SSDP: Legal Liabilities for Supervisors
Event Date: 10/10/2024
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity:
Event Overview
Front Range Community College
3645 West 112th Avenue Room CO578
Westminster
Course Description:
This course will offer insight into the fundamentals of the legal system, considering the application of state and federal laws, discussions of claims, discrimination, sexual harassment, lawsuit language, and more. Colorado case studies are used to illustrate effective procedures to avoid liability for governmental agencies.
Learning Objectives:
The class will demonstrate how good planning, record keeping, and procedures can reduce an agency's liability. Topics covered include:
- Guarantees, Promises, and Representation
- When to act? When to Ask?
- Conferences and Records
- Performance Evaluations
- Sexual Harassment
Instructors
Hegarty, Matthew J.
Matthew J. Hegarty, Esq. is a Member of Hall & Evans, LLC and has been with the firm since 2012. Prior to joining Hall & Evans, LLC, Mr. Hegarty was a senior appellate law clerk to the Honorable David Furman at the Colorado Court of Appeals, from 2010 to 2012. Mr. Hegarty’s practice concentrates on trial and appellate litigation, chiefly the defense of matters implicating public entities and their employees under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act, of a wide variety of employment discrimination claims, and of ERISA and long-term disability claims. Mr. Hegarty’s clients include a wide variety of municipalities and public officials, small- to medium-sized businesses, and nonprofits throughout Colorado and other Rocky Mountain states. Mr. Hegarty graduated cum laude from Liberty University Law School in 2010 and summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts from Liberty University in 2007.