman, Principals at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke at a brownbag lunch seminar covering recent amendments to federal whistleblower statutes, the Maryland tort of wrongful discharge, and cross-cutting issues in most whistleblower protection cases. The event takes place from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm in the main floor conference room of the Montgomery County Bar Building. For more information, click here.
March 25, 2010
Jason Zuckerman, Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke on a panel titled, "Here, There and Everywhere: New and Pending Whistleblower Legislation and Strategies for Handling Expanding Whistleblower Protections" at the annual ABA Employee Rights and Responsibilities Committee Conference. For more information, click here.
January 28, 2010
R. Scott Oswald, Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke about effectively using structured settlements in executive compensation, whistleblower claims, and other employment disputes. The event is hosted by the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association. For more information, click here.
October 20 & 27, 2009
R. Scott Oswald, a Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, speaks at a D.C. Bar CLE event titled, "Fundamentals of Employment Law Series." The two part-series, which took place on October 20 & 27, 2009, provided practical tips on hiring and firing employees, drafting employment agreements and negotiating severance agreements. For more information on this event, click here.
October 2-3, 2009
Jason Zuckerman, a Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm speaks at the Virginia Bar Association's 39th Annual Conference on Labor Relations and Employment Law. Mr. Zuckerman provided a detailed analysis of the new whistleblower provision in the Economic Stimulus Bill and the recent amendments to the False Claims Act provided by the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act. The seminar took place on October 2-3, 2009 at the Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront Hotel.
September 14, 2009
Jason Zuckerman, a Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm spoke at D.C. Bar CLE event titled, "Litigating Qui Tam Whistleblower Cases Under the New Amendments to the False Claims Act." The seminar, which took place on September 14, 2009, provided an overview of the amended provisions of the False Claims Act and will provide perspectives from the relator/whistleblower side, the defense side and the Justice Department. Topics include but are not limited to: (1) the public disclosure bar, the original source requirement, and the scope of Rule 9(b) heightened pleading requirement. For more information on this event, visit www.dcbar.org.
June 18, 2009
Principals R. Scott Oswald and Jason Zuckerman of The Employment Law Group® law firm, were among a number of experienced employment practitioners to speak at the D.C. Bar CLE event titled, "Changing Currents in Employment Law: Recent Developments Update." The seminar, which took place on June 18, 2009, provided information on the practical impact of new developments in employment law, including key legal issues that affect employers and employees during the economic downturn. The major developments to be discussed, include but are not limited to: the amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the revised Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) regulations, and the enactment of new whistleblower laws. For more information on this event, click here.
May 21, 2009
R. Scott Oswald, a Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm spoke at a D.C. Bar CLE event titled, "The Use of Technology at Trial – Using Technology to Demonstrate Expertise, Better Service Clients, and Attract New Business." The seminar, took place on May 21, 2009, provided practical tips on how to effectively use technology at trial and will demonstrate ways in which law firms can use Internet 2.0 to keep clients abreast of developments, showcase authority on changing points of law, and attract and retain clients.
April 16, 2009
R. Scott Oswald, a Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke at April 16, 2009 D.C. Bar CLE event titled, "Litigating Under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act." The seminar provided practical tips for litigating USERRA claims administratively and in federal court.
April 6, 2009
Jason Zuckerman, a Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm spoke at a D.C. Bar Luncheon Program about the recently enacted whistleblower provision in the economic stimulus bill and additional whistleblower protections for employees of government contractors. The program was hosted by the D.C. Bar Labor and Employment Section took place on Monday, April 6, 2009 from 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM. For more information on this program including location and costs, click here.
March 17, 2009
Jason Zuckerman, a Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke at March 17, 2009 webcast CLE titled, "New Whistleblower Protection: The McCaskill Amendment to the Economic Stimulus Bill." The webcast provided an overview of the recently passed whistleblower protection provision in the Economic Stimulus Bill.
March 13, 2009
R. Scott Oswald, Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke at the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association 10th annual convention on the topic of Identifying Hidden Bias: Pleading and Proving Unlawful Gender Stereotyping.
