Long Island Breakfast Series: Clean Breaks and Clear Records: Separations, Severance, and Effective Employment Documentation

Join Jackson Lewis P.C. and Long Island SHRM for their annual Workplace Law Breakfast Series.

Employee separations are among the highest-risk moments for employment litigation — and the quality of an employer's documentation often determines the outcome. This session combines practical guidance on offboarding compliance with a deep dive into building the kind of employment records that withstand legal scrutiny, from performance documentation and disciplinary write-ups to separation agreements and final pay obligations.

Key Subtopics:

• New York's final pay requirements: timing rules for voluntary vs. involuntary separations, and penalties for noncompliance 

• Drafting enforceable separation agreements and releases: consideration, revocation periods, ADEA/OWBPA compliance, and recent New York trends 

• NY WARN Act obligations: thresholds, notice timing, and common triggering events employers miss 

• Building a documentation trail that holds up: performance reviews, corrective action memos, PIPs, and contemporaneous records that support defensible employment decisions 

• Connecting the dots: how strong documentation throughout the employment lifecycle reduces litigation risk at the point of separation

Agenda:

Registration and Breakfast | 8:00—8:30 a.m.

Program | 8:30—10:00 a.m.

Pricing for Individual Sessions:

$50—SHRM LI Member

$75—Non-Member

Pricing for Series Bundle:

$315 —SHRM LI Member

$472.50 — Non-Member