This registration form is for Tuesday, June 3, 10:00 a.m.–Noon ET
This program is also available on:
Thursday, July 24, 10:00 a.m.–Noon ET
| MCLE Credit: | 2.0 |
| Live-Interactive Credit: | 2.0 (all dates, all formats) |
This seminar is designed to educate attorneys on what they need to know to succeed in the practice of employment disability law. Whether you are a new attorney or a seasoned attorney, this program will provide you with current best practices and help you expand your practice.
In this interactive lecture-style program, experienced employment lawyers and litigators Merrell Renaud and Suzzanne Decker will cover all the major topics that attorneys need to know to practice disability law.
Overview and Applicability of the ADA
Overview and Applicability of the Virginians with Disabilities Act and Virginia Values Act
Registration Deadlines:
Webcast: | 10 minutes prior to seminar. If you register for a webcast the day of the seminar, your e-mail receipt will include a link to launch the seminar and download the materials. |
Telephone: | Online registration ends at 11:59 p.m. the day preceding the seminar |
Live on Site: | Online registration ends at 11:59 p.m. the day preceding the seminar |
Cancellation Policy: Cancellation/transfer requests will be honored until 5:00 p.m. the day preceding the seminar. You will, however, be charged $40 if you cancel or transfer your registration to a different seminar after the link to the materials has been e-mailed by Virginia CLE®.
Full refunds or transfers are available up to two days after a webcast in the unlikely event that you experience technical difficulties.
Dietary Restrictions: If you have dietary restrictions and are attending the seminar in person, please email deanna.mcglothlin@vacle.org.
Inclement Weather Policy and Updates
MCLE Credit Caveat: The MCLE Board measures credits by the time you spend in attendance. If you enter a seminar late or leave it early, or both, you must reflect those adjustments accurately in the credits you report on your credit reporting form. A code will be given at the end of the seminar, which must be written on your MCLE form.
Private recording of this program is prohibited.
Can’t Attend?
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10:00 | An Update on Federal and Virginia Disability Law 2025 |
12:00 | Adjourn |
Suzzanne Decker, Miles & Stockbridge / Baltimore, MD
Merrell B. Renaud, Miles & Stockbridge / Tysons Corner
Suzzanne Decker, Miles & Stockbridge / Baltimore, MD
Suzzanne W. Decker represents businesses in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship.
Ms. Decker advises employers of all sizes on employment law matters, including preventing discrimination in the workplace and litigation avoidance in employee hirings, terminations, and medical leave administration. She also has extensive experience assisting clients in the construction industry with obligations including prevailing wage laws, workplace fraud, the Davis-Bacon Act, and the Service Contract Act.
Ms. Decker’s litigation experience includes defending employers in matters including wage-and-hour issues, discrimination and harassment, family medical leave, and ERISA denial of benefits. She has also assisted companies with non-competition agreement enforcement and breach-of-contract claims.
Merrell B. Renaud, Miles & Stockbridge / Tysons Corner
Merrell Renaud, of counsel in the Northern Virginia office of Miles & Stockbridge, is an employment lawyer and litigator with over 25 years of experience advising public and private corporations on all aspects of employment law. Her practice focuses on employment counseling and employment litigation on behalf of management, with an emphasis on counseling government contractors.
Ms. Renaud is the author of Chapter 4, “State and Federal Disabilities Acts,” in the Virginia CLE® publication Employment Law in Virginia. She counsels and defends clients on a wide variety of employment-related matters, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Family Medical Leave Act, restrictions against unfair competition, and claims of discrimination in violation of Title VII, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act issues. A large part of her practice is devoted to ensuring that clients comply with applicable federal and state employment laws by conducting employment audits, reviewing corporate handbooks, conducting internal investigations of claimed discrimination, and giving presentations on various employment law topics.
Ms. Renaud previously worked as an employment attorney at Squire Patton Boggs and also was an associate and then a partner with Hazel & Thomas.
Before entering private practice, Ms. Renaud spent seven years as a trial attorney for the United States Department of Justice, Tax Division. During her tenure with the federal government, she tried more than twenty cases in federal and state courts, took hundreds of depositions, and was awarded a Special Commendation from the Assistant Attorney General of the Tax Division.
Ms. Renaud is a graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center, where she earned an LL.M., and a graduate of the Albany Law School of Union University, where she earned a J.D.
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