Top 10 Fifth Circuit Employment Law Cases of 2016
Houston Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Section Meeting
March 6, 2017
Partner Rachel Powitzky Steely, co-chair of the Firm’s labor and employment practice, will co-present “Top 10 Fifth Circuit Employment Law Cases of 2016” at the upcoming Houston Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Section meeting.
This presentation will cover the 10 most significant labor and employment cases decided by the Fifth Circuit in 2016. The discussion will include highlights from Heinsohn v. Carabin & Shaw, P.C., Nicholson v. Securitas Sec. Svcs., E.E.O.C. v. Rite Way Svcs. Inc., among others.
More information, as well as registration options, can be accessed here.
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