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New York City, October 27-28, 2016Atlanta and New Brunswick Groupcast Locations, October 27-28, 2016Live Webcast, October 27-28, 2016

• Receive balanced, expert guidance on key developments in the employmentlaw arena

• Examine DOL’s new “white collar” exemption regulations, along with trendsin wage and hour case filings

• Explore emerging gender and transgender issues in the workplace

• Analyze equal pay and pay equity issues

• Obtain critical updates on labor law issues, and international employmentlaw developments

• Understand the legal and practical implications of retaliation andwhistleblower claims

• Evaluate the benefits and risks of social media in the workplace

• Learn how to manage difficult FMLA and ADA challenges

• Hear from the source what judges identify as common mistakesemployment lawyers make in litigation

Special Features• Earn up to one full hour of Ethics credit through a discussion ofconfidentiality and privilege issues in internal investigations

• Hear from Featured Speaker Hon. Chai R. Feldblum, Commissioner, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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Employment LawInstitute 2016

Why You Should AttendOur annual Employment Law Institute combines a comprehensive review of case law and regulatory developments, an in-depth analysis of emerging issues, and best practices to maximize employment law compliance, mitigate legalrisk and achieve business objectives. The faculty is comprised of nationally recognized management and plaintiffs’attorneys, members of the judiciary, in-house counsel and government enforcement agency officials who share their perspectives, insights and experiences.

What You Will Learn• The Year in Review: the important federal and state case law and regulatory developments, including the latest

guidance on class actions and other significant topics

• EEOC and DOL’s current priorities

• Latest developments in prosecuting/defending and successfully resolving wage and hour actions

• FMLA and ADA issues, including managing leaves of absence and other reasonable accommodation considerations

• Labor law update, including joint employer developments

• International employment law developments and issues

• Equal pay and pay equity issues under federal and state law

• Views from the bench – mistakes employment lawyers make

• Ethical issues arising in workplace investigations

• Retaliation and whistleblower developments

• Emerging gender and transgender issues in the workplace

• Social media and the workplace

Who Should AttendThis program is designed for private practitioners, in-house counsel, and human resources and other businessprofessionals who seek an in-depth analysis and discussion of often subtle and rapidly evolving issues arising inemployment law.

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Employment LawInstitute 2016

FACULTY

Amy L. BessVedder Price P.C.Washington, D.C.

Zachary D. FasmanProskauer Rose LLPNew York City

Co-Chairs

Senior Program Attorney: Danielle B. Cohen

Featured Speaker

Ned H. BassenHughes Hubbard & Reed LLPNew York City

Hon. Lois BloomUnited States Magistrate JudgeUnited States District CourtEastern District of New YorkBrooklyn, New York

Hon. Denny ChinUnited States Circuit JudgeUnited States Court of Appeals for

the Second CircuitNew York City

Shari Fallek Coats Deputy General CounselOffice of General CounselDeloitte LLPNew York City

Erika C. CollinsProskauer Rose LLPNew York City

Michael A. CurleyCurley, Hessinger & Johnsrud LLPNew York City

Sara E. Elder Divisional Vice PresidentFair Employment and ComplianceSears Holdings Management

CorporationHoffman Estates, Illinois

James D. EsseksDirector, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,

Transgender & HIV ProjectACLU FoundationNew York City

Hon. Chai R. FeldblumCommissionerU.S. Equal Employment

Opportunity CommissionWashington, D.C.

Michele R. Fisher Nichols Kaster, PLLPMinneapolis

Willis J. GoldsmithJones DayNew York City

Cara E. GreeneOutten & Golden LLPNew York City

John W. HamlinChief Counsel, Employment, Benefits,

and GovernanceMarsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.New York City

Debra S. KatzKatz Marshall & Banks, LLPWashington, D.C.

Jamie KohenExecutive Director and Assistant

General CounselHuman Resources Law JPMorgan Chase & Co.New York City

Hanan B. KolkoMeyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C.New York City

N. Katie ManleyVice President, Assistant

General CounselCantor Fitzgerald / BGC Partners /

Newmark Grubb Knight FrankNew York City

Joseph K. MulherinVedder Price P.C.Chicago

Hon. Loretta A. PreskaChief JudgeUnited States District CourtSouthern District of New YorkNew York City

Theodore O. Rogers, Jr. Sullivan & Cromwell LLPNew York City

Jill L. Rosenberg Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPNew York City

Laura S. SchnellEisenberg & Schnell LLPNew York City

Joseph M. Sellers Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC Washington, D.C.

Thomas E. SpahnMcGuire Woods LLPMcLean, Virginia

Anne C. VladeckVladeck, Raskin & Clark, P.C.New York City

Robert S. WhitmanSeyfarth Shaw LLPNew York City

Pearl ZuchlewskiKraus & Zuchlewski LLPNew York City

Lyle S. ZuckermanDavis Wright Tremaine LLPNew York City

Hon. Chai R. FeldblumCommissionerU.S. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionWashington, D.C.

