Values Track
Mindfulness Techniques for Professional Success
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Mindfulness Techniques for Professional Success | Powerpoint
Len Shen and Grace Kendrick
Mindfulness Techniques for Professional Success
Len Shen and Grace Kendrick
Plenary Sessions
Understanding Cultural Differences of Working Class and Professional Americans
10:00 am - 11:15 am
Ending Class Cluelessness
Joan C. Williams
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Bringing Mediation Back from the Brink: Effective Approaches to Break Impasse
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
Bringing Mediation Back from the Brink: Effective Approaches to Break Impasse
Raquel Fas Bravo, Vanessa Bullock, Dean L. Burrell, and James S. Rosenfeld
Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation
OFCCP in the Trump Administration: New Initiatives and Enforcement Trends
8:00 am - 9:15 am
The "New" OFCCP - Overview of Developments Under the New Administration
Cathi Hunt and Christopher B. Wilkinson
OFCCP In the Trump Administration: New initiatives and Enforcement Trends
Keir Bickerstaffe, Cathi Hunt, and Chris Wilkinson
Employment Discrimination Litigation: Myths and Realities
11:30 am - 12:45 pm
Rights on Trial: How Workplace Discrimination Law Perpetuates Inequality
Ellen Berrey, Robert L. Nelson, and Laura Beth Nielsen
Legal Update: Sex Discrimination and Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
LGBTQ: What Every Employer Should Know
Tracey Wallace
Deposing and Cross-Examining the Harasser and the Harassed in Sexual Harassment Cases (Fundamentals)
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
Techniques and Strategies for Deposing Sexual Harassment Plaintiffs
Oswald B. Cousins
Insights from Jury Polling in the #MeToo Era to Aid Questioning in Depositions and Cross-Examinations in Sexual Harassment Cases
Michael D. Homans
Deposing and Cross Examining the Harasser and the Harassed in Sexual Harassment Cases
Melissa S. Woods
Employee Benefits
The Opioid Epidemic: Challenges for Employers, Unions, Plan Sponsors and Fiduciaries
2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
The Opiod Epidemic: Challenges for Employers, Unions, Plan Sponsors and Fiduciaries
Kim Bradley, Miguel Eaton, Clarissa A. Kang, and Denise M. Clark
What Every Employment Litigator Should Know about Employee Benefits Litigation (Fundamentals)
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
What Every Employment Litigator Should Know About Employee Benefits
Russell L Hirschhorn, Benjamin Eisner, Kristen Scott, and Ian Eliasoph
ERISA - What Every Employment Litigator Should Know About Employee Benefits
Russell L Hirschhorn, Benjamin Eisner, Kristen Scott, and Ian Eliasoph
Immigration and Human Trafficking
What Every Labor and Employment Advocate Needs to Know about the Current State of Immigration Law (Fundamentals)
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Defending Immigrant Workers
Conchita Lozano-Batista
What Every Labor and Employment Advocate Needs to Know about the Current State of Immigration Law
Conchita Lozano-Batista, Quynh H. Nguyen, Mary Yanik, and Todd P. Photopulos
Undocumented Workers: Preserving Rights and Remedies After Hoffman Plastic Compounds v. NLRB
Rebecca Smith, Amy Sugimori, Ana Avendaño, and Marielena Hincapiė
The Action Means Purpose "A-M-P" Model
Immigration Options for Victims of Crimes
Disaster Contractors: Preventing Labor Trafficking and Protecting Reconstruction Workers in Post-Disaster Areas
8:00 am - 9:15 am
Immigration Issues When Facing Natural Disaster
The Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane Katrina" Day Laborers Fighting for their Rights
Victor Narro
Labor and Employment Immigration Law: The State’s Prerogative
11:30 am - 12:45 pm
Promoting Fair and Safe Workplaces for All
Labor-Management Relations
The Tension between the NLRA, Title VII and Other Federal Labor Laws
11:30 am - 12:45 pm
The Tension between the NLRA, Title VII and Other Federal Labor Laws: The Management Perspective
Ryan H. Vann and Melissa Logan
Between a “Catch-22” and a “Double Bind”? The Tension Between the NLRA, Title VII and Other Federal Labor Laws
Manuel Quinto-Pozos
How to Draft an Employee Handbook According to the NLRB
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm
NLRB Guidance on Employer Handbook Rules
Erin N. Bass, Allyson L. Belovin, Amanda Jaret, and Letitia F. Silas
Guidance for Employers on Lawful Confidentiality Provisions
Erin N. Bass
Practical Advice for Drafting Conduct Rules, Policies, or Handbook Provisions
Letitia Silas
The Ethics of Collective Bargaining (Ethics)
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
Confidentiality of Information and Attorney Client Privilege in the Collective Bargaining Setting
Brian D. Balonick
Ethics in Collective Bargaining | Is "Lying" In Bargaining Acceptable?
