Learn to draft and enforce legally compliant separation agreements to reduce post-termination lawsuits and protect your business.
Separation agreements are an extremely valuable tool available to employers to eliminate the potential for post-termination lawsuits from disgruntled ex-employees who are unhappy that their employment was terminated. However, to gain the many benefits of such agreements, it is imperative that employers do them correctly and meet all necessary legal requirements that apply to gain actual enforcement of such agreements. Learn how to effectively craft separation agreements and learn about the important legal requirements that must be followed to make such agreements enforceable. Furthermore, you will gain valuable insights into best practices and strategies for appropriate enforcement and effective negotiation of separation agreements.
Learning Objectives
- You will be able to describe what is required for a legally effective separation agreement.
- You will be able to identify the necessary elements of an enforceable separation agreement.
- You will be able to recognize the benefits of utilizing separation agreements in your company.
- You will be able to discuss the particular legal requirements for making an enforceable release of legal claims.
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Agenda
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- AR CLE 1.0
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- IN CLE 1.1 (Pending)
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- MO CLE 1.3 (Pending)
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HR Certification Institute 1.0
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CPE 1.2 including Business Law 1.2
- Noggin Guru, Inc. dba Lorman Education Services and BankersHub is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its web site: www.nasbaregistry.org. For more information regarding administrative policies such as complaint and refund, please contact our offices at 866-352-9539. CPE Credit: Maximum Credit Hours: 1.2 each session (based on a 50 minute credit hour). You must attend at least 50 minutes to obtain credit. Field of Study: Business Law for 1.2 hours. Prerequisite: . Level of Knowledge: Intermediate. Teaching Method: Seminar/Lecture. Advance Preparation: None. Delivery Method: Group Internet Based. Please refer to the information in this brochure for outline, course content and objectives. Upon completion of this course, you will receive a certificate of attendance. Final approval of a course for CPE credit belongs with each state's regulatory board.
Please note: In order to receive CPE credit for this course you MUST use the streaming audio option, as well as enable and complete the required progress checks.
OnDemand Course
This course was last revised on May 19, 2021.
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- AL CLE 1.4
- This course or a portion thereof has been approved by the Alabama State Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission for a maximum of 1.4 hours credit.
- CA MCLE 1.5
- Lorman Education Services is a State Bar of California approved MCLE sponsor and this course qualifies for 1.5 CLE hours of participatory credit.
- GA CLE 1.0
- This program has been approved by the Georgia Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competency for 1.0 CLE hours.
- MO CLE 1.6
- This course qualifies for self-study CLE credit in Missouri.
- RI CLE 1.5
- This program has been approved by the Rhode Island Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission for 1.5 hours of CLE credit.
To earn each credit Lorman offers through the OnDemand learning platform, you need to watch 100% of the program. Also, for certain credits you will need to fulfill additional requirements which will be displayed on the "credits" tab when viewing the course.
This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.
Who should attend?
This live webinar is designed for human resource managers, benefits and payroll professionals, personnel managers, business owners and managers, presidents, vice presidents, CFOs, controllers, and attorneys.
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Faculty

Ralph R. Smith, 3rd, Esq.
Capehart & Scatchard, P.A.
- Shareholder and co-chair of the Labor and Employment Department of the law firm of Capehart & Scatchard, P.A.
- Concentrates practice in the areas of labor and employment law and complex commercial litigation
- Represents companies in all kinds of labor and employment-related litigation in the federal and state courts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania
- Regularly counsels clients on issues of compliance with both federal and state employment laws, including those that impact the area of employee background checks and dealing with arrested employees
- Lectures widely and frequently writes in the field of labor and employment law
- Served as an adjunct professor at The Widener University Graduate School of Business, teaching labor, and employment law
- Member of the New Jersey Federal Bar Association; the New Jersey State Bar Association; the Historical Society of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey; and the Camden County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Committee
- Former barrister instructor for the Camden County Inns of Court; former board member and legislative chair of the Society of Human Resource Management, Philadelphia Chapter; and a qualified mediator for the New Jersey Superior Court
- J.D. Degree, cum laude, Temple University School of Law; B.A. Degree, magna cum laude, Temple University
- Can be contacted at [email protected] or 856-914-2079
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