WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.260 --> 00:00:04.434 My name is Jennifer Craighead Carey and I am a partner 2 00:00:04.434 --> 00:00:08.100 with the law firm of Barley Snyder, 3 00:00:08.100 --> 00:00:10.490 where I specialist in employment law. 4 00:00:10.490 --> 00:00:15.160 line:15% So in my field, I spend about half of my time 5 00:00:15.160 --> 00:00:18.450 line:15% counseling businesses on employment issues 6 00:00:18.450 --> 00:00:20.350 line:15% that come up in the workplace. 7 00:00:20.350 --> 00:00:25.060 line:15% From disability, to termination issues. 8 00:00:27.340 --> 00:00:29.720 And I also defend them in 9 00:00:29.720 --> 00:00:32.040 employment discrimination lawsuits, 10 00:00:32.040 --> 00:00:34.610 as well as conduct workplace training. 11 00:00:34.610 --> 00:00:38.171 Most of my cases are filed in federal court, 12 00:00:38.171 --> 00:00:42.440 line:15% and the life cycle of a case in federal court 13 00:00:42.440 --> 00:00:44.340 line:15% is fairly short. 14 00:00:45.590 --> 00:00:50.360 line:15% You can go to trial anywhere between 12 and 18 months. 15 00:00:51.600 --> 00:00:54.900 So that's part of my time, and then I would say 16 00:00:54.900 --> 00:00:59.900 the other 50% of my time I'm on the phone or responding to 17 00:01:00.240 --> 00:01:02.788 email messages about various employment issues 18 00:01:02.788 --> 00:01:05.950 or reviewing policies or conducting training. 19 00:01:05.950 --> 00:01:09.630 I may get a call about somebody who's been accused of 20 00:01:09.630 --> 00:01:13.020 sexual harassment, and the employer needs guidance 21 00:01:13.020 --> 00:01:15.236 on how to do a workplace investigation. 22 00:01:15.236 --> 00:01:17.930 They want me to review the investigation 23 00:01:17.930 --> 00:01:20.660 line:15% and advise them on what course of action 24 00:01:20.660 --> 00:01:21.739 line:15% would be appropriate. 25 00:01:21.739 --> 00:01:23.260 line:15% That's a common issue. 26 00:01:23.260 --> 00:01:25.647 line:15% Another common issue that comes up is 27 00:01:25.647 --> 00:01:29.830 line:15% somebody has engaged in misconduct 28 00:01:29.830 --> 00:01:32.408 or has performance issues and the employer wants guidance 29 00:01:32.408 --> 00:01:33.638 on how to deal with that. 30 00:01:33.638 --> 00:01:35.789 Or an employee may have a disability 31 00:01:35.789 --> 00:01:38.485 and need an accommodation in the workplace 32 00:01:38.485 --> 00:01:42.256 and the employer will contact me for advice on 33 00:01:42.256 --> 00:01:45.280 how to go about accommodating that individual. 34 00:01:45.280 --> 00:01:47.800 Those are just some examples. 35 00:01:47.800 --> 00:01:50.660 line:15% Well, a busy week can be two things. 36 00:01:50.660 --> 00:01:55.660 line:15% One, it can be a lot of emergency issues that come up. 37 00:01:56.213 --> 00:01:58.864 line:15% A lot of times, things in the workplace arise 38 00:01:58.864 --> 00:02:02.428 and the employer needs a response right away. 39 00:02:02.428 --> 00:02:05.010 Yesterday I was on the phone with an employer 40 00:02:05.010 --> 00:02:07.180 who had a workplace violence issue. 41 00:02:07.180 --> 00:02:09.000 That's actually very common. 42 00:02:09.000 --> 00:02:12.766 And so in my field, employers are generally reaching out 43 00:02:12.766 --> 00:02:15.756 to me with some sense of urgency 44 00:02:15.756 --> 00:02:18.640 and they need guidance either immediately 45 00:02:18.640 --> 00:02:21.000 or within a relatively short period of time. 46 00:02:21.000 --> 00:02:25.960 line:15% And I can have weeks where I spend 75% of my time 47 00:02:25.960 --> 00:02:28.295 line:15% on the phone, counseling clients. 48 00:02:28.295 --> 00:02:32.610 line:15% Opposite of that would be if I have a lot of 49 00:02:32.610 --> 00:02:35.240 line:15% employment litigation and I'm spending a lot of time in 50 00:02:35.240 --> 00:02:40.240 depositions, and meetings, and managing cases.