Employment Discrimination Litigation

American Conference Institute’s 2nd National Forum on Defending and Managing

Employment Discrimination Litigation

Wednesday, December 08 to Thursday, December 09, 2010
Sheraton Fisherman’s Wharf , San-Francisco, California, United States

INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS

A Tuesday, December 7, 2010
2:00 – 5:00 P.M. (registration opens at 1:30 P.M.)

Pre-Conference International Workshop:The Cross-Border Employment Agreements Swap – An Unparalleled Benchmarking Opportunity

In this unique and interactive workshop, you will have the opportunity to submit actual employment agreements for analysis and discussion. Led by experts in international employment law, participants will discuss problems that they have encountered and practical solutions to overcome them, as well as pose questions and hypotheticals for group discussion.

You will also receive copies of all documents submitted, allowing you to benchmark your agreements against those used by counsel for other multinational corporations.You will not want to miss this unique opportunity to have your actual agreements reviewed and commented on by other employment law professionals.

Speakers TBA shortly!

B Thursday, December 9, 2010
3:30 – 6:00 P.M. (registration opens at 3:15 P.M.)

ERISA Boot Camp for Labor & Employment Defense Attorneys: What You Need to Know About Benefit Plans and Fiduciary-Related Matters

Christopher J. Rillo
Partner
Schiff Hardin LLP

A valuable 2½ hour drill down into:

  • Establishing an ERISA Plan
  • ERISA preemption procedurally and substantively
  • Evidence outside the administrative record
  • Standards of review
  • Conflicts of interest
  • Fiduciaries and nonfiduciaries
  • Plan remedies
  • ERISA’s enforcement scheme
  • Service provider relationships
  • Attorney-client privilege and ERISA practice
  • Section 510 claims
  • ERISA fund claims
  • Intersection of ERISA with ADA, FMLA, and Workers’ Comp