Monday, February 2, 2026, 7:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Morning Sessions

7:00 a.m.

Labor & Employment Law Year in Review: Cases in 2025 That Made an Impact [pdf]

David J. Carr, Ice Miller, Indianapolis, IN

7:45 a.m.

Civil Rights Under the EEOC: Navigating a New Regulatory Environment [pdf] [pdf2]

Leslie E. Silverman, Fortney Scott, Washington, D.C.

Jenny R. Yang, Outten & Golden LLP, Washington, D.C.

8:30 a.m.

Benefits Management in a Changing Regulatory Environment [pdf]

Erin M. Sweeney, DLA Piper, Washington, D.C.

9:00 a.m.

Morning Sessions Adjourn

Monday, February 2, 2026, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Evening Sessions

4:30 p.m.

The Latest Administrative Actions Affecting the Workforce and Related Employment Challenges [pdf] [pdf2] [pdf3] [pdf4]

Kelly M. Dermody, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco, CA

Sean R. Gallagher, Polsinelli, Denver, CO

5:15 p.m.

Prosecuting and Defending High-Stakes Employment Lawsuits: Key Lessons Learned Through Trial and Error [pdf]

Doug Dexter, Farella Braun + Martel, LLP, San Francisco, CA

Anne B. Shaver, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, San Francisco, CA

6:00 p.m.

Immigration Policies and Impact on the Labor & Employment Landscape

Jeffrey S. Bell, Polsinelli, Park City, UT

Jonathan A. Grode, Green & Spiegel, Philadelphia, PA

6:30 p.m.

Evening Sessions Adjourn

Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 2026, 7:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Morning Sessions

7:00 a.m.

Muldrow's Impact After Two Years: Adverse Action Forever Changed? [pdf]
Glenn A. Duhl, Zangari Cohn Cuthbertson Duhl & Grello, P.C., New Haven, CT

Holly L. Sutton, Farella Braun & Martel LLP, San Francisco, CA

7:30 a.m.

Workplace Investigations: Lessons from the Trenches [pdf]

Elizabeth Rooney, Investigations Law Group, Denver, CO

Eli Makus, Van Dermyden Makus Investigations Law Firm, Sacramento, CA

8:15 a.m.

Free Speech, Politics, and Social Media -- Employee Opinions and Employer Concerns [pdf]

Aaron Holt, Cozen O'Connor, Houston, TX

Melissa S. Woods, Cohen Weiss and Simon, New York, NY

9:00 a.m.

Morning Sessions Adjourn

Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 2026, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Evening Sessions

4:00 p.m.

Religion in the Workplace: Discrimination, Accommodation, or Otherwise? [pdf] [pdf2] [pdf3] [pdf4]

Steven W. Seymour, Samuels Yoelin Kantor, LLP, Portland, OR.

4:30 p.m.

Psychology of Feedback and Improving Relationships Between Management and Employees [pdf]

J. Spencer Cook, Performance Fire, LLC, Mooresville, NC

Lindsey Wagner, Moxie Mediation, Burbank, CA

Amanda Wingfield Goldman, Fisher Phillips, New Orleans, LA

5:15 p.m.

Tips on Litigating Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secret Theft [pdf]

Gary B. Eidelman, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, Baltimore, MD

Stephen E. Fox, Sheppard Mullin, Dallas, TX

6:00 p.m.

Win As Much As You Can: Approaches to Negotiation Revealed [pdf] [pdf2]

Daniel M. Klein, Klein Dispute Resolution, Atlanta, GA

Jason C. Marsili, Rosen Marsili Rapp, LLC, Los Angeles, CA

6:30 p.m.

Evening Sessions Adjourn

Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 7:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Morning Sessions

7:00 a.m.

The Impact of Technology on the Practice of Law [pdf] [pdf2] [pdf3] [pdf4]

Adam T. Klein, Outten & Golden LLP, New York, NY

Cathleen Scott, Scott Law Team, Jupiter, FL

7:30 a.m.

How to Prepare (and Present) Your Most Important Witness for Trial [pdf]

Jennifer Schwartz, Rudy Exelrod Zieff & Lowe, San Francisco, CA

Steven Suflas, Holland & Hart, LLP, Salt Lake City, UT

8:15 a.m.

Your (Employment Litigation): Speaking to Today's Jury--What Will Win the Day? [pdf] [pdf2]

Ty Hyderally, Hyderally & Associates, Montclair, NJ