Wednesday, March 21
Genetics, Complicity or Bad Luck: Is there Workplace “Lifestyle” Discrimination? If So, Is it Illegal?
One Guy’s “Incentive” Is Another Gal’s “Penalty”: AARP v. EEOC Hits the Pause Button on America’s Costly Race to Embrace Workplace Wellness
Daniel B. Kohrman
Do State Lifestyle Statutes Provide Protection for Conditions Relating to Lifestyle Choices, Genetics or Plain Bad Luck?
Alisa B. Arnoff
Establishing a Physical Impairment of Weight Under the ADA/ADAAA: Problems of Bias in the Legal System
Camille A. Monahan, Tanya K. Goldman, and Debra Oswald
Political Action in the Non-Union Workplace: Employment at Will vs. the National Labor Relations Act
Political Action in the Non-Union Workplace: Employment at Will vs. the National Labor Relations Act
John F. Beasley, Jr., David S. Cohen, Jennifer Lynn Kroll, Kenneth Baren, and Vanessa M. Kelly
Political Action in the Non-Union Workforce: Employment at Will vs. The NRLA
John F. Beasley, Jr., David S. Cohen, Jennifer Lynn Kroll, Kenneth Baren, and Vanessa M. Kelly
What We Know about President Trump and Immigration: The Impact on Labor and Employment Lawyers
What We Know about President Trump and Immigration: The Impact on Labor and Employment Lawyers
Jonathan Grode
Dealing with a Dishonest Party with a Twist: Truth or Consequences
Discovery of Employment Investigations: Privilege and Waiver
Kirsten S. Branigan and Carole Lynn Nowicki
Dealing with a Dishonest Party with a Twist: Truth or Consequences
Jeff Patton, Kristen Branigan, Jeremy Monterio, and George Washington
A Preview of Proposed EEOC Enforcement Guidance and Effects of #MeToo
Kirsten Scheurer Branigan and Jessica Stein Allen
Working and Managing Effectively in a Multi-Generational Workforce: Talking ‘Bout My Generation
Working and Managing Effectively in a Multi-Generational Workforce: Talking ‘Bout My Generation
Myra McKenzie-Harris, Darnley D. Stewart, Lauren Stiller Rikleen, and Julie A. Totten
Judicial Perspectives on Current Ethics and Labor and Employment Law Topics: Views from the Bench While at the Beach
Judicial Perspectives on Current Ethics and Labor and Employment Law Topics: Views from the Bench While at the Beach
Hon. Virginia M. Hernandez Covington, Hon. Andrew J. Peck and Hon. Yvette D. Roland
Thursday, March 22
Whistleblowing across America: The Interplay Between State and Federal Law
Top States for Qui Tam Filing
R. Scott Oswald
Addressing Off Duty Conduct: What Happens in Clearwater Beach...Could Get You Fired
Addressing Off Duty Conduct: What Happens in Clearwater Beach...Could Get You Fired
Staceu A. Campbell, Caryl Flannery, Caroline Leonard, and Kate Sedey
Off Duty Conduct: An Employee's After Hours' Activities Could Get Them Fired
Stacey A. Cambell, Daniel M. Combs, and Allison L. Gambill
Executives and Start-Ups: Let’s Make a Deal
Executives and Start-Ups: Let’s Make a Deal
Melinda C. Burrows, Meredith A. Haviland, Arnold Pedowitz, and Eric A. Tate
The State of Employer-Sponsored Insurance: Guidance for Employers and Employees
The State of Employer-Sponsored Insurance: Guidance for Employers and Employees
Bobbie J. Fox, Joel R. Hurt, Michael Schionning, and Erin M. Sweeney
Applicants and Employers at the Application Stage: Getting the Job and Getting Paid
She Works Hard For the Money: A Plaintiff's Look at Court Decisions and State Legislation on Salary History Inquiries
James C. Zalewski
Applicants and Employers at the Application Stage: Getting the Job and Getting Paid
Eric L. Barnum, Todd Lebowitz, Lindsay McCall, and Amy Traub
Assessing Applicants' Criminal Records: Criminal History Discrimination Under Federal and State Law
Sandra E. Pullman
Applicants and Employers At The Application Stage Getting: the Job and Getting Paid
Eric L. Barnum, Sandra E. Pullman, Bobby C. Simpson, Jeffrey Neil Young, and James C. Zalewski
Applicants and Employers at the Application Stage: Getting the Job and Getting Paid. The View from Inside the House.
