If you have problems viewing this email, you can view it as a web page.There is still time to register!Healthcare Employers Targeted in Wage and Hour Class ActionsOver the past several years, class
and collective actions alleging wage andhour violations against healthcare employers have increased dramatically.Plaintiffs' class action law firms have aggressively targeted health careemployers in
multiple jurisdictions within a state, and across the country.These firms are filing suits in both state and federal court against largemetropolitan healthcare systems and the hospitals and executives
within thosesystems. They allege not only statutory wage violations but alsoracketeering, benefits violations, and common law claims. Long before filingsuit, these firms aggressively recruit
potential class plaintiffs throughelectronic, direct mail and telephonic solicitations to healthcare employees inworkplaces just like yours. Many health care employers are not fully aware ofthis
troubling trend, and its potential risks and costs.On December 15, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. ET Seyfarth Shaw will conduct a webinar todiscuss issues that hospitals and healthcare systems face in the wage
andhour area.The webinar will cover:Wage and hour challenges that are unique to hospital and healthcare systememployersThe issues targeted in recent wage and hour litigation class andcollective
actions against healthcare employersBest practices for wage and hour complianceThe panel will include attorneys from Seyfarth's East Coast, Chicago, andCalifornia offices who have deep experience
representing healthcare employers,including in wage and hour class and collective actions. The Honorable VictoriaA. Lipnic, formerly the Assistant Secretary of Labor for EmploymentStandards and
currently President Barack Obama's nominee to serve as aCommissioner on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), willjoin our panel along with Richard Alfred, Ed
Bergmann, Kristin McGurn, andAndrew Paley. Joan Gale and Deborah Gordon from the firm's Healthcare Practicewill moderate the webinar.If you have any questions, please contact Krista La Fave,
xyz@noemail.local.Tuesday,December 15, 20092:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Eastern1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Central12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Mountain11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.PacificWho Should Attend:Members of the
general counsel's office, corporateexecutives, risk managers, HR professionals, and directorsModerators:JoanE. GaleDeborahC. GordonSpeakers:TheHonorable Victoria A. LipnicRichardL.
AlfredEdwardW. BergmannKristinG. McGurnAndrewM. PaleyRegistration:Registration is complimentary for SeyfarthclientsGeneral registration is available fornon-clients for a fee
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