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Employment Law Seminar
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Free
4.0 hours Illinois MCLE Credit Hours
Deadline: Monday, January 28, 2019
Join us for the FBA’s Sixth Annual Employment Law Seminar and hear from employment law experts on the ever-changing landscape of federal laws and regulations.
This is a year not to miss, as we welcome two of our newest judges from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Panelists will include members from the judiciary, government, in-house counsel and private practice. Do not miss the opportunity to network with panelists at the post-seminar cocktail hour.
1:00-2:00 pm
Litigating Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets: Strategies and Guidance from experts in the field
Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly
District Judge
Northern District of Illinois
Jeanah Park
Shareholder
Vedder Price
2:00-3:00 pm
Enforcement and Litigation Priorities: What is new (and what is not) at the NLRB and EEOC for 2019?
Peter Ohr
Regional Director, Chicago
National Labor Relations Board
Diane I. Smason
Supervisory Trial Attorney
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Thomas Gauza
Chicago District Director
U.S. Department of Labor
Moderator
Noelle Brennan
Partner
Noelle Brennan & Associates
3:00-4:00 pm
In-House Counsel: How do They Evaluate Cases for Settlement? Hear from our in-house experts about what works and what does not for purposes of early settlement.
Hilary Malina
Senior Counsel, Employment Law
CDW
William J. Daley
Vice President and Chief Counsel
Conagra Brands
Tiffany M. Ferguson
Employment Attorney-Senior Manager
Allstate
Winnie Nguyen
Director & Senior Counsel
Discover Financial Services
Moderator
Susan H. Rider
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Labor, Employment & Benefits
Exelon
4:00-5:00 pm
Seventh Circuit Judge Panel: Hear from some of our newest appellate court judges about best practices and recent updates in employment law.
Honorable Michael B. Brennan
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Honorable Michael Y. Scudder, Jr.
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
