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I’m excited to announce that the Colorado Bar Association Class Actions subsection is teaming up with the Labor & Employment Law Section to bring you CLE luncheon entitled: A Primer on Employment “Class Action” Litigation: Class Actions, Collective Actions, and EEOC Enforcement.  If you are interested in attending, please send me an email at pkarlsgodt@bakerlaw.com.
 
Date and Time: November 22, 2010 at 12:00 noon
Location: Holland & Hart LLP, 555 17th St, Ste 3200, Denver, CO 80202 
 
Summary:
 
Employment and labor law is one of the hottest areas of class action litigation these days.  But the term “employment class action” is often used to describe cases involving a variety of procedures, of which the Rule 23 is only one.  This program will explore the different mechanisms that may used to resolve mass employment litigation and the differences and interplay between class actions, collective actions, and EEOC enforcement actions.
 
Faculty:
 
Steven Moore is the Managing Shareholder of the Denver office of Ogletree Deakins, one of the nation’s leading labor and employment law firms.  Mr. Moore will discuss the interplay between Rule 23 class actions in employment cases and other collective action procedures, such as the opt-in procedure applicable to cases under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
 
Stephanie Struble is a Trial Attorney with the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) in Denver.  Ms. Struble will discuss the role of the EEOC and private litigants in cases involving an alleged pattern or practice of employment discrimination.

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