TABCC’s 23rd Annual
Employment Relations Symposium
July 19 & 20, 2001
San Antonio
| Thursday, July 19 | |
| 8:00 a.m. | Registration |
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| 8:30 a.m. | “Headline News” - The Latest Employment Law Developments |
| Joseph Beachboard, M. Lee Smith Publishers LLC, Los Angeles, California |
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| 9:15 a.m. | What Your Supervisors Need to Know About U.S. and Texas Anti-Discrimination Laws |
| An overview of discrimination laws and their effects on day-to-day operations. |
| Laura M. Merritt, Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P., Austin |
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| 10:00 a.m. | Mandatory Arbitration Plans: Are They Right for Your Company? |
| The United States Supreme Court has held that employers can force employees to take employment disputes to arbitration. What should employers do now? |
| Michael W. Fox, Haynes and Boone, L.L.P., Austin |
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| 10:45 a.m. | Tort and Retaliation Claims in Texas |
| Big verdicts are often the result of tort and retaliation claims. Learn the latest and what can be done to protect your company. |
| Charlie C. High, Kemp Smith, P.C., |
| El Paso |
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| 11:30 a.m. | Privacy in the Workplace |
| Privacy concerns in the workplace expand way beyond HIPPA. Learn the latest and how technology is pushing privacy to new frontiers. |
| Dan C. Dargene, Winstead, Sechrest & Minick, P.C., Dallas |
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| Noon | Lunch |
| Harvey Kronberg – A veteran reporter with an insider’s view of what is happening at our state’s capitol will give the scoop on election gossip. |
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| 1:15 p.m. | Reductions In Force: Do You Remember How to Do Them? |
| An examination of practical and legal considerations for any employer facing a RIF. |
| Mike McLaughlin, Legal Director-Employment Law, Dell Computer, Austin |
| Robert Sheeder, Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C., Dallas |
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| 2:00 p.m. | Employee Benefit Plans: Common Mistakes in 401 (k) Plans |
| Identifying and preventing costly administrative errors commonly found in 401 (k) plans of small, medium and large employers. |
| Dusty Burke, Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P., Austin |
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| 2:30 p.m. | Executive Coaching |
| What is executive coaching? Is it the latest fad or does it really work? What are the potential legal implications for the employer, the coach and the employee being coached? |
| Linda Haines, People Solutions, Inc., Austin |
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| 3:15 p.m. | The National Labor Relations Act in the Non-Union Setting |
| Recent developments make clear that the NLRA does not affect only union employers. This segment will tell non-union employers what they need to know. |
| T. J. Wray, Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P., Houston |
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| 3:45 p.m. | Harassment: An Old Problem that Won’t Go Away |
| A fast paced update on harassment law |
| Jeffrey C. Londa, Ogletree Deakins, Houston |
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| 4:15 p.m. | Alternative Dispute Resolution: Mock Mediation—Sexual Harassment Case |
| Eric Galton, Galton, Cunningham & Bourgeois, P.L.LC., Austin |
| Malinda Gaul, Gaul and Dumont, San Antonio |
| Brian Greig, Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P., Austin |
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| Friday, July 20 | |
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| 8:30 AM | Breakfast |
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| 8:45 AM | Mock Trial: Retaliation Case (followed by lunch) |
| The Honorable Sarah Duncan, San Antonio Court of Appeals |
| Hal Gillespie, Gillespie, Rosen & Watsky, P.C., Dallas |
| Kevin Sadler, Baker Botts, L.L.P., Austin |
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| 1:00 PM | Symposium adjourns! |
| Register Online | Get Faxable Registration Form(PDF) |
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