Practicing Law in Alaska Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020) Out of Stock

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Practicing Law in Alaska Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
Navigating Arising Challenges in Your Practice
1.0 Ethics CLE Credits | CLE #2020-034
Registration Fee: Free of Charge

Presented by: Holly Wells and Jennifer Alexander, Birch Horton Bittner & Cherot

Program Description:
With the spread of COVID-19, most industries are having to adjust their normal practices of conducting business. The legal profession is no exception. For the past several months, attorneys and law firms have been inundated with overwhelming blasts of information about the pandemic and relief measures taken by local and state agencies. On top of that, this information changes rapidly.

This program focuses on the ways in which coronavirus impacts the practice of law in Alaska, including but not limited to compliance with local and State of Alaska public health mandates and advisements, changes in compliance with and enforcement of employment and privacy laws and regulations, confidentiality concerns surrounding remote access, and the development and enforcement of office mitigation plans and safety and sanitation protocols.

Presenters:

Holly Wells' practice focuses primarily on Alaska municipal government and admiralty matters affecting government ports and harbors. Ms. Wells also represents Native and private corporations as well as individuals in various actions involving complex litigation, construction, contracts, and land use. Ms. Wells provides general counsel services for healthcare institutions with emphasis on the unique needs of government-owned healthcare facilities. Ms. Wells routinely acts as lead counsel to municipal boards and commissions regarding ethics disputes, conditional uses, variances, and other matters. She also represents government and private corporations before various federal and state boards and commissions, including but not limited to, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) and Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC).

Jennifer Alexander has been associated with Birch Horton Bittner & Cherot since 2000. Her practice emphasizes representation of union and non-union employers in all areas of labor and employment law. She has experience representing employers in proceedings before the Alaska Superior Court, U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska, National Labor Relations Board, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Alaska State Commission for Human Rights, Equal Rights Commission, Department of Labor, and in labor and employment arbitrations. Ms. Alexander counsels employers in matters of union organizing, contract negotiations, unfair labor practices, grievance arbitration, settlement agreements, disciplinary matters, confidentiality agreements, wage and hour compliance, race and age discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, substance abuse and drug testing, employment policies and handbooks, employment contracts, covenants not to compete, collective bargaining, and contract interpretation.