2023 Agenda
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Day 1 - Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Day 2 - Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Day 1 - Tuesday, January 24, 2023
8:45 |
Co-Chairs’ Opening Remarks![]() Mercedes Colwin ![]() John W. Hamlin, Esq. |
9:00 |
The Return to Work: Addressing Evolving Risks Around Operations in a Multi-Generational, Employee-Powered Environment![]() Magdalen Bickford ![]() Claudine R. English, Esq. ![]() Marjory Robertson ![]() Alexander Wood Employers, insurance companies, underwriters & brokers are all continuing to reevaluate a return to work amid the new-normal of the post-COVID workplace and workforce. What are the vagaries of today’s return-to-office, hybrid, and fully remote workforce models and how are employers successfully updating employee protocols and reengaging with a more employee-empowered workforce?
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10:00 |
EPLI Claims Trends Amid Remote/Hybrid Work and an Employee-Empowered Landscape: Accommodations, Retaliations, and New Categories of Employment Litigation![]() Harry Coleman, FLMI ![]() Thomas Hams ![]() Joni F. Mason ![]() Rhonda Prussack Two years in, has the pandemic spurred any novel employment-related litigation tools? How is the EPLI market evolving around the latest claims and trends? Are companies asking the right questions around their policies?
CASE STUDYEfficient Strategies for Your Settlements: Periodic Payments Versus Lump Sum |
11:15 |
Extended Networking Break |
11:45 |
Marijuana in the Workplace: Key Takeaways for Multi-Jurisdictional Marijuana Compliance![]() Lyndsay M. Ganz ![]() Heidi Urness Where do employers currently stand around marijuana testing and compliance risk management? This session will scan a patchwork of US marijuana legalization developments as well as how some employers are creating more relaxed marijuana in the workplace policies amid such a piecemeal regulatory environment.
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12:45 |
Networking Luncheon |
2:00 |
INTERVIEW WITH THE EEOC![]() Keith E. Sonderling Moderator:![]() Bradford Newman |
2:45 |
New Hurdles to Managing Whistleblower Claims in an Employee Empowered Environment: The Latest and Greatest in Defense Strategies for Public vs. Private Claims![]() Steven Pearlman ![]() Jason Zuckerman
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3:30 |
Break |
3:45 |
Cyber Security, IP and Proprietary Risks: Their Interplay with a Remote/Hybrid Work Workforce![]() Timothy K. Smit, CIPP/C/E/US, CISSP, FIP ![]() Paul Gouge, CIPT This session will explore how to manage intensifying cybersecurity and data privacy risks posed by remote work.
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4:45 |
The View from the Plaintiff’s Bar: The Latest Trends and Claims Coming Down the Pipeline![]() Davida S. Perry ![]() Brian Heller Moderator:![]() Raymond Cashman, Esq., CPCU |
5:30 |
Cocktail Reception
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Day 2 - Wednesday, January 25, 2023
9:00 |
Co-Chairs’ Opening Remarks![]() Mercedes Colwin ![]() John W. Hamlin, Esq. |
9:05 |
General Counsel Panel: Perspectives on Pressing, High Stakes Issues at the Forefront![]() Beth Mabe Gianopulos ![]() Victoria Gorokhovich ![]() John W. Hamlin, Esq. ![]() Bonnie Pierson-Murphy Moderator:![]() Mercedes Colwin |
10:00 |
Political Speech in the Workplace: Critical Updates Around Dobbs vs. Jackson and Union/Non-Union Employee Posturing![]() Kristi Mackin Galletti ![]() Mary Anne Mullin
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11:00 |
Break |
11:15 |
Remote Workforce Monitoring: Avoiding Micro-Surveillance and Knowing the Laws and Potential Pitfalls Surrounding Its Use![]() Stephen Malone ![]() Bradford Newman From eliminating distractions to adding technological automation, there are numerous ways businesses can improve remote workplace productivity with tracking technology. But how do employers monitor without becoming oppressive? When can tracking technology backfire? And what are the potential employee retaliatory pitfalls?
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12:15 |
Special Interview with the NLRB![]() Marvin Kaplan |
12:45 |
Lunch |
1:15 |
Pay Equity and Transparency: Dissecting Recent Defense Wins/Losses and The Lesser-Known Lessons for Addressing Wage Disparities![]() David V. Cascio ![]() Jonathan Kurens, Esq. ![]() Laura R. Lapidus, Esq.
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2:15 |
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Return to Work through a DE&I lens![]() Alyssa Pianelli ![]() Michelle Arbitrio ![]() Sarah Y. Cho ![]() Kristina Barcia
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3:15 |
Close of Conference |