Houston West Chamber of Commerce 6th Annual Employment Law Update



4/15/2010
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM (CST)
  • Norris Convention Norris Conference Centers
    Houston/CityCentre
    803 Town and Country Lane
  • Houston, TX 77024
 

Presenters

Matthew Thomas Deffebach, Felicity A. Fowler, Laura E. O'Donnell, Dean J. Schaner

Who will be presenting: This seminar will be presented by experienced Haynes and Boone attorneys who exclusively practice employment and labor law. Haynes and Boone Labor and Employment attorneys regularly advise clients on ways to reduce the risk of employment litigation and on how to defend against it when litigation cannot be avoided.

An application for accreditation of this activity has been submitted to the MCLE Committee of the State Bar of Texas and is pending. Also, pending for CPE and HRCI credit hours.

Pricing: $60 for HWCOC Chamber Members $75 for Non-Members.

For more information about the seminar, you may contact Cari Peretzman at 214.651.5965 or  or Sarah Bardwell at .



AGENDA 

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. - 8:35 a.m. Welcome

8:35 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Recent Developments in Employment Law

9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Some Things Never Change: Sexual Harassment Update 2010

10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. - 11:15.m. ADAAA: New Decade, New Rules

11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. The Wage and Hour Mess: Old Law, New Claims

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lunch and Ask an Attorney -- Q&A session

2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Discrimination in a Down Economy: Best Practices to Avoid
Discrimination Claims

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Break

2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Attorney Panel: Handling the Investigation of a Whistleblower Claim

3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Q&A