Please join the SHRM Washington State Council and the international law firm of Dorsey & Whitney LLP for the 13th Annual Employment Law and Legislative Conference designed to provide you with the knowledge you need to stay current on the latest legislative issues pending at the state and federal levels, as well as practical information on regulatory issues and employee relations techniques crucial to professionals facing human resources challenges.

This conference has been approved for 6.0 HRCI credits and 6.0 CLE credits in Washington state.

Agenda
  • General Session I
      • Employment Law Update - Michael Droke
  • Breakout Session I
      • Panel Discussion: Preventing the Wage & Hour Class Action – Moderator: Kandis Sells; Panelists: Jessica Linehan and Jan Coonley (Western Division HR Manager at U.S. Bank)
      • Social Media and Investigations: The 21st Century Water Cooler – Nick Akerman
      • Quirky Questions in Employment Law – Jennifer Berry and Roy Ginsburg
  • General Session II
      • Legislative Update: Kris Tefft, Association of Washington Business
  • General Session III
      • Keynote: David Fram, National Employment Law Institute, Director of ADA and EEO Services 1 "EEOC's Dramatic Regulatory Changes Under the ADAAA and GINA"
  • Breakout Session II
      • Cyber Unionism and Other Labor Law Updates – Michael Droke and John Peterson
      • The End in Mind: Employment Trials and Tribulations – Kandis Sells, Jennifer Berry, and Ted Prosise (Vice President and Senior Consultant at Tsongas Litigation Consulting)
      • Going Global: Non-Competes, Trade Secrets, and Employee Mobility in the Global Marketplace - Carllene Placide, Stephanie Beers, and Earl Phillips (Partner at McCarthy Tetrault LLP)
      • Networking Reception
          • Immediately following Breakout Session II
          • To view a more detailed agenda, please click here.

          Includes
          • The 2011 Employment Law Handbook: A Practical Guide for Washington Employers
          • Access to all conference materials
          • General session employment law updates
          • Breakout sessions on hot topics in employment law
          • Continental breakfast and lunch
          • Complimentary parking at the Meydenbauer Center
          • Networking cocktail reception following conference
          Registration
          To register, please click here.

          $250 for SHRM members
          $299 for non-SHRM members
          $125 for SHRM student members

          Thank you to our 2011 Sponsors:
          TalentWise
          Terra Staffing Group
          ClearPoint
          Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc.
          TRUEbenefits
          Express Employment Professionals
          Brandman University
          Washington Employers
          SHRM Washington State Council
          Dorsey & Whitney LLP

          Questions
          If you have questions, please contact Karla Dobson or Connie McEachern.