The pleadings frame an employment case. In some cases, they can even be outcome determinative. When there is a choice of forum, what should each side consider in deciding on state court, federal court or arbitration? Which causes of action do employee lawyers often forget? Should the complaint be general or detailed? What factors should employer lawyers consider in deciding whether to file a demurrer, a FRCP 12(b)(6) motion, or a motion to strike? What should employers include, and not include, in the answer? Are cross complaints ever a good idea? These topics and more will be explored in depth. 

In most employment cases, more time is spent in discovery than in all other activities combined. Employment cases are often lost or won in discovery. How important is it who goes first? What documents and information should employer lawyers request from the employee? What documents and information should employee lawyers request? How should the employer’s lawyer handle the plaintiff’s deposition, and what critical questions should they ask? Whose depositions should the employee’s lawyer take, and what should they ask? What discovery should each side pursue in later rounds of discovery? Join our webinar to learn the answers to these questions and more.

Motions for summary judgment and summary adjudication are often employers’ best chance to win employment cases, or to get important parts of them dismissed. When are they a waste of time and money? Should employee lawyers ever file motions for summary judgment or adjudication? What should each side do before a motion for summary judgment or adjudication is filed to increase their odds of success? How should the employer’s lawyer approach drafting a motion? Do massive moving papers work or should they be more succinct and focused? What types of papers have been frowned upon by the courts? What should the employee’s lawyer do to write compelling opposition papers? This webinar will answer these questions and more.