March 8 - 11, 2009
Jason Zuckerman, a Principal at The Employment Law Group® Law Firm spoke at a National Whistleblower Assembly event, titled "Ending the Dark Ages, Turning on the Lights Together." Mr. Zuckerman provided practical tips on how to successfully represent whistleblowers before the Department of Labor. Other featured speakers include Congressman Van Hollen and Senator McCaskill (D-Mo), author of the recently enacted McCaskill Amendment.
March 4, 2009
Jason Zuckerman, a Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke at Annual Whistleblower Symposium in Atlanta, Georgia.
February 5, 2009
Jason Zuckerman, Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, served as a panelist at a CLE in Fairfax, Virginia on February 5, 2009 on Ethics Issues in Whistleblower Cases.
January 30, 2009
David Scher, Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke on the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association-sponsored seminar on lessons from The Employment Law Group's Equal Pay Act victory in the Murtagh-Cooke v. NTSB case.
January 29, 2009
R. Scott Oswald, a Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke about severance agreements, executive compensation, and employment contract litigation at an event sponsored by the D.C. Bar Labor and Employment Law Section. The program took place on Thursday, January 29, 2009 from 12:00 – 2:00 pm at the D.C. Bar Conference Center.
December 8, 2008
Jason Zuckerman, a Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke December 8, 2008 webcast titled "Inside the Whistleblower Experience." This webinar was hosted by the Ethics Resource Center provided tips on addressing employee concerns, preventing retaliation against whistleblowers and fostering an ethical corporate culture.
November 21, 2008
Jason Zuckerman, a Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke about new whistleblower protections at a CLE event titled, "Whistleblower Protections in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008." The seminar hosted by the National Whistleblowers Center, took place on Friday, November 21, 2008, from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm at the Willard Hotel in Washington, DC.
November 13, 2008
R. Scott Oswald, a Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke on November 13, 2008 Montgomery County Bar Association CLE titled, "Maryland Whistleblower Laws." The seminar focused on practice tips and theories for representing Maryland whistleblowers under Adler.
November 11, 2008
David Scher, a Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke on November 11, 2008 program titled, "The Economics of Electronic Discovery". The program took place at 7:00 pm at George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, Virginia. For more information, click here.
October 17-18, 2008
Jason Zuckerman, a Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke about new whistleblower protections in the "Update on Whistleblower Legislation" session of the Fall 2008 seminar, Representing Workers in Harassment & Retaliation Claims CLE. The seminar, hosted by the National Employment Lawyers Association, took place on October 17-18, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois.
September 27, 2008
R. Scott Oswald, a Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke at September 27, 2008 program titled, "Knowing Your Legal Rights" from 3:50pm - 4:50 pm. The program, was part of Out for Work's 4th Annual National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Ally College Student Conference, focused on educating LGBT college students of their legal rights against sexual orientation discrimination as they make the transition from academia to the workplace.
June 23, 2008
Jason Zuckerman, a Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke on June 23, 2008 program titled, "The Emerging Era in Whistleblower Rights and the Public's Right to Know".
May 13, 2008
Jason Zuckerman, a Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke on a panel titled "Litigating Whistleblower Retaliation Cases".
May 12, 2008
Jason Zuckerman, a Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm briefed congressional members and staff about whistleblower protections on May 12, 2008.
April 11, 2008
R. Scott Oswald, a Principal at The Employment Law Group ® law firm, spoke about “Punitive Damages – How to Get Them and Keep Them,” at the 2008 Metropolitan Employment Lawyers Association Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.
April 11, 2008
Nicholas Woodfield, a Principal at The Employment Law Group ® law firm, spoke about "FLSA and Qui Tam Law," Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association.
May 1, 2007
R. Scott Oswald, a Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke about “The Nuts and Bolts of Litigating Disability Discrimination Cases,” D.C. Bar CLE, Washington, D.C.
May 4, 2005
R. Scott Oswald, a Principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, spoke about "Understanding the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act," D.C. Bar CLE, Washington, D.C.
