Conference Agenda

Registration

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM EST

Exhibitor Showcase

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM EST

Grab n' Go Breakfast

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM EST

The Supreme Court Speaks...Are You Listening? (repeated session)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST

Using Workplace Investigations to Improve Culture and Drive Employee Engagement

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST

Documentation on Trial

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST

All Politics Is Local-Unless Your Employer Is Not

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST

A Time for Civility: Moving Beyond Harassment and Bullying to Practicing Civility in the Workplace (repeated session)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST

Coffee Break

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EST

Immigration Strategies: Sponsoring H-1B and Other Foreign Professionals in the Trump Era

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EST

Where Does the NLRB Go from Here?

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EST

Help! I Have California Employees. What Essential Laws Must I Know?

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EST

Navigating the Patchwork of Federal, State and International Pay-Equity Laws

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EST

What's Today's Excuse? Enforcing Attendance Rules, But Offering "Reasonable Accommodation"

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EST

Networking Luncheon

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM EST

Overtime Redux: Here We Go Again! (repeated session)

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM EST

Workplace Violence: Understanding and Prevention Will Protect Your Organization

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM EST

The Impact of Marijuana and Opioids on the Workplace

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM EST

I-9 and E-Verification Compliance: What Is New and How Can You Protect Your Business

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM EST

Review of Legal Issues Related to Free Speech in the Workplace...Including Political Free Speech (repeated session)

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM EST

25-Plus Years After Enactment of the FMLA, Will Paid Family Leave Become a Reality?

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EST

From Compliance to Prevention: New Anti-Harassment Strategies for the Post-#MeToo Workplace

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EST

Our Search for Belonging: Creating Inclusion at Work in a Time of Separation

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EST

HR: The Central Focus of the Current Workplace Revolution

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EST

Revisiting Data Privacy Compliance Obligations in the Post-GDPR World

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EST

Coffee Break

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM EST

The Supreme Court Speaks... Are You Listening?

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST

A Time for Civility: Moving Beyond Harassment and Bullying to Practicing Civility in the Workplace

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST

Overtime Redux: Here We Go Again!

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST

Review of Legal Issues Related to Free Speech in the Workplace, Including Political Free Speech

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST

Advocacy Day Reception*

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST