CLE Courses by Tracy Sanders Rucker
Alphabet Soup and Immigration Law: Understanding acronyms A-K - Part 1
Alphabet Soup and Immigration Law: Understanding acronyms A-K - Part 1
This CLE provides a practical, plain-language guide to the most commonly encountered immigration acronyms from A through K, demystifying complex administrative agency structures, visa categories, and legal terminology.
Designed for attorneys, HR professionals, and public service officers, this CLE explains how these acronyms function in real-world immigration practice. Participants gain a foundational framework for advising clients, and communicating clearly in immigration-related matters.
Seasonal Ethics for Lawyers: Avoiding Holiday Missteps with AI, Deepfakes, and Social Media Posts
Seasonal Ethics for Lawyers: Avoiding Holiday Missteps with AI, Deepfakes, and Social Media Posts
This course provides lawyers with timely, practical guidance on how to maintain ethics in the legal profession. Lawyers will consider holiday-related social media, professional networking, and client engagement—especially when using AI tools or posting personal or firm content online.
Post Penny America: Digital Commerce and Legal Implications Part 2
Post Penny America: Digital Commerce and Legal Implications Part 2
This course will explore how federal and state laws governing payments, disclosures, accessibility, fraud, and data privacy intersect with emerging digital commerce models.
Health Law and DNA Discrimination
Health Law and DNA Discrimination
This course examines the evolving legal landscape surrounding genetic information, DNA testing, and health-related discrimination, with a focus on civil rights, employment, and employee benefits protections.
Immigration Law Overview, Agency Roles, and Ethics in Practice
Immigration Law Overview, Agency Roles, and Ethics in Practice
This course provides attorneys with a foundational overview of the U.S. immigration system and will explore current federal immigration policies and practical compliance issues.
Immigration Law And Third Country Removals - Part 2
Immigration Law And Third Country Removals - Part 2
This ccourse provides an overview of third-country removal under U.S. immigration law. The CLE program explains how the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) selects a country of removal after a final order under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA § 241(b), 8 U.S.C. § 1231(b)) and related regulations (8 C.F.R. § 241.15).
Free Speech on Campus: First Amendment, Private Institutions, and Institutional Risk - Part 3
Free Speech on Campus: First Amendment, Private Institutions, and Institutional Risk - Part 3
Through practical hypotheticals and compliance-focused legal analysis, this CLE program provides attorneys and in-house counsel practical tools for educational institutions, employers, and navigating free speech-related disputes involving protests, controversial expression, and campus discipline.
Neurodiversity in Schools: Legal Rights & Duties
Neurodiversity in Schools: Legal Rights & Duties
This course examines the rights of neurodiverse students in public and private K–12 institutions, emphasizing practical tools for attorneys representing students, school boards, or educational nonprofits.
CROWN DOWN: Legislative Intent & Practical Impact
CROWN DOWN: Legislative Intent & Practical Impact
This course provides legal analysis of recent legal developments regarding the CROWN Act (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair).
Workplace Safety, Collective Action & Right to Work Laws
Workplace Safety, Collective Action & Right to Work Laws
This program provides a practical, compliance-focused analysis of labor law obligations in both Right-to-Work and non-Right-to-Work states.
Holiday Cross-Border Issues: Immigration Law & International Travel
Holiday Cross-Border Issues: Immigration Law & International Travel
Attendees will examine the roles of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) during peak travel periods. The CLE also explores common legal pitfalls such as overstays, inadmissibility determinations, expedited removal, and delayed visa renewals.
Asylum, Family Immigration, and Emerging Federal Standards
Asylum, Family Immigration, and Emerging Federal Standards
This course examines legal standards governing asylum, family-based immigration, and immigration enforcement policies under the Trump administration, including the Alien Enemies Act and third-country removals.
Immigration Law and Third Country Removals
Immigration Law and Third Country Removals
Third-country removals have resulted in high-stakes legal questions at the intersection of immigration enforcement, criminal law, due process, and liberty protection-based claims. This course provides a practical overview of removal to a country other than the country of nationality, legal authorities, and due process pathways
Immigration Law for the Agricultural Workforce: Navigating H2A and H2B Visas
Immigration Law for the Agricultural Workforce: Navigating H2A and H2B Visas
Explore immigration law's impact on agribusiness labor shortages and employment compliance, focusing on H2A and H2B visas.
Cross-Border Holiday Travel: Immigration Law Essentials
Cross-Border Holiday Travel: Immigration Law Essentials
Explore key immigration law issues during the holiday season, focusing on cross-border travel, visa regulations, and federal agency guidelines.
Post Penny America: Digital Commerce and Legal Implications-Part 1
Post Penny America: Digital Commerce and Legal Implications-Part 1
This course will explore how federal and state laws governing payments, disclosures, accessibility, fraud, and data privacy intersect with emerging digital commerce models.
Free Speech in Higher Education
Free Speech in Higher Education
This program provides a structured examination of the Constitutional Foundations governing campus expression, beginning with a First Amendment overview and the state actor doctrine, followed by legal analysis of public versus private institutional obligations and academic freedom principles.
Grounded Freedom: Constitutional Limits on Air Travel Restrictions in the Name of National Security and Public Safety
Grounded Freedom: Constitutional Limits on Air Travel Restrictions in the Name of National Security and Public Safety
This program examines how the U.S. Constitution shapes and constrains the federal government’s authority to regulate air travel — both passenger and cargo — in the interests of national security, public safety, and commerce.
Back to School: Education Law Updates
Back to School: Education Law Updates
This course will give attendees an update on the latest developments in education law.