Morning Session: 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

9:00 Opening Remarks and IntroductionAmy L. Bess, Zachary D. Fasman

9:15 Featured Speaker: Hon. Chai R. Feldblum• Key areas of focus for the EEOC, including new

anti-harassment efforts• Pay data collection update• Leave under the ADA

Hon. Chai R. Feldblum

9:45Employment Law Year in Review • Discussion of the latest Supreme Court decisions:Tyson Foods v. Bouaphakeo, Heffernan v. City ofPatterson, Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association,Green v. Brennan

• Analysis of current federal and state court trends • The latest guidance on arbitration of statutory claims

and class action waivers• Important litigation trends and statutory developments

Zachary D. Fasman (Moderator); Debra S. Katz,Theodore O. Rogers, Jr., Joseph M. Sellers

11:00 Networking Break

11:15 Emerging Gender and TransgenderIssues in the Workplace• Sexual orientation discrimination• Legal trends surrounding gender identity • State law developments• Harassment and retaliation• Practical workplace strategies

Ned H. Bassen, James D. Esseks,Hon. Chai R. Feldblum

12:30 Lunch Break

Afternoon Session: 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

1:30Labor Law Update• New election rules• Social media issues• Protected concerted activity – NLRB regulation of

non-union workplaces• Joint employer standards• Class action waivers and the NLRA (Murphy Oil)• NLRA reform legislation and Congressional oversight

Zachary D. Fasman (Moderator); Willis J. Goldsmith,Hanan B. Kolko

2:30Equal Pay/Pay Equity Issues inEmployment Law• Emerging state equal pay laws• Equal Pay Act litigation• EEOC initiatives• OFCCP regulations and audits• Shareholder activism

Shari Fallek Coats, Cara E. Greene, Jill L. Rosenberg

3:30 Networking Break

3:45 Views from the Bench: Mistakes Employment Lawyers Make• Pre-trial mishaps • A new look at paper discovery, protocols and

proportionality • Going to trial: jury consultants and technology –

don’t blow a fuse• How to earn and keep credibility with the court:

from settlement to sanctions

Anne C. Vladeck (Moderator); Hon. Lois Bloom, Hon. Denny Chin, Hon. Loretta A. Preska

5:00 Adjourn

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Day One: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Morning Session: 9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

9:00 Benefits and Risks of Social Media in the Workplace• Reliance on social media in hiring, discipline and

termination decisions• Workplace monitoring and surveillance • Employee personal use of employer computers,

mobile devices, etc. • The NLRB’s latest positions on employee use of

social media• BYO device policies• Content of effective and compliant social

media policies

Michael A. Curley, Lyle S. Zuckerman

10:00 Retaliation and Whistleblower Update • Legal and practical issues• False Claims Act• Sarbanes-Oxley• Procedural nuances• Protected activity• Burden of proof• Standard of causation• Available remedies

Jamie Kohen, Robert S. Whitman, Pearl Zuchlewski

11:00 Networking Break

11:15Wage and Hour Update • The DOL’s new “white collar” exemption regulations • Trends in wage-hour case filings• Standards for determining the employment status of

interns and independent contractors• Litigating conditional certification issues• Key issues in settling wage-hour cases and obtaining

court approval• Notable FLSA decisions

Michele R. Fisher, N. Katie Manley, Joseph K. Mulherin

12:15 Lunch Break

Afternoon Session: 1:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

1:15 FMLA and ADA Issues in Employment Law• Managing leaves of absence and other reasonable

accommodation issues• Implementing and enforcing documentation and

paperwork requirements/restrictions• Managing intermittent leave and preventing misuse

and abuse• Denying leave and/or reinstatement – avoiding pitfalls

and risk• Establishing undue hardship

Amy L. Bess, Sara E. Elder, Laura S. Schnell

2:45International Employment Law Update • Hiring outside the U.S. • Background checks• Privacy issues• Global diversity programs• Leave issues• Termination issues

Erika C. Collins, John W. Hamlin

3:45 Networking Break

4:00Confidentiality and Privilege Issues inInternal Investigations• Best practices for maximizing privilege and

work-product protections for corporate investigations• The attorney-client privilege’s “primary purpose” test

for evaluating privilege claims regarding investigation material

• The work-product doctrine’s litigation, anticipation andmotivation elements

• Proper use of the Upjohn warning, and risks of usingconsultants in internal investigations

• Assessing use of an investigation’s results, includinggovernment disclosure

Thomas E. Spahn

5:00 Adjourn

Please plan to arrive with enough time to check in before the conference begins. A networking breakfast will be available upon your arrival.

Day Two: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

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