Dorsey’s Labor & Employment Group will conduct its 15th annual Symposium, focusing its sessions on the challenges facing in-house employment counsel and human resource professionals, with particular emphasis on recent legislative and regulatory developments. Sessions are designed to help employers identify issues and implement practical solutions and will focus on practical advice for employers in these uncertain and rapidly changing times. Sessions include immigration enforcement, accommodations, litigation trends, and what non-California employers need to know.
SESSIONS
Where We Are Now: Update on Trump Administration Workplace Changes and Immigration Policies
Katie Ervin Carlson, Chief Counsel-North America Employment Law, Howden US
Deborah Autrey, J. Mike Sevilla, and Jack Sullivan, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
This panel will review and explain the current status of the many workplace changes, including significant immigration policy changes, that President Trump sought immediately after returning to office. The panel will use real-world examples to demonstrate how employers are responding to administration changes while maintaining company culture and priorities.
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Can’t Leave Well Enough Alone: Navigating the Changing World of Employee Leaves and Accommodations in Minnesota and Beyond
Jillian Kornblatt, Ryan Mick, and Megan Renslow, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
This session will review the increasingly complex state of the law governing employee leaves and accommodations, including recent legislative and regulatory updates, and provide practical guidance for in-house counsel and human resources professionals striving to understand and comply with shifting legal requirements.
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News From the “Left Coast”: The Top 5 Things Employers Everywhere Need to Know About California
Sara M. Kilian, Vice President and General Counsel, Perforce Software
Erin Shroyer, Senior HR Manager, Perforce Software
Erica Chen and Melonie Jordan, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
This panel will address the top 5 California employment-law topics that surprise non-California employers (and sometimes California employers!) when managing their California workforce.
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Changing Tides 2025: Litigation Trends in Employment Law
Briana Al Taqatqa, Julian Nunally, and Melissa Raphan, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
The past year brought significant changes to workplace protection laws from courts and legislatures across the United States. These include the continuing trend limiting the enforceability of non-competition agreements, new rules, and further refinements in Title VII claims (including so-called “reverse discrimination” claims), the expansion of paid leave, and cases addressing the impact of artificial intelligence in employment decisions.
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