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Drew Capuder spoke on wrongful discharge doctrine at the 2022 WVELA annual conference

On October 14, 2022, Mr. Capuder spoke and presented an article on “Update on Harless and Other Whistleblower Law” at the Annual Conference of the West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association at Lakeview Resort in Morgantown, West Virginia. His article and presentation focused on the wrongful discharge doctrine in West Virginia where the employer’s action allegedly violates a substantial public policy. The doctrine originated in Harless v. First National Bank of Fairmont, 162 W. Va. 116, 124, 246 S.E.2d 270, 275 (1978). He also focused on several other whistle-blower theories, such as the West Virginia Patient Safety Act, the West Virginia Public Employees Whistle-Blower Law, the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, and the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.

ByDrew Capuder

Drew Capuder spoke on the Harless wrongful discharge doctrine and other whistleblower law at the WVELA annual conference

On October 22, 2021, Mr. Capuder spoke and presented an article on “Update on Harless and Other Whistleblower Law” at the Annual Conference of the West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association Stonewall Resort in Roanoke, WV.

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Drew Capuder spoke on whistleblower law at the Annual Conference for the West Virginia Association of Justice

On June 4, 2020, Mr. Capuder spoke and presented an article on “Can We Still Protect Whistleblowers? The Changing Landscape in State and Federal Law” at the Annual Conference of the West Virginia Association of Justice.

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Drew Capuder spoke on persuasive briefs and pleadings at NBI seminar in Charleston

On February 12, 2020, Mr. Capuder spoke and presented an article on “Pleadings, Persuasive Briefs and Protocol When You Arrive in Court: Practice Pointers” at the National Business Institute seminar entitled “Civil Trial: Everything You Need to Know” in Charleston, WV.

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Drew Capuder spoke on the Harless wrongful discharge doctrine at the WVELA annual conference

On November 2, 2019, Mr. Capuder spoke and presented an article on “Update on the Harless Wrongful Discharge Doctrine” at the Annual Conference of the West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association in Logan, WV.

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Drew Capuder spoke on “Dirty Litigation Tactics” at online seminar for Clear law Institute

On September 16, 2019, Mr. Capuder spoke and presented an article on “Dirty Litigation Tactics: How to Deal With the ‘Rambo’ Litigator” in an online seminar for Clear Law Institute. Click here to watch the seminar and read Mr. Capuder’s article.

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Drew Capuder spoke at the 2018 West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association conference on whistleblower law

I spoke at the West Virginia Employment Lawyers Association‘s annual conference on October 12 and 13, 2018, at Hawk’s Nest State Park in Ansted, West Virginia.

I spoke and presented an article on the Harless wrongful discharge doctrine, which deals with termination of employees where the employer’s motivation allegedly violates a substantial public policy.

I also presented an article and participated in a panel discussion on social networking & electronic discovery issues.

Here is information on the conference, joining the WVELA, and attending WVELA conferences.

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Drew Capuder spoke on “Dirty Tricks That You Need to Look Out For” in litigation

On June 14, 2018, Mr. Capuder spoke and presented his article on “Dirty Tricks That You Need to Look Out For”, at the National Business Institute seminar entitled “Dirty Litigation Tactics: How to Deal with the ‘Rambo’ Litigator”, in Charleston, WV. Click here to listen to the full seminar, including Mr. Capuder’s speech.

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Drew Capuder speaking on social media policies in Morgantown

On June 13, 2018, Mr. Capuder spoke and presented an article on “Social Media Policies: Balancing Employer Needs and Employee Rights”, at the National Business Institute seminar entitled “Human Resources Boot Camp”, in Morgantown, WV. Click here to listen to the full seminar, including Mr. Capuder’s speech.

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Drew Capuder spoke on social media issues in Morgantown and Charleston

Drew Capuder spoke and presented his article on “What to look for, where to find it, and what to do with it: email, social media, texts, and video”, on May 15 and 18, 2018, in Morgantown and Charleston, West Virginia, at the NBI continuing legal education seminar, “How to Get Your Social Media, Email, and Text Evidence Admitted (and Keep Theirs Out)”.