On May 