Happy New Year – now back to the daily grind!  Ease back into the work routine with Lawline’s newest CLE courses.  Lawline is kicking off the new year with our January webcasts, including some seriously hot topics (voter suppression, anyone?), well-being for attorneys, and the second annual SCOTUS Preview. 

Here are some exciting highlights for the month. Can’t make a webcast date? All our courses go on demand within 48 hours.

• Resisting Voter Suppression and Defending the Right to Vote. Featuring the ACLU Voting Rights Project, this exciting and timely program addresses the issue of individual states’ voter suppression legislation.  Airing January 16 at 11:30 a.m. (EST)
• The Path to Lawyer Well-Being: Practical Recommendations for Positive Change. Noticing that the attorneys around you tend to be a little… stressed?  You’re not imagining things.  Understand issues plaguing the profession, such as chronic stress, poor self-care, and high rates of depression and alcohol abuse.  Are you a person who is also an attorney?  This one’s for you.  Airing January 22 at 1:30 p.m. (EST)
• OSHA Retaliation Claims in the Trump Administration.  We’re one year into the Trump Administration, and one thing that’s changed is the OSHA regulatory landscape; while whistleblower complaints had been on the rise during the Obama Administration, the new administration has not pursued enforcement as aggressively.  Take a deep dive into the actions taken by the new team to roll back OSHA regulations.  Airing January 25 at 2:00 p.m. (EST)
• The Fair Housing Act: A Primer on Analyzing and Avoiding Discrimination Claims. Originally enacted in the wake of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Fair Housing Act is one of our country’s most important laws, designed to stop the discrimination of protected classes when attempting to secure housing.  This interesting and important program examines the FHA from both the perspective of a housing provider as well as an individual covered under the act.  Airing January 29 at 9:30 a.m. (EST)
• SCOTUS Preview 2018.  In the second annual SCOTUS Preview program, eight cases on the Supremes’ docket will be addressed.  Join the presenters for a look at some of the most compelling cases the Court will hear in the new year.  With hot-button issues such as gerrymandering in Wisconsin, this fantastic examination of such critical cases is not to be missed!  Airing January 30 at 10:00 a.m. (EST)