Bobby C. Simpson
The Legal and Other Challenges to the “Gig Economy” around the Globe: What’s the Score?
The Gig Economy - a UK Perspective
Paul Callaghan
The Gig Economy: Dependent Contractors, Workers' Rights, and the Canadian Approach
Randy J. Kaardal
The Gig Economy: A Threat to Basic Employment Rights
Wendi S. Lazar
Friday, March 23
The Ethics of Engagement Letters and Alternative Fee Arrangements: Beyond the First Date
The Ethics of Engagement Letters and Alternative Fee Arrangements: Beyond the First Date
Hon. Yvette D. Roland, Andrew Altschul, and Shree Wright
Litigation Issues Involving Staffing Agencies and PEOs: We’re in This Together...Or Are We?
Litigation Issues Involving Staffing Agencies and PEOs: We’re in This Together...Or Are We?
Michael P. Royal
Litigation Issues Involving Staffing Agencies and PEOs: We’re in This Together...Or Are We?
Hon J. Michelle Childs, Uche N. Egemonye, Devjani H. Mishra, and Scott M. Pollins
Staffing Agencies' Liability for Discrimination/Retaliation Claims: When Does the Rubber Meet the Road?
Scott M. Pollins
Managing Ethics Issues When Your Client is In the Wrong
Managing Ethics Issues When Your Client is In the Wrong
Cara E. Greene and David D. Powell
Trial Techniques and Strategies for Litigating Damages
Employment Related Damages
Stan Murphy
Trial Techniques and Strategies for Litigating Damages
Shirley Lin and John Alvin Henderson
Ethics Issues When lawyers Are Gig Economy Workers
Ethics Issues When lawyers Are Gig Economy Workers
Stacey A. Campbell, Michelle B. Craig, Navin Jani, and Lynlee Wells Palmer
Saturday, March 24
Title VII and Religion in Our Modern Society: Closely Held Beliefs
EEOC v Harris Funeral: 6th Circuit brief
Harris Funeral Homes CTA6 Opinion
Fact Sheet: Recent EEOC Litigation Regarding Title VII & LGBT-Related Discrimination
EEOC Compliance Manual Section 12 - Religious Discrimination
Masterpiece Cakeshop Respondents
SJ Ruling: EEOC v RG And GR Harris Funeral Homes Inc-1
Masterpiece Cakeshop: Petitioners Brief
Masterpiece Cakeshop: Petitioners Reply Brief
Examining a Current Client as an Adverse Witness
Opinion, Case No.21627 Committee on Legal Ethics v. Clark Frame & J. Michael Benninger
Formal Opinion 2017-6: Issuing a subpoena to a current client
Dual Representation of Criminal Defendant and Sheriff FORMAL ETHICS OPINION 85-F-92
The Professional Ethics Committee for the Starte Bar of Texas: Opinion No. 608
Compelling Issues at the Intersection of Class Actions and Arbitrations: Be Careful What You Wish For!
Enforcing Class Arbitration Waiveres in the US Courts
Anna M. Pohl
Compelling Issues at the intersection of Class Actions and Arbitrations: Be Careful What You Wish For!
Reena I. Desai, Patrick J. Lamparello, and Linda M. Mohns
Using Mindfulness to Defuse Contentious Interactions
Using Mindfulness to Defuse Contentious Interactions
Debi Galler
Strategic Use of Forensic Experts in Prosecuting and Defending Noncompete, Trade Secret and Business Tort Claims
Strategic Use of Forensic Experts in Prosecuting and Defending Noncompete, Trade Secret and Business Tort Claims
Sonya Richburg, Cynthia K. Sass, and Adam Sharp
Using An Expert in Non-Compete and Trade Secret Cases
Christina H. Bost Seaton, David J. Carr, Sean Gallagher, Sonya Richburg, Cynthia Sass, and Adam Sharp
The Ethics of Bias and Looking Beyond Our Own Images: The Lawyer's Magical Looking Glass
The Ethics of Bias and Looking Beyond Our Own Images: The Lawyer's Magical Looking Glass
Samantha C. Grant, Christopher Houk, and Brenda Sutton-Wills