E-Communications in the Workplace Seminar

Description

 Pannone Lopes Devereaux and West (PLDW) is a prominent member of the Rhode Island legal community.  Two of the firm’s attorneys, Bill O’Gara, Partner and Brian Lamoureux, Senior Associate have presented the topic, E-communications in the Workplace: Facts and Myths, Rights and Responsibilities to much acclaim at several business leadership organizational meetings and forums. Because of the timely nature of this topic and legal ramifications in the digital age and the need for all business owners to have a policy in place and clear understanding of new case law regarding the use of company electronic devices, mobile phones with texting, email communications, IM messaging, etc., we are hopeful you will have a place in your membership forums or luncheon series for this presentation to be given as a free informational exchange. The information is critical to employees as well, as they are the end-users of electronic devices for professional use, and sometimes personal use. The issue is when is it allowable for employees to use company devices for personal use and how does a company, nonprofit or public agency go about setting up an e-communications policy for such use, and what does the law dictate in terms of what an employer can have access to as of the recent 2010 US Supreme Court decision.  
 
 
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:
 
William O’Garais one of the founding partners at Pannone Lopes Devereaux & West LLC and is a highly respected labor and employment law practitioner who also has significant experience in litigating civil and administrative law matters before federal and state courts, the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Occupational Safety and Health, the Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights and the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. Mr. O’Gara represents employers in matters ranging from sexual harassment to retirement issues. His diverse practice includes defending wrongful terminationand discrimination actions as well as contract negotiations and matters
of union representation. Mr. O’Gara is a frequent contributor and editor of human resource and personnel policy handbooks and guides for small and large private and public sector entities.
 
Brian J. Lamoureuxis Senior Counsel with Pannone Lopes Devereaux & West LLC and is an accomplished business litigator with more than 10 years of experience in commercial litigation matters. He practices before state, federal and bankruptcy courts in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
His areas of expertise include complex commercial litigation, creditors’ rights, surety law, construction law, telecommunications zoning, structured settlement transfers, and student loan bankruptcy matters. He successfully briefed and argued before the First Circuit Court of Appeals in a case regarding a surety’s rights to indemnification. He was lead counsel in a successfully resolved certified class action regarding the demutualization of an insurance company before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Rhode Island, and served as trial co-counsel in one of the largest defense jury verdicts in the Federal District Court in Massachusetts.
 
ABOUT PANNONE LOPES DEVEREAUX & WEST LLC
The attorneys and staff at Pannone Lopes Devereaux & West LLC (PLDW) are committed to developing practical and cost effective solutions while also being supportive of the community in a meaningful way. With offices in
Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Florida, PLDW has developed a business model that combines international expertise with a more cost-effective delivery system that involves cross training of lawyers
and a more practical approach to problem solving. The primary areas of practice for the firm include administrative, corporate and municipal law, civil litigation, government relations, real estate and commercial lending
and estate planning and special masterships. The partners’ demand of themselves and those on the PLDW team, an unparalleled sense of urgency and responsiveness which is derived from an authentic appreciation
for their clients and the community in which they serve. For more information, visit www.pldw.com.