Anthony B. Byergo
Ethical Issues in CB | Appendix
Ethical Issues in Collective Barganing
David D. Balonick, Theofilos Galoozis, Susan Davis, Adrian D. Healy, and Allison Beck
Litigation/Class Action
Confronting Non-Responsive Discovery
8:00 am - 9:15 am
Preserving Error from Pleadings to Verdict and Beyond
11:30 am - 12:45 pm
Preserving Error from Pleadings to Verdict and Beyond
Sean R. Gallagher and Elizabeth Phillips
Winning Sexual Harassment Cases in the Media Instead of the Courtroom (Ethics)
2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
Winning Sexual Harassment Cases in the Media Instead of the Courtroom
Angela Hart-Edwards, Nick Kalm, and Therese M. Lawless
Practice and Professionalism
It’s You, Not Me: Tips and Strategies for Dealing with Difficult People (Ethics)
2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
It's You, Not Me: Tips and Strategies for Dealing with Difficult People
Catherine Creighton, Stacey A. Campbell, R. Scott Oswald, and Hon. Virginia M. Hernandez Covington
Public Sector
Due Process Rights for Public Employees (Fundamentals)
11:30 am - 12:45 pm
Due Process Rights for Public Employees
Timothy T. Dardner, Jr., Steven S. Landis, Sarah E. Suszyk, and Rolando N. Valdez
Procedural Due Process Rights for Public Employees
Sarah E. Suszcyk
Life After Janus
2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
Life After Janus Part I: Before Janus
Sarah Cudahy and John Henry
Janus V. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31
Technology
Preparing for and Taking a 30(b)(6) Deposition of a Technology Expert
8:00 am - 9:15 am
30(b)(6) Depositions of ESI Personnel
Hon. John A. Henderson
Defense Perspectives on Rule 30(b)(6) Depositions of Technology Experts
Christina H. Bost Seaton
Wage and Hour
Wage and Hour Update: What Has Really Changed Two Years into the Trump Presidency
8:00 am - 9:15 am
Wage and Hour Update: What Has Really Changed Two Years into the Trump Presidency?
David S. Forney
Lurking Threat to Wage and Hour Litigation and Interpretive Guidance
Jason C. Marsili
Honing Your Relationship with Opposing Counsel: Professionalism and Civility Considerations in Wage and Hour Class and Collective Actions (Ethics)
11:30 am - 12:45 pm
Honing Your Relationship with Opposing Counsel: Professionalism and Civility Considerations in Wage and Hour Class and Collective Actions
Jeremy Glenn, Hope J. Singer, Bernard R. Mazaheri, and Hon. John Shepard Wiley, Jr.
Best Practices for Managing Wage and Hour Issues for a Hyper-Connected Workforce
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
Legal and Data Issues Arising from The Hyper-Connected Work Place
G. Edward Anderson, Esther G. Lander, and Hope Pordy
Whistleblower
Non-Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protections
8:00 am - 9:15 am
Recommended Practices for Anti-Retaliation Programs
Connie N. Bertram, Victoria L. Bor, Megan E. Guenther, Richard R. Renner, and Bobby C. Simpson
Non-Sarbanes Oxley Whistleblower Protection
Connie N. Bertram, Victoria L. Bor, Megan E. Guenther, Richard R. Renner, and Bobby C. Simpson
Non-Sarbanes Oxley Whistleblower Protection | Hypothetical
Connie N. Bertram, Victoria L. Bor, Megan E. Guenther, Richard R. Renner, and Bobby C. Simpson
Beyond Sarbanes-Oxley: Protection Under OSHA-Enforced Whistleblower Protection Laws
Connie N. Bertram, Victoria L. Bor, Megan E. Guenther, Richard R. Renner, and Bobby C. Simpson
Bounty Programs 101 (Fundamentals)
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
NYLJ: The Limitations of Corporate Compliance
NYLJ: Happy Anniversary, Dodd-Frank
Reporting Without Regrets: The SEC Whistleblower Handbook
Mark Hanna, Joshua Hill, Jr., Ellen London, Jane Norberg, and Jordan A. Thomas
2017 Annual Report to Congress: Whistleblower Program
Mark Hanna, Joshua Hill, Jr., Ellen London, Jane Norberg, and Jordan A. Thomas
Workplace Problems and Solutions
New Developments in Pay Equity
8:00 am - 9:15 am
New Developments in Pay Equity | Presentation
Charlotte A. Burrows, Kelly M. Dermody, Eric D. Reicin, and Aurelio K. Pérez
Managing Sick Leave
11:30 am - 12:45 pm
Managing Sick Leave: Special Issues Impacting Unionized Workplaces
Lisa C. Demidovich
Managing Sick Leave: Working Mother Sex Stereotyping Claims Under Title VII
Cyrus E. Dugger
Gender Discrimination in Parental Leave Policies
Jeff Nowak
Balancing Workplace Safety with Employee Rights
2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
Building and Destroying the Affirmative Defense of "Direct Threat" Under the ADA
Alisa B. Arnoff and Noah A. Frank
Balancing Workplace Safety - Union Perspective
Kathleen Phair Barnard
Balancing Workplace Safety with Employee Rights
Cara E. Greene and Mikael Rojas
Assessing Employee Mental Health Symptoms to Evaluate Direct Threats
Carolyn N. Lam
Employer Safety Requirement and The Americans with Disabilities Act
Christopher Kuczynski
Divide, Conquer and Acquire: How Employers, Employees and Unions Travel the Tricky Landscape of Mergers and Acquisitions
4:00 pm - 5:15pm
Divide, Conquer and Acquire: How Employers, Employees and Unions Travel the Tricky Landscape of Mergers and Acquisitions
Eric Tate, Donna Hughes, Marianne Robbins, and Jonathan Ben-Asher