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Join Barran Liebman LLP Co-Managing Partner, Andrew Schpak, as he provides an overview of the employment laws relating to succession planning, as well as practical tips for how to plan for the future without exposing your organization to liability. 

Even though approximately 10,000 Americans retire each day, there is an increasing number of employees opting to stay in the workforce longer than previously contemplated. In response, employers need to be strategic in not just identifying job skills and institutional knowledge that must be preserved and passed-down, but also in identifying and cultivating employees which they deem important to the continued success of their organizations. 

Relatedly, everyone from the president of an organization down to the first level supervisors need to understand how state and federal age discrimination laws shape the way that they can and should have conversations with employees about their plans for retirement. 

This program will include legal applications, practical advice, hypothetical scenarios, and time for Q&A.

About the Presenter:        

Andrew Schpak is the Co-Managing Partner at Barran Liebman and has been exclusively representing management in employment litigation and providing advice in employment matters for over thirteen years. He works with government entities, businesses of all sizes, and non-profit organizations. Andrew drafts and updates workplace policies and employee handbooks, provides workplace training, and advises clients on employment issues when they arise. He also drafts, reviews, and negotiates employment, partnership, and independent contractor agreements, as well as confidentiality, non-solicitation, and non-competition agreements. Andrew spends the majority of his time representing clients before state and federal administrative agencies and in state and federal court proceedings.

Andrew graduated from Reed College and received his J.D. from Cornell Law School. He is admitted to practice in Oregon and Washington state and federal courts and is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) by the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI) and as a Senior Certified Professional (SCP) by the Society for Human Resources Management.