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Public Service Employment Seminars Have Record Year in 2006
(RICHMOND, VA., May 17, 2006))... Sands Anderson Marks & Miller's Spring Public Service Employment seminars experienced record attendance with 118 human resources staff, supervisors and others among the sessions held in Roanoke, Fredericksburg and Emporia on April 18, 25, and 27.
Presenters C. Michael DeCamps, Phyllis Katz, Sharon Pandak and Gladys Yates of the firm's Local Government and Employment practice groups discussed current employment law, appropriate employment procedures, recent changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act, COBRA, and military leave. Katz remarked, "What was most exciting was that almost every participant stated how needed the training was and was looking forward to future programs on other topics."
Sands Anderson's local government and employment attorneys provide hotline and other consulting services on personnel issues and defend local governing bodies in administrative enforcement actions by the U.S. Department of Labor, the EEOC, and the Department of Justice. Its team of attorneys have successfully defended employers in section 1983, whistleblower, and wrongful termination actions in state and federal courts.
Founded more than 150 years ago, Sands Anderson has 76 lawyers practicing among its offices in Richmond, Blacksburg, Fredericksburg and McLean, Virginia, and the Research Triangle of North Carolina. In 2008, it was ranked 9th in the Virginia Lawyers Weekly annual listing of the state’s largest law firms. Sands Anderson provides a full range of legal services to corporations and businesses, healthcare providers, financial institutions, state and local governments, the insurance industry and individuals.