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Employment Law Seminar

Thursday, January 19, 2017
1:00 pm
- 5:00 pm

Free

Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres to follow
4.0 hours Illinois MCLE (pending)
Join us for the FBA’s Fourth Annual Employment Law Seminar and hear from employment law experts on the ever-changing landscape of federal laws and regulations.
Panelists will include members from the judiciary, government, corporate and private practice. Do not miss the opportunity to mingle with panelists at the post-seminar cocktail hour.
1:00-2:00 pm
Major Changes in Employment Law in 2016 and Predictions for 2017
The biggest case law developments; the most significant legislation and regulations; what the new administration can and cannot do.

Erika E. Pedersen
Partner
Pedersen & Weinstein, LLP
Randall Schmidt
Clinical Professor of Law
The University of Chicago
Margo Wolf O’Donnell
Shareholder
Vedder Price
Moderator
Dave Haase
Shareholder
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
2:00-3:00 pm
Employment Litigation Nuts and Bolts Revisited
Initial settlement demands; new discovery issues in employment litigation; settlement conferences.

Kristen W. Crosby
Assistant General Counsel
CME Group, Inc.
Megan O’Malley
Partner
O’Malley & Madden, P.C.
Darren Mungerson
Shareholder
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
Hon. M. David Weisman
Magistrate Judge
Northern District of Illinois
Moderator
Jeanah Park
Shareholder
Vedder Price
3:00-4:00 pm
New Ways to Sue and Be Sued
Equal pay litigation re-ignited; use of social media and related protected concerted activity issues.

Nieves Bolanos
Attorney
Robin Potter & Associates, P.C.
Susan Rider
VP and Deputy General Counsel
Labor Employment & Benefits, Exelon
Peter Ohr
Regional Director, Chicago
National Labor Relations Board
Diane Smason
Supervisory Trial Attorney
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Moderator
Rachel Atterberry
Partner
Freeborn & Peters LLP
4:00-5:00 pm
Judges’ Panel: Employment litigation in 2016
Hear from three Northern District of Illinois judges on the latest trends in employment litigation and tips for a successful practice.

Hon. Sharon Johnson Coleman
U.S. District Judge
Northern District of Illinois
Hon. John Z. Lee
U.S. District Judge
Northern District of Illinois
Hon. Gary Feinerman
U.S. District Judge
Northern District of Illinois
Moderator
Noelle Brennan
Shareholder
Noelle Brennan & Associates, Ltd.

Details

Date:
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Time:
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Category:
Website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/employment-law-seminar-registration-29982594748

Venue

Freeborn & Peters – Conference Center
311 South Wacker Drive, Mezzanine Level
Chicago, IL 60606 US
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Other

Illinois CLE Credit
4.0
Required
Photo ID is required to enter the building
Notes
Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres to follow
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