Available Online CLE Courses

From ousted CEOs to nixed political campaigns due to bad behavior, some days it seems like professionalism and fairness were never the concerns of any industry – especially dealings between men and women in the workforce. You've seen the headlines, you've heard the commentators, but maybe you aren't sure what to do – especially when every word or gesture now feels like a potential minefield of risk.
 
The truth is you CAN make a difference in the working world, no matter your role or rank, on issues of inappropriate behavior and harassment. You will leave this program with a toolkit of concrete actions, resources, and strategies, big and small, for fostering professionalism in the legal community proactively, and for responding appropriately when it appears to be lacking. Using the recent experiences of fellow members of the ACBA, the panelists will demonstrate what works – and what doesn't – when addressing inappropriate conduct in the office, courtroom, or bar association events. The program will explain not only how to comply with the ethical requirements for professionalism, but why doing so is simply good business, improving retention rates, productivity, and even your bottom line. Close Full Description

The Probate and Trust Law Section's program will discuss and review an array of current issues including the following broader topics:  The implementation of the Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania for filings with the Orphans' Court and any ongoing issues experienced by practitioners  The status and significant changes of the proposed Pennsylvania Orphans' Court Rules for Guardianships.  The impact the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 has on the income taxation of estates and trusts, in particular the elimination of miscellaneous itemized deductions.  
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The implementation of the Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania for filings with the Orphans' Court and any ongoing issues experienced by practitioners.  
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The status and significant changes of the proposed Pennsylvania Orphans' Court Rules for Guardianships.  
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The impact the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 has on the income taxation of estates and trusts, in particular the elimination of miscellaneous itemized deductions. Close Full Description

The ADA Amendments Act and its state law equivalents (such as the PHRA) require employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees – including those with disabilities – to perform the essential functions of their jobs.

This CLE will address the specifics of the interactive process and when certain accommodations are "reasonable" or should be denied. Panelists will discuss a wide range of typical requests made by employees for equipment (standing desks, special screens, special key boards, etc.), leaves of absence, elimination of certain parts of their jobs, modified work schedules, work-from-home arrangements, and special travel requests (i.e. first class or ability to Uber to client sites instead of drive).

The discussion also will review the information that employers should obtain from employees when evaluating the reasonableness of the requests. Close Full Description

This program will feature a dynamic panel of prominent in house attorneys. They will discuss, "from the inside" what they didn't know about working as in house counsel before they began their careers in this area of the law. The panel will also discuss tips about what outside counsel should know when working with in house attorneys Close Full Description

This CLE program will provide a substantive update on police misconduct cases from the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. The program will cover cases from Jan. 1, 2018 to the present. Included topics will be qualified immunity, excessive force, first amendment retaliatory arrest, malicious prosecution and officer-involved shootings.
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