Defamation claims are experiencing a new “Golden Age” as the current legal climate exalts critical speech, risks ruined reputations, and carries potentially severe economic consequences. This webinar will cover defamation and non-disparagement claims from an employer’s perspective, highlighting common pitfalls, and recommended cures.

Specific content includes:

• Employer defenses and defamation privileges, including California’s A.B. 2770
• Interplay of defamation and disparagement causes of action
• Social media and Section 7 protections for employee speech
• Anti-SLAPP jurisprudence, including New York’s recently expanded statute
• Effectively drafting settlement agreements with non-disparagement provisions