Product Description

Employment law has seen many changes in the past year, and you won't want to miss this opportunity to efficiently catch up on all of the latest developments, as well as a chance to gain insight about trends on the horizon. MCLE's 23rd Annual Employment Law Conference features expert practitioners who provide you with everything you need to know to keep your employment law practice up-to-date.

Learn about the effect of new statutes, regulations, and MCAD policies and procedures. Hear about current philosophies, assessments, and strategies for dealing with a variety of practical employment law issues.

Agenda & Materials

• 9:00 am–9:15 am

  Welcome and Introduction

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  Jaclyn L. Kugell, Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP , Boston
  Katherine J. Michon, Esq., Hartley Michon Robb Hannon LLP , Boston
  
• 9:15 am–10:00 am

  Discrimination Law Update

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  Joshua M. Davis, Esq., Goulston & Storrs, PC , Boston
  Anne L. Josephson, Esq., Kotin, Crabtree & Strong LLP , Newton
  
• 10:00 am–11:00 am

  Contract, Tort, Wage and Hour, and Legislative Update

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  Jeffrey S. McAllister, Esq., Jackson Lewis, PC , Boston
  Rachel Reingold Mandel, Esq., Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. Office of General Counsel , Brookline
  Patricia A. Washienko, Esq., Washienko Law Group LLC , Boston
  
• 11:00 am–11:15 am

  Refreshment Break
• 11:15 am–12:30 pm

  Featured Panel: Employment Law Issues in the COVID-19 World

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  Ariel D. Cudkowicz, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw LLP , Boston
  Rebecca G. Pontikes, Esq., Pontikes Law LLC , Boston
  Ellen J. Zucker, Esq., Zucker Law Group , Boston
  
• 12:30 pm–1:30 pm

  Lunch (on your own)
• 1:30 pm–2:30 pm

  The MCAD: Tips to Better Your Practice, and Interactive Question and Answer Session

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  Sunila Thomas George, Esq., Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Heather E. Hall, Esq., Massachusetts Gaming Commission, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Robert S. Mantell, Esq., Law Office of Robert S. Mantell , Somerville
  Constance M. McGrane, Esq.,
  
• 2:30 pm–3:30 pm

  The Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Law: What Do You Need to Know to Be Ready?

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  William J. Alpine, Jr., Esq., Commonwealth of MA Department of Family and Medical Leave , Boston
  Nina J. Kimball, Esq., Kimball Brousseau LLP , Boston
  Catherine E. Reuben, Esq., Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP , Boston
  
• 3:30 pm–3:45 pm

  Refreshment Break
• 3:45 pm–5:00 pm

  ADR and Trial Practice in a New World: What's New, What's the Same, and What's Passé

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  David E. Belfort, Esq., Bennett & Belfort, PC , Cambridge
  Patrick J. Hannon, Esq., Hartley Michon Robb Hannon LLP , Boston
  Lynn A. Kappelman, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw LLP , Boston
  Allison A. MacLellan, Esq., MacLellan Law Firm, PC , CHESTNUT HILL
  Gregory A. Manousos, Esq., Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP , Boston
  

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