IndySHRM Legislative Webinar

"Reducing the Legal Risks of Layoffs, Reductions-in-Force and Other Cost-Cutting Measures"

A review of the WARN Act and other statutory provisions affecting reductions in force. As well as best practices to avoid liability when dealing with difficult issues related to workforce sizing.

This webinar has been approved for recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute (HRCI). The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute’s criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.

About the Presenter:
Mike Padgett is a partner in Jackson Lewis’s Chicago office, with his office residence in Indianapolis.
Mr. Padgett’s practice covers a broad range of employment litigation and traditional labor matters. His litigation experience includes defending claims of race, age, national origin and gender discrimination, as well as sexual harassment, unlawful retaliation, wage and hour claims (including class actions), non-compete matters and occupational safety and health matters. Mr. Padgett has handled these matters in federal and state courts in several states, as well as in the Seventh and Fifth U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals. Mr. Padgett has extensive experience in defending claims before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Department of Labor, and state and local labor and employment agencies.

Mr. Padgett also has broad experience in traditional labor matters, including negotiating collective bargaining agreements, representing employers in grievance arbitration proceedings, handling unfair labor practice charges before the National Labor Relations Board, and defending employers in breach of contract litigation. Mr. Padgett served as lead labor counsel for the owner in negotiating the project labor agreement governing the construction of a new NFL football stadium in Indianapolis.
Mr. Padgett routinely counsels clients on a variety of labor and employment issues, conducts employee training seminars, and speaks on employment-related topics to various organizations.
Mr. Padgett graduated cum laude from the Indiana University School of Law. His undergraduate degree is in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Purdue University and Mr. Padgett worked as a mechanical engineer in Indianapolis for four years prior to entering law school. Prior to entering the private practice of law, Mr. Padgett served as Chief Counsel to the Indiana Department of Labor.

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