Speakers include: |
Hon. Melvin Gelade, JSC (Ret. on recall) |
Brett Anders, Esq. Jackson Lewis, PC, Berkeley Heights |
James Anelli, Esq. White and Williams, LLP, Newark |
Lisa Barré-Quick, Esq. Apruzze, McDermott, Mastro & Murphy, PC, Liberty Corner |
Maureen Binetti, Esq. Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, PA, Woodbridge |
John Bennett, Esq Jackson Lewis, PC, Berkeley Heights |
Dean Burrell, Esq. Mediator and Arbitrator Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers Chair-Elect, NJSBA Dispute Resolution Section Past Chair, NJSBA Minorities in the Profession Section Burrell Dispute Resolution, Morristown |
Grace Byrd, Esq. Sills, Cummis & Gross, PC, Newark |
Domenick Carmagnola, Esq. President, New Jersey State Bar Association Past Chair, NJSBA Labor and Employment Law Section Editor Emeritus, New Jersey Employment Law Quarterly Carmagnola and Ritardi, LLC, Morristown |
Steven R. Cohen, Esq. Past Chair, NJSBA Labor and Employment Section Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers Selikoff & Cohen, PC, Mt. Laurel |
Randi Doner April, Esq. Oxfeld Cohen, PC, Newark |
Rosemary Gousman, Esq. Fisher & Phillips LLP, New Providence |
Jon W. Green, Esq. Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney Green Savits, LLC, Florham Park |
William Hannan, Esq. Oxfeld Cohen, PC, Newark |
Cynthia Jacob, Esq. Past President, NJSBA Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers Fisher & Phillips, LLP, New Providence |
Denise Keyser, Esq. Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers Ballard Spahr, Mt. Laurel |
Tedd Kochman, Esq. Littler Mendelson, PC, Newark |
Christopher Lenzo, Esq. Lenzo & Reis, LLC, Morristown |
Colin Lynch, Esq. Zazzali Fagella Nowak Kleinbaum & Friedman, PC, Newark |
Lisa Manshel, Esq. Past Chair, NJSBA Labor and Employment Section Manshel Law, LLC, Florham Park |
Jed Marcus, Esq. Bressler, Amery and Ross, PC, Florham Park and New York |
Derrick Palmer Vice President & Chair of Workers Committee, Amazon Labor Union, NYC |
Claudia Reis, Esq. Lenzo & Reis, LLC, Morristown |
Jennifer Roselle, Esq. Genova Burns, LLC, Newark |
Cheyne Scott, Esq. Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo, PC, Secaucus |
Suzanne Sullivan, Esq. Reginal Director, Region 22, NLRB, Newark |
Robert T. Szyba, Esq. Former Editor in Chief, New Jersey’s Labor and Employment Law Quarterly Seyfarth Shaw, LLP, New York City |
Keith Waldman, Esq. Chair, NJSBA Labor and Employment Section Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers Selikoff & Cohen, PC, Mt. Laurel |
Stephanie Wilson, Esq. First Vice Chair, NJSBA Labor and Employment Law Section Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers Reed Smith, LLP, Princeton |
Arsen S. Zartarian Esq. Deputy General Counsel, Newark Public Schools, Newark |
Program Agenda: |
8:25 |
Introduction - Arnold Shep Cohen, Esq. |
8:30 |
Background Checks and the Fair Credit Reporting Act - Robert T. Szyba, Esq. |
8:45 |
Public Sector Negotiations - Jennifer Roselle, Esq. |
9:00 |
NJLAD Update - Rosemary Gousman, Esq. |
9:15 |
Developments in Social Media and Employment Law - Denise Keyser, Esq. |
9:30 |
Supreme Court Judicial Conference Committee on Jury Selection - Domenick Carmagnola, Esq. |
9:45 |
Algorithmic Bias in the Workplace - Stephanie Wilson, Esq. |
10:00 |
Critical Race Theory - Lisa Manshel, Esq. |
10:15 |
Employment Arbitration Case Review - Cynthia Jacob, Esq. |
10:30 |
Break |
10:45 |
NLRB Developments Under the Biden Board - Tedd Kochman, Esq. |
11:00 |
NJLAD Judicial Settlement Practices - Hon. Melvin Gelade, JSC, (Ret. on recall) |
11:15 |
Public Sector Hot Developments - Steven R. Cohen, Esq. |
11:30 |
The Legal Impact of COVID-19 on the Workplace, Part II - John Bennett, Esq. |
11:45 |
Employer Liability for Discrimination by Subordinates Against Supervisors - Christopher Lenzo, Esq. |
12:00 |
State of Region 22 and the Regional Director’s Plans - Suzanne Sullivan, Esq., Reginal Director, Region 22, NLRB, Newark |
12:15 |
How COVID 19 Changed Mediation and the Future of Mediation - Maureen Binetti, Esq. |
12:30 |
Luncheon |
1:00 |
The Advantages and Pitfalls of Recording Telephone Conversations - Jon W. Green, Esq. |
1:15 |
An Arbitrator’s Decision Making Process - Dean Burrell, Esq. |
1:30 |
Public Sector PERC Act Developments - Keith Waldman, Esq. |
1:45 |
LGBTQ Workplace Developments - Lisa Barré-Quick, Esq. |
2:00 |
Appellate Division Re-Examines the Duty of Care and Standards of Liability for Coaches - Arsen S. Zartarian Esq. |
2:15 |
Exceptions and Discipline in Civil Service Appeals - William Hannan, Esq. |
2:30 |
Break |
2:45 |
Marijuana and the Workplace - Claudia Reis, Esq. |
3:00 |
E-Discovery/IT Update - Brett Anders, Esq. |
3:15 |
Discipline for Anti-Vaccination, Anti-Test Public School Teachers - Randi Doner April, Esq. |
3:30 |
Discovery Motions Under the NJLAD - Cheyne Scott, Esq. |
3:45 |
CEPA Update - Grace Byrd, Esq. |
4:00 |
Public Employee Pensions - Colin Lynch, Esq. |
4:15 |
Update on Amazon Workers Unionization - Derrick Palmer |
4:30 |
Ethics in Labor and Employment Law - James Anelli, Esq.; Jed Marcus, Esq. |
5:20 |
Questions |
5:30 |
Adjourn |