Employment Law Update 2025

  • OnDemand seminar
  • Employment Law
Up to 7.0 Credit Hours
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Employment Law Update 2025

Tip of the iceberg

If Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) showed up at your client’s business, would your client know what to say or do? From unannounced immigration audits to detainer requests, employment lawyers must be ready to step in with decisive guidance.

And that’s just one challenge. Whether you’re advising employees, representing employers, or conducting internal investigations, staying current in employment law is nonnegotiable.

At the Employment Law Update 2025, you’ll get practical guidance from seasoned practitioners on the issues making headlines—and impacting your clients.

8:30 am
Federal Case Law Update

Jordan Rohlfing

9:20 am
Embracing AI in Law: Ethics, Efficiency, and Evolving Expectations

Matthew M. Beier

  • AI is reshaping legal practice: Tools like generative AI, smart contracts, and data analytics are revolutionizing client service, document review, and decision-making in law firms.
  • Ethical use is non-negotiable: Lawyers must understand AI's capabilities and limitations to maintain competence, confidentiality, and candor, per ABA and state ethics rules.
  • Avoiding AI is a risk: The standard of care may soon require lawyers to responsibly use AI, not avoid it—staying informed and proactive is now part of legal risk management.
10:10 am
Break
10:25 am
In-House Panel

Moderator: Jordan Rohlfing Panelists: Thayer M. Bryant and Katherine M. O’Malley

  • Disability Accommodation Issues
  • Managing Difficult Internal Investigations
  • AI in the Workplace
  • Use of Restrictive Covenants
  • Worker Classification - exempt vs. non-exempt
  • Proactive Steps to Avoid Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Issues
11:15 am
Immigration and I-9 Issues

Raluca Vais-Ottosen

  • Trump Administration's focus on immigration
  • What to do when ICE shows up at your workplace
  • Other hot topics in immigration law
12:05 pm
Lunch (on your own)
1:05 pm
Wisconsin Case Law Update

Colin B. Good

1:55 pm
Judicial Litigation Insights

Speaker TBD

2:45 pm
Break
3:00 pm
How to Responsibly Discuss Cases Online

Timothy J. Pierce

  • EF-25-02 off firm departures
  • EF-25-01 on lawyer as witness
  • Recent ABA opinions
3:50 pm
Program Concludes

Program Chairs and Presenters

Colin B. Good
Hawks Quindel, S.C. · Madison
Jordan Rohlfing
DeWitt LLP · Madison

Presenters

Matthew M. Beier
Wisconsin Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co · Madison
Thayer M. Bryant
SSM Health Care of Wisconsin · Madison
Katherine M. O’Malley
Accruent · Stevens Point
Timothy J. Pierce
State Bar of Wisconsin · Madison
Raluca Vais-Ottosen
DeWitt LLP · Madison

  • Be prepared to advise clients during immigration enforcement encounters
  • Gain judicial perspective on what courts expect in employment litigation
  • Help clients avoid missteps in internal investigations, discrimination policies, restrictive covenants, and worker classification
  • Understand how AI can ethically and efficiently enhance the way you practice
  • Get tips for discussing cases online without crossing ethical lines
  • Apply recent Wisconsin and federal case law to your daily practice
  • Receive actionable insights on advising employers and managing risk
  • Labor and employment lawyers
  • Civil rights and individual rights lawyers
  • In-house counsel
  • Attorneys advising small businesses
  • General practitioners
  • Human resources professionals

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