Agenda
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
4:30 - 7:00 p.m. Registration
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Welcome Reception
Thursday, January 9, 2020
7:00 a.m. Employment Law Decisions in Review - 2019
David Carr, Ice Miller, IN
Laura Schnell, Eisenberg & Schnell, LLP, NY
7:45 a.m. Considerations Involving a Complaining Party's Participation in a Workplace Investigation
Sue Ann Van Dermyden, Van Dermyden Maddux, CA
Julie Moore, Employment Practices Group, MA
Liz Rita, Investigations Law Group, CO
8:30 a.m. What Employment Lawyers Need to Know About EEO-1 Component 2 Disclosures
Erin Sweeney, Miller Chevalier, Washington, D.C.
9:00 a.m. Morning Sessions Adjourn
4:30 p.m. Tips for Dealing with Difficult Counsel
Eric Iskra, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC, WV
Ty Hyderally, Hyderally & Associates, P.C., NJ
5:15 p.m. In-House Counsel Efficiences and Best Practices for the In-House and Outside Counsel Relationship and What Plaintiff's Counsel Should Know
J. Spencer Cook, Performance Fire Protection, NC
Jeffrey Patton, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC, NC
Michael Petrogeorge, Management & Training Corporation, UT
Christina Pignatelli, Management & Training Corporation, UT
6:00 p.m. Evening Sessions Adjourn
Friday, January 10, 2020
7:00 a.m. An Overview of FMLA Changes on the Horizon and Overview of New Paid Leave Initiatives
Glenn A. Duhl, Zangari Cohn Cuthbertson Duhl & Grello P.C., CT
Patrick Solomon, Thomas & Solomon LLP, NY
7:30 a.m. Trade Secrets and Non-Competes -- Trends and New State Laws
Arnold H. Pedowitz, Pedowitz & Meister LLP, NY
Gary Eidelman, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Jehr LLP, MD
8:00 a.m. Class and Collective Actions: Year in Review
Adam T. Klein, Outten & Golden LLP, NY
Stephen E. Fox, Sheppard Mullin, Dallas, TX
9:00 a.m. Morning Sessions Adjourn
4:30 p.m. Mediating, Fast and Slow
Daniel M. Klein, Klein Dispute Resolution, GA
5:00 p.m. U.S. Soccer and Equal Pay: Lessons to be Learned in the Workplace on Pay Equity
David Hughes, Jackson Lewis, GA
Mary A. Smigielski, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, IL
6:00 p.m. Wage and Hour Issues That Will Impact 2020 and Beyond
TBD
6:30 p.m. Evening Sessions Adjourn
Saturday, January 11, 2020
7:00 a.m. The Effects of Xenophobia on Global Migration Through Employment
Jonathan A. Grode, Green & Spiegel LLC, PA
Amy Novak, Novak Law Office, Vail, CO
7:30 a.m. Best Practices in Engaging in the Accommodation Dialogue Under the ADA
Doug Dexter, Farella Braun + Martel LLP, CA
Steve Seymour, Samuels Yoelin Kantor LLP, OR
8:00 a.m. Litigating Age Discrimination Matters: Key Legal Issues and Practical Tips
Gail Holtzman, Jackson Lewis, Tampa, FL
J. Nelson Thomas, Thomas & Solomon LLP, NY
8:30 a.m. Agility On and Off the Slope: The New Worker in the Modern Workplace
Gerlind Wisskirchen, CMS Hasche Sigle, Germany
9:00 a.m. Morning Sessions Adjourn
4:30 p.m. Motions in Limine and How to Streamline Your Evidentiary Issues for Trial
Stephen E. Fox, Sheppard Mullin, Dallas, TX
5:15 p.m. Effective Voir Dire, Including Best Use of Jury Questionnaires
Mark Mallery, Ogletree Deakins, LA
5:45 p.m. How to Win Your Case with the Opening Statement
Sean Gallagher, Polsinelli PC, CO
Sharon F. Iskra, Bailey & Glasser LLP, WV
6:30 p.m. Evening Sessions Adjourn