Comedy and Civility in the Legal Profession
Comedy and Civility in the Legal Profession
Through case examples, disciplinary trends, and practical hypotheticals, this CLE provides a structured framework for understanding when humor enhances advocacy and lawyer civility.
Managing Religious Accommodation in the Workplace Part 1
Managing Religious Accommodation in the Workplace Part 1
This program will provide a structured analysis of religious accommodation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Alphabet Soup and Immigration Law: Understanding Acronyms L-Z Part 2
Alphabet Soup and Immigration Law: Understanding Acronyms L-Z Part 2
This CLE provides a practical, plain-language guide to the most commonly encountered immigration acronyms from L through Z, demystifying complex administrative agency structures, visa categories, and legal terminology.
Designed for attorneys, HR professionals, and public service officers, this CLE explains how these acronyms function in real-world immigration practice. Participants gain a foundational framework for advising clients, and communicating clearly in immigration-related matters.
Legal Tips for Small Business Owners
Legal Tips for Small Business Owners
This presentation will give attorneys working with small business owners valuable tips and tricks to help their clients succeed.
Employee Mental Health & Workplace Risk: Compliance, Privacy, and Employer Liability
Employee Mental Health & Workplace Risk: Compliance, Privacy, and Employer Liability
This CLE provides a practical, compliance-focused analysis of employee mental health in the workplace, addressing obligations under the ADA, FMLA, GINA, HIPAA-adjacent privacy rules, and EEOC enforcement priorities. The program equips attorneys with actionable strategies to advise clients, mitigate risk, and ensure legally compliant workplace practices.
Immigration Law for the Agricultural Workforce: Labor Shortages and Employment Compliance
Immigration Law for the Agricultural Workforce: Labor Shortages and Employment Compliance
This session will discuss immigration compliance, ethical representation of undocumented workers, and federal efforts to stabilize the agricultural labor supply.
Overview of the CROWN Act - Part I
Overview of the CROWN Act - Part I
This seminar provides an overview of the CROWN (Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) Act, which prohibits hair texture discrimination in the workplace and schools.
Chemical Hair Straighteners, Hair Dyes, and Product Liability Law
Chemical Hair Straighteners, Hair Dyes, and Product Liability Law
This course will explore product liability lawsuits filed against cosmetic companies for failure to warn consumers about a link to reproductive health problems.
Protecting Clients: Substance Abuse and Alcohol Awareness in the Legal Profession
Protecting Clients: Substance Abuse and Alcohol Awareness in the Legal Profession
This CLE program will focus on ethical and professional responsibility implications of substance abuse including alcohol misuse within the legal profession.
Overview of the CROWN Act - Part II
Overview of the CROWN Act - Part II
This program will focus on the the CROWN Act as it applies to employment law, covering current case law and pending CROWN Act legislation.
Neurodiversity in the Workplace
Neurodiversity in the Workplace
This course will inform how relevant state and federal laws like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) apply to neurodiverse clients and colleagues.
Managing Religious Accommodation in the Workplace Part 2
Managing Religious Accommodation in the Workplace Part 2
Through case law, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidance, and practical hypotheticals, participants will learn how to manage religious accommodation requests lawfully, consistently, and strategically in modern workplace environments.
Attorney Wellness, Mental Health, and Ethical Compliance: Competence, Client Protection, and Professional Responsibility
Attorney Wellness, Mental Health, and Ethical Compliance: Competence, Client Protection, and Professional Responsibility
Through real-world scenarios and ethics-based hypotheticals, this course will give attorneys the tools they need to identify risk, protect clients, and align workplace practices with professional obligations.
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Legal Risk, Professional Responsibility, and Emerging Liability Frameworks
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Legal Risk, Professional Responsibility, and Emerging Liability Frameworks
This program provides attorneys with a practical legal framework for understanding the growing use of artificial intelligence in healthcare delivery and the associated risks for legal compliance, liability, and professional responsibility.
Immigration Law Checklist: Preparing Employers for Seasonal Workers
Immigration Law Checklist: Preparing Employers for Seasonal Workers
This program provides attorneys with a practical, legal compliance focused framework for advising employers on the legal requirements associated with hiring seasonal workers under U.S. immigration law.
Business Immigration, Cross-Border Travel, and Visa Bond Compliance
Business Immigration, Cross-Border Travel, and Visa Bond Compliance
This program provides attorneys with a structured, practice-focused framework for advising corporate clients and business travelers navigating cross-border mobility under evolving U.S. immigration enforcement policies.
USERRA, Leave Protections, and Employer Liability: Veteran Employment Rights & Federal Compliance
USERRA, Leave Protections, and Employer Liability: Veteran Employment Rights & Federal Compliance
Using real-world scenarios, the CLE program examines how employers must navigate hiring, leave, benefits, and reinstatement obligations for service members, while avoiding retaliation and enforcement exposure.
Military Grooming Standards & Workplace Law: Religious Accommodation, Race, and Legal Compliance (2026 Update)
Military Grooming Standards & Workplace Law: Religious Accommodation, Race, and Legal Compliance (2026 Update)
This course examines military grooming standards as a case study in workplace regulation, analyzing how rules governing facial hair, hairstyles, and religious expression intersect with Title VII, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), and anti-discrimination principles.
Weight of the Law: Sexual Harassment and Disability Protection
Weight of the Law: Sexual Harassment and Disability Protection
This course examines the evolving legal protections that shape workplace equality — particularly where sexual harassment and disability discrimination intersect.