Labor and Employment Spring Seminar: 2024 Public Sector Legal Update
Seminars
May 1, 2024 8:00AM - 12:30PM EST
WHEN:
May 1, 2024 8:00AM - 12:30PM EST
WHERE:
COST:
Join us for our annual Spring Seminar for our public sector clients and friends. We will address issues facing school districts, municipalities and other government agencies. The program begins with a plenary session covering a timely topic, followed by a choice of two breakout sessions allowing for issue discussion in a small setting.
Agenda:
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Arrive, Breakfast, Networking
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Plenary Session
Developing Cooperative Relationships Between Towns and Boards for Fiscal, Budgetary and Capital Needs Planning
Presented by: Matthew Ritter and Steven Lapp
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM
Coffee Break & Networking
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
Breakout Session I (Choose 1)
- Advanced Techniques for Students and Employee Investigations
Presented by: Peter Murphy and Rauchell Beckford-Anderson
Building off the general guidance provided in last year’s Best Practices for Conducting a Workplace or School Investigation, this year’s session will provide more in-dept and detailed instruction for public sector investigations involving students and staff. Our presenters will walk through several hypothetical investigations and engage the audience on decisions to make during those investigations. - Every Breath You Take: AI, Privacy and the Workplace
Presented by: Daniel Schwartz, Marc Lombardi, Sarah Niemiroski- The current state of the law in the use of AI and related privacy considerations
- The latest laws and regulations (and proposals) about the use of AI in the workplace, including for hiring, workplace monitoring, and evaluations
- Privacy considerations in the workplace including recent legal guidance and developments
- Promoting Workforce Diversity within Legal Bounds
Presented by: Gabe Jiran, Keegan Drenosky, Dori Page Antonetti, Claire Pariano
Now more than ever, employers are prioritizing diversity in the workplace. In this session we will discuss promoting diversity in the workplace, while also complying with legal requirements and avoiding discrimination. They will also discuss the recent United States Supreme Court case, Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. Harvard, which effectively ended the use of affirmative action in college admissions, and the potential impact this decision may have on other areas of the law. - What’s New? Current Developments in Labor Relations, including Negotiations, Arbitration, Labor Board Decisions and the Freedom of Information Act
Presented by: Tom Mooney, Jarad Lucan, Natalia Sieira Millán
An entertaining overview of recent developments in labor relations for school districts and municipalities. The presentation will include discussion of noticeable trends in collective bargaining, recent interest and grievance arbitration awards, and significant Labor Board decisions to inform negotiation strategy and grievance responses. In addition, participants will explore some of the most common challenges presented by FOIA.
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM
Coffee Break & Networking
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Breakout Session II (The sessions above will be repeated)
Continuing Legal Education (CLE):
This program has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the New York Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 3 credit hours in Professional Practice and is appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys.
Neither the Connecticut Judicial Branch nor the Commission on Minimum Continuing Legal Education approves or accredits CLE providers or activities. It is the opinion of this provider that this activity qualifies for up to 3 hours toward your annual CLE requirement in Connecticut.