Marilyn Clark, Partner, Dorsey & Whitney to Speak at KC’s The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Understanding and Responding to EEOC Charges Live Webcast

New York, NY, June 07, 2014 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Marilyn Clark, Partner, Dorsey & Whitney will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Understanding and Responding to EEOC Charges LIVE Webcast.” This event is scheduled for Friday, June 6, 2014 @ 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM (ET).

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About Marilyn Clark

Marilyn Clark is a partner at Dorsey & Whitney LLP. She joined Dorsey’s Labor and Employment group in 2006, and her practice consists of both litigation and advice services in a broad range of employment matters. In addition to representing clients in various state and federal courts, she has advocated for individuals and businesses in arbitrations, mediations, and administrative proceedings, including proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and various state unemployment and civil rights divisions. She also regularly offers day-to-day guidance to employers of all sizes on compliance with employment laws. She has expertise in wage and hour audits, particularly with regard to exemption status, and she has presented and offered numerous training sessions on this topic. She graduated cum laude from Cornell Law School, where she served as a managing editor of the Cornell Law Review.

About Dorsey & Whitney

Clients have relied on Dorsey and Whitney LLP since 1912 as a valued business partner. With 18 locations in the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia region, Dorsey provides an integrated, proactive approach to its clients’ legal and business needs. Dorsey represents a number of the world’s most successful companies from a wide range of industries, including leaders in the financial services, health care and life sciences, agribusiness, energy, and infrastructure sectors, as well as major non-profit and government entities.

Event Synopsis:

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) is a bi-partisan body of five members, appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, who act as the enforcer of employment anti-discrimination laws and chief promoter of equal employment opportunity in the US.

In this webinar, leading practitioners and experts in management, employment, labor, and law will help attendees understand the charges, consequences, and responses required when facing charges levied by the EEOC – from the time a notice is received to the process of litigation. Specifically the issues being addressed include:

- Interpreting EEOC Charges — Charge Categorization
- EEOC Priority Analysis
- Responding to Requests for Information & Subpoenas; and/or Strategic Enforcement Goals
- Responding to the charges – Drafting a Response
1. Preliminary Response
2. Internal Investigation
3. Prepare Position Statement
- Settle or Mediate – Advantages and Disadvantages
- Federal vs state agencies approach
- Preparing witnesses and onsite interviews in investigations

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Congress was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register to an event, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org/