AGENDA
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Reception and Dinner - Sitting on the Dock of the Bay
Thursday, November 9, 2017
7:00 am - 8:30 am
Registration and Breakfast
8:30 am - 8:45 am
Opening and Welcome
8:45 am - 9:30 am
Mr. Trump Goes to Washington: Labor and Employment Developments in the First Year of the Trump Administration
9:30 am - 10:15 am
When the Hammer Falls: Big Verdicts of the Last Year and How to Avoid Them
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Break
10:30 am - 11:15 am
The Avalanche Is Here: The Latest on Pay Equity Legislation, Audits, and Litigation
11:15 am - 11:45 am
“The Never-Ending Story”: Litigating Retaliation Claims
11:45 am - 1:15 pm
LUNCH AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Top Cyber Scams: How to Keep Your Company From Becoming a Victim
1:15 pm - 1:30 pm
Break
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Breakout Sessions—Series 1
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Break
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Breakout Sessions—Series 2
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Break
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Generations Y and Z, the Gig Economy, and New Employment Strategies
4:30 pm - 5:15 pm
The Employment Law Challenge
5:15 pm
Closing Remarks
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Reception and Dinner—Palm Court and Cathedral Room
Friday, November 10, 2017
7:00 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 8:45 am
Opening Remarks
8:45 am - 9:30 am
Channeling Sherlock Holmes: Deducing Best Practices for Conducting Workplace Investigations
9:30 am - 10:15 am
The New NLRB: Is Change Here…or on the Way?
10:15 am - 11:00 am
Acquisition and Integration: Harmonizing New Voices Into One Chorus
11:00 am - 11:15 am
Break
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Breakout Sessions—Series 3
12:15 pm - 1:45 pm
LUNCH AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS: A Look Ahead: Topics and Trends Shaping the Future of the Legal Department
1:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Break
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Breakout Sessions—Series 4
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Break
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
The Three Ps of the 30(b)(6) Deposition: Preparation, Preparation, and Preparation
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Twists and Turns: Legal Strategies for the Most Complex Leave Issues Under the FMLA and ADA
4:45 pm
Special Drawing and Closing Remarks
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Under the Stars at the Garden Pool
Saturday, November 11, 2017
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Washington Watch
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Break
10:15 am - 11:15 am
Breakout Sessions—Series 5
