Program Chairs & Presenters:
Katherine L. Charlton
Hawks Quindel, S.C.
Milwaukee
Colin B. Good
Hawks Quindel, S.C.
Madison
Presenters:
Bradden C. Backer
Backer Employment Law
Kenosha
Warren E. Buliox
MWH Law Group LLP
Milwaukee
Laura A. Lindner
Lindner Law LLC
Milwaukee
Rebeca M. Lopez
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
Milwaukee
Hon. James D. Peterson
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
Madison
Timothy J. Pierce
State Bar of Wisconsin
Madison
Rebecca L. Salawdeh
Salawdeh Law Office LLC
Wauwatosa
Sean M. Scullen
Quarles & Brady LLP
Milwaukee
8:30 a.m. : Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Be aware of implicit bias and microaggressions and the need to address these issues in the workplace
- Reexamining the meaning of “qualified” for hiring and promotion purposes
- Current legal theories implicated, including cat’s paw, subjective decision-making, intersectionality, and critical race theory
Rebeca M. Lopez, Rebecca L. Salawdeh
9:20 a.m. : The New Not So Normal: Return to Work and Vaccines
- The challenges of requiring vaccinations and other COVID-19 precautions
- Managing hybrid work schedules and other employee requests for flexibility
Warren E. Buliox, Laura A. Lindner
10:10 a.m. : Break
10:25 a.m. : Federal Case Law Update
Katherine L. Charlton
11:00 a.m. : Practical Views from the Bench
Hon. James D. Peterson
11:50 a.m. : Lunch (on your own)
12:50 p.m. : State Case Law Update
Colin B. Good
1:40 p.m. : What’s Next in LGBTQ+ Rights: Bostock and Beyond
- Dissecting the Bostock ruling
- Does this change anything for Wisconsin employers?
- Implications beyond employment law
- Challenges under the First Amendment’s religion protections
Bradden C. Backer, Sean M. Scullen
2:30 p.m. : Break
2:45 p.m. : Ethics
Timothy J. Pierce
3:35 p.m. : Program Concludes
- Get up-to-date information on return-to-work issues
- Explore the landscape for LGBTQ+ employees one year after Bostock
- Receive litigation tips from a federal district court judge
- Explore ethical issues in labor and employment
- Examine current legal theories being used in employment discrimination cases
- Labor and employment law attorneys
- Civil rights/individual rights attorneys
- In-house counsel
- Attorneys advising small businesses
- Human resources professionals
- General practitioners
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