NRF HR Executive Summit 2009

Schedule At A Glance

Tuesday, October 13, 2009
1:00 - 2:30pm

Retail Management Development
Speakers: Annalee Rotherberg and Lisa Edward, Tacoma Community College and Cheryl Bidleman, Goodwill Northwest

2:30 - 3:00pm Networking Break
3:00 - 4:30pm COBRA Administration - Practical Considerations
Speaker: Jim Kelly, VP, Business Development, Secova
 
 6:00 - 8:00pm

NRF Welcome Reception
Hosted by: Sheppard Mullin


Wednesday, October 14, 2009
8:00 - 8:30am Summit Networking Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30am Arbitration Agreements: Are They Worth the Cost?
Speaker: Teresa Rider Bult, Partner, Constangy

9:30 - 10:45am Healthcare Reform and the Real World of Benefit Administration
Speaker: David Lansky, President & CEO,
Pacific Business Group

10:45 - 11:00am Break
11:00am - 12:00pm Do's and Don'ts in Layoffs
Speaker: Carrie Hoffman, Partner, Gardere

12:00 - 1:00pm HR Luncheon Presentation: Health Care Reform - Pro/Con & Conclusions
Speakers: A.J. Wojciak, Vice President, Capital Hill Strategies and Neil Trautwein, VP, Employee Benefits Policy Counsel, National Retail Federation

1:15 - 1:35pm Washington Update
Speaker: Rob Green, VP, Government and Political Affairs, National Retail Federation

1:35 - 2:25pm Web 2.0 and the Ever Expanding Digital Workplace: New and Evolving Technologies, Increased Human Resource Headaches and Greater Legal Exposure
Speaker: Steve Dellinger, Shareholder, Littler Mendelson

2:25 - 2:45pm Break
2:45 - 3:35pm California Labor Law: Trends and Hot Topics
Speaker: Richard Simmons, Partner, Sheppard Mullin

3:35 - 4:25pm

Liability for Correcting Unlawful Employment Practices: The Impact of U.S. Supreme Court's Ricci Decision on Retail Hiring, Promotions, RIFs, and Other Umemployment Practices
Speaker: Douglas Farmer, Shareholder, Ogletree Deakins


4:25 - 5:30pm

Round Table Discussions


6:00 - 7:30pm
Networking Reception


Thursday, October 15, 2009
8:00 - 8:30am Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 9:20am


Positive Employee Relations: A Restaurant and Retail Perspective
Speaker: Julie Wigley, Director, Human Resources, Domino's Inc.

9:20 - 10:10am

OSHA Considerations for the HR Executive in the Retail Workplace
Speaker: Laura Brandt, General Counsel, H&M

10:10 - 10:30am Break
10:30 - 11:20am Background Checks in the Digital Age: Using Technology Legally and Effectively
Speaker: William J. Carroll, Partner, Schiff Hardin
11:20am - 12:10pm

















12:10pm - 12:30pm

Subcommittee Reports Panel

Developments at the EEOC
Speaker: James Spears, Ogletree Deakins

Updates in International Employment Law
Speakers: Gilles Touchette, Ogilvy Renault
Luis Antonetti, Goldman, Antonetti & Cordova

Report on Recent Litigation
Speaker: Bob Joy, Morgan Brown & Joy

Recent Labor Relations Board Actiivity
Speaker: Wayne Hansen, Jackson Lewis

Wage and Hour Update
Speaker: Julie Dunne, Littler Mendelson
 
Summit Wrap-Up Discussion

*Schedule Subject to Change.




Go back to top

Copyright 2009 © a2z, Inc. All rights reserved.

Powered by a2z