Information about upcoming educational opportunities, including workshops and seminars presented by Skoler Abbott attorneys.

Past Events

Jun
26
Seminar

Best Practices for Hiring, Firing, and Managing Employee Performance

Speaker(s):

What are the do’s and don’ts when using background checks and social media to screen job applicants?  What questions can you ask during an interview, and what questions should you avoid?  How do you address a decline in work performance when an employee has recently returned from protected leave?  What are the keys to legally and effectively handling termination and exit interviews?  And why does detailed documentation play an important role in all of these issues?

Join Skoler Abbott attorneys John Gannon, Erica Flores, and Kayla Snider, for an afternoon seminar on June 26, 2025, from 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., as they walk attendees though the legal issues presented when hiring and firing employees, and discuss tips and strategies for managing non-performing employees.  This seminar will highlight:

  • Ensuring compliance with federal and state laws when hiring and onboarding new employees
  • How and when to appropriately discipline employees
  • How to prepare for and execute termination meetings
  • Importance of timely and detailed documentation to support employer decisions
  • Common mistakes when employers tackle hiring, firing, and performance management

Thursday, June 26, 2025

Sheraton Springfield

Boland Way

Springfield, MA  01144

Cost:  $35.00 – light refreshments and parking included

2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.         Registration

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.         Program/Questions

To Register:
Send an email with your name and company name to Seminars@Skoler-Abbott.com. You can pay by credit card or eCheck by clicking here.  If you prefer to pay by check, please indicate that in the registration email.

May
7
Webinar

What Employers Need to Know to be Prepared for ICE Visits to the Workplace

Speaker(s):

Attorney Kayla Snider will be presenting a webinar for the CMEA on May 7, 2025, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. about employers’ rights when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (better known as “ICE”) arrives at the workplace.  Among the topics to be discussed by Attorney Snider:

  • Practical steps for preparing in advance for the unexpected ICE visit;
  • What ICE agents and employees can and cannot do;
  • The difference vs. administrative and judicial warrants;
  • Access to public vs. private areas of the workplace;
  • How to interact and record interactions with ICE agents; and
  • What to do after the visit.
  • Attendees also will be provided with a template for creating an Action Plan.

A Zoom link with login information will be provided by the CMEA to all registrants the day before the webinar.

To Register:
Please send an e-mail to bradc@the-cmea.com or contact him at 508-612-8044.

Mar
6
Webinar

What Employers Need to Know to be Prepared for ICE Visits to the Workplace

Speaker(s):

Please join Attorneys Marylou Fabbo and Kayla Snider of Skoler Abbott & Presser, P.C. on March 6, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. for an informative webinar about employers’ rights when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (better known as “ICE”) arrives at the workplace.  Attorneys Fabbo and Snider will discuss, among other things:

  • Practical steps for preparing in advance for the unexpected ICE visit;
  • What ICE agents and employees can and cannot do;
  • The difference vs. administrative and judicial warrants;
  • Access to public vs. private areas of the workplace;
  • How to interact with ICE agents; and
  • How to document interactions with ICE agents and whom to contact for legal assistance.

Thursday, March 6, 2025

12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Fee:  $25 per person

 A Zoom link with log in information will be provided to all registrants the day before the webinar.

To Register:
Send an email with your name and company name to Seminars@skoler-abbott.com.  You can also pay by credit card or eCheck by clicking here.  If you prefer to pay by check, please indicate that in the registration email.

If you have any questions, please call Melissa Theriaque at (413) 737-4753.