Thursday & Friday, March 4-5, 2021 | 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
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This year’s Employment Law Institute will examine recent trends, developments, and cutting-edge issues in employment law. Topics to be discussed include implications of reasonable and religious accommodations during the COVID-19 pandemic, newly enacted/amended New York State and New York City Law, NLRB/Section 7 rights, and the bounds of “appropriate” workplace behavior, including political speech and #BLM. You will learn tips on how to navigate remote proceedings, including depositions, mediations, and trials, as part of this “new normal.” The Institute will also feature plenary sessions on diversity in employment programs, legal issues with Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs, ethical obligations of remote work, and the security of confidential information. The panels will include esteemed in-house counsel, representatives from governmental agencies, and top practitioners from both the plaintiffs’ and defense bar.
You won’t want to miss this one-stop shop for employment lawyers!
Program Fee:
$399 for Members | $499 for Nonmembers
In-House Counsel: $299 for Members | $399 for Nonmembers
Small Law Firm: $249 for Members -
Zachary R. Bergman
Stulberg & Walsh, LLPPaulette Brown
Senior Partner & Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer
Past President, American Bar Association
Locke Lord LLPJeanine Conley Daves
Littler Mendelson P.C.Michele A. Coyne
Kauff McGuire & Margolis LLPMichael J. Del Piano
New York State United TeachersChristine T. Dinan
Sr. Staff Attorney
A Better BalancePaula T. Edgar
PGE Consulting Group LLCRobin H. Gise
JAMSMegan S. Goddard
Goddard Law PLLCSandra D. Grannum
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPKatherine A. Greenberg
Assistant Commissioner
New York City Commission on Human RightsMark J. Goldberg
Loeb & LoebBrian Heller
Schwartz Perry & HellerKathy Drew King
Regional Director, Region 29
National Labor Relations BoardPery D. Krinsky
Krinsky PLLCJoan C. Lenihan
Attorney at LawValdi Licul
Widgor LLPBrittani R. McDonald
Director & Senior Counsel, Labor & Employment
Diageo North AmericaRashida MacMurray-Abdullah
Chief Diversity Officer
Wiley Rein LLPCaroline A. Morgan
Culhane Meadows PLLCBisha Nurse
Assistant General Counsel
New York Life InsuranceMartin L. Schmelkin
Partner
Jones DayEvan J. Spelfogel
Phillips Nizer LLPWendy Stryker
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC -
9:00 am – 10:15 am
COVID-19 & Workplace Accommodation Considerations
Panel Leader & Moderator: Katherine Greenberg
Panelists: Tanya N. Blocker, Jeanine Conley Daves, Christine Dinan
& Brian Heller
10:15 am – 10:30 am
Break10:30 am – 11:45 am
Newly Enacted/ Amended New York State & New York City Leave Laws & Other Trending Topics
Panel Leader & Moderator: Zachary Bergman
Panelists: Megan Goddard, Bisha Nurse & Evan Spelfogel11:45 am – 12:00 pm
Break12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Diversity in Employment Programs: Practical & Legal Issues with DEI Programs
Panel Leader & Moderator: Paula T. Edgar
Panelists: Paulette Brown, Rashida MacMurray-Abdullah & Martin L. Schmelkin
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9:00 am – 10:15 am
Protected Workplace Statements – Navigating NLRA Section 7, the 1st Amendment, and Discrimination and Off-Duty Conduct Laws
Panel Leader & Moderator: Mark Goldberg
Panelists: Michael del Piano, Kathy Drew King, Brittani McDonald & Wendy Stryker
10:15 am – 10:30 am
Break10:30 am – 11:45 am
Skills For Navigating the Virtual Landscape of Our New Normal
Panel Leader & Moderator: Tracey Salmon-Smith
Panelists: Michele A. Coyne, Robin H. Gise, Keisha-Ann Gray & Valdi Licul
11:45 am – 12:00 pm
Break12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Zoom Carefully: Ethical Obligation & Privacy Consideration of Remote Work
Panel Leader & Moderator: Joan C. Lenihan
Panelists: Sandra D. Grannum, Pery D. Krinsky & Caroline A. Morgan -
New York & California
March 4 & 5 (Both Days): 8.0 Total: 4.5 Professional Practice, 1.5 Skills, 1.0 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias, 1.0 Ethics
March 4 (Day 1 only): 4.0 Total: 3.0 Professional Practice, 1.0 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias
March 5 (Day 2 only): 4.0 Total: 1.5 Professional Practice, 1.5 Skills, 1.0 EthicsNew Jersey
March 4 & 5 (Both Days): 8.4 Total: 6.0 General, 1.2 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias, 1.2 Ethics
March 4 (Day 1 only): 4.2 Total: 3.0 General, 1.2 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias
March 5 (Day 2 only): 4.2 Total: 3.0 General, 1.2 EthicsPennsylvania
March 4 & 5 (Both Days): 7.0 Total: 6.0 General, 1.0 Professional Responsibility
March 4 (Day 1 only): 3.5 General
March 5 (Day 2 only): 3.5 Total: 2.5 General, 1.0 Professional ResponsibilityNewly admitted New York attorneys (attorneys admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less) cannot earn CLE credit in the category of Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias.
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This program has been generously sponsored by:
Platinum Level Sponsor:
Gold Level Sponsor:
Silver Level Sponsor:Sponsoring Association Committee:
Labor & Employment, Katherine A. Greenberg, ChairSponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
Angie Avila, Manager, Membership Outreach and Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | aavila@nycbar.org