Program Chairs & Presenters:
Katherine L. Charlton
Hawks Quindel, S.C.
Milwaukee
Colin B. Good
Hawks Quindel, S.C.
Madison
Faculty:
Joel S. Aziere
Buelow Vetter Buikema Olson & Vliet LLC
Waukesha
Leslie N. Carter
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Milwaukee
Sharon Mollman Elliott
Jackson Lewis, P.C.
Madison
Nicholas E. Fairweather
Hawks Quindel, S.C.
Madison
Christine Liu McLaughlin
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
Milwaukee
Amber L. Otis
Wisconsin Legislative Council
Madison
Timothy J. Pierce
State Bar of Wisconsin
Madison
8:00 a.m. : Registration
8:30 a.m. : 2019 Title VII Cases with Impact
- Supreme Court and the trio of LGBT cases
- Supreme Court’s “use it or lose it” decision
- #MeToo and #TimesUp sex discrimination developments
Christine Liu McLaughlin
9:20 a.m. : The Evolving Status of Cannabis in Wisconsin
- Under what circumstances is cannabis use legal in Wisconsin?
- How can even limited cannabis legislation impact issues in employment law?
Joel S. Aziere, Nicholas E. Fairweather, Amber L. Otis
10:10 a.m. : Break
10:25 a.m. : Sexual Harassment in the Wake of the #MeToo Movement
- The evolving nature of sexual harassment claims
- Guidance from the EEOC on how to address sexual harassment
Leslie N. Carter
11:15 a.m. : The Anatomy of Restrictive Covenants
- How do restrictive covenants protect employers from unfair competition?
- How are restrictions on employee mobility treated under Wisconsin law?
- How can employers strike a balance between protecting themselves and allowing employee mobility?
Sharon Mollman Elliott, additional speaker TBA
12:05 p.m. : Lunch (on your own)
1:05 p.m. : Ethics for Employment Lawyers
- Address ethical conundrums specific to your labor and employment law practice, such as:
o Issues involving social media and email
o Contacting employees of represented organizations
o Conflicts of interest
Timothy J. Pierce
2:05 p.m. : Break
2:15 p.m. : Federal and State Law Updates
Katherine L. Charlton, Colin B. Good
3:25 p.m. : Program Concludes
Following program start times, webcast replay schedule will vary slightly from above listed times.
- Receive a state and federal case law overview, including an update on pending Title VII cases
- Learn how to address sexual harassment claims in wake of the #MeToo movement
- Find out what you should and shouldn’t include in a restrictive covenant
- Examine the evolving legal status of cannabis in Wisconsin
- Labor and employment law attorneys
- Civil rights/individual rights attorneys
- In-house counsel
- Attorneys advising small businesses
- General practitioners
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