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Employment Hot Topics for In-House Counsel
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Session 2: Employee Ideology v. Company Values - As mobile technology and media continue to evolve, individuals are increasingly able to express their personal beliefs to wider and wider audiences. Explore the practical and legal challenges presented when employees or agents express views that conflict with a company’s cultural values. Real world situations are discussed, including the events of Charlottesville, Virginia, the viral manifesto on women in technology written by an individual engineer, Colin Kaepernick, and the recently acknowledged pattern of intolerable behavior by powerful figures in entertainment, media, politics, and business.
Session 3: Class Action Waivers and Arbitration Agreements - Since the NLRB’s controversial decision in D.R. Horton, Inc., courts have grappled with whether class action waivers in arbitration agreements are unlawful, culminating in the issue reaching the U.S. Supreme Court. Examine the latest rulings, legislation, and trends affecting both class action waivers and employment arbitration agreements.
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Gary D. Eisenstat
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Session 1
—45 mins
Recent Developments in Labor and Employment Law (Jun 2018)
Get the latest updates in labor and employment law, including developments under the current administration.
Originally presented: May 2018 Corporate Counsel Institute
Gary D. Eisenstat,
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. - Dallas, TX
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Jason Boulette, Michael D. Marin
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Session 2
—47 mins
Employee Ideology v. Company Values (Jun 2018)
As mobile technology and media continue to evolve, individuals are increasingly able to express their personal beliefs to wider and wider audiences. Explore the practical and legal challenges presented when employees or agents express views that conflict with a company’s cultural values. Real world situations are discussed, including the events of Charlottesville, Virginia, the viral manifesto on women in technology written by an individual engineer, Colin Kaepernick, and the recently acknowledged pattern of intolerable behavior by powerful figures in entertainment, media, politics, and business.
Originally presented: May 2018 Corporate Counsel Institute
Jason Boulette,
Boulette Golden & Marin L.L.P. - Austin, TX
Michael D. Marin,
Boulette Golden & Marin L.L.P. - Austin, TX
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Ron Chapman Jr.
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Session 3
—31 mins
Class Action Waivers and Arbitration Agreements (Jun 2018)
Since the NLRB’s controversial decision in D.R. Horton, Inc., courts have grappled with whether class action waivers in arbitration agreements are unlawful, culminating in the issue reaching the U.S. Supreme Court. Examine the latest rulings, legislation, and trends affecting both class action waivers and employment arbitration agreements.
Originally presented: May 2018 Corporate Counsel Institute
Ron Chapman Jr.,
Ogletree Deakins - Dallas, TX