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Employment Law Seminar
Thursday, January 25, 2018
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
4.0 hours Illinois MCLE (pending)
Join us for the FBA’s Fifth 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, academic and private practice. Do not miss the opportunity to mingle with panelists at the post-seminar cocktail hour.
1:00-2:00 pm
Enforcement and Litigation Priorities: EEOC, NLRB, DOL
Hear from our local federal officials regarding recent changes at their respective agencies.
Tom Gauza
Chicago District Director
U.S. Department of Labor
Diane Smason
Supervisory Trial Attorney
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Peter Ohr
Regional Director, Chicago
National Labor Relations Board
Moderator
Noelle Brennan
Shareholder
Noelle Brennan & Associates, Ltd.
2:00-3:00 pm
Seventh Circuit Case Update: New Cases
Judge Pallmeyer will provide her regular update on new employment law decisions in the Seventh Circuit.
Hon. Rebecca R. Pallmeyer
U.S. District Judge
Northern District of Illinois
Efrat R. Schulman
Partner
Jones Day
3:00-4:00 pm
Privacy in the Workplace
Background Checks, Use of Social Media Information, and the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.
Brenda Feis
Partner
Feis Goldy
Moderator
Matthew B. Kugler
Assistant Professor of Law
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
4:00-5:00 pm
A View from the Bench
Hear from our Northern District of Illinois judges regarding latest trends in employment litigation and tips for a successful practice.
Hon. Robert M. Dow, Jr.
U.S. District Judge
Northern District of Illinois
Hon. Matthew F. Kennelly
U.S. District Judge
Northern District of Illinois
Hon. Sara L. Ellis
U.S. District Judge
Northern District of Illinois
Hon. Mary M. Rowland
U.S. District Judge
Northern District of Illinois
