Scholars and practitioners from across the country explored employment law in the context of the economic downturn during the Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy's 2009-10 symposium at the University of Kansas School of Law.
More than 120 people attended the popular "Employment Law in Recessionary Times" on Feb. 19 at Green Hall.
Presenters discussed knowledge and access in American employment law, the impact of electronic health records on the workplace, the Fair Labor Standards Act, strategies for preventing and dealing with wage and hour claims and more.
Judge John Lungstrum, L'70, a U.S. District Judge for the District of Kansas, moderated a Fair Labor Standards Act roundtable.
Other presenters included:
- Marion Crain, Washington University School of Law
- Glenn George, University of North Carolina School of Law
- Sharona Hoffman, Case Western Reserve University School of Law
- George Hanson, Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP
- William Martucci, Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
Papers presented at the symposium will be published in the Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy, Volume 19, Issue 3.
George Hanson, Judge John Lungstrum and William Martucci discuss the Fair Labor Standards Act during a roundtable at "Employment Law in Recessionary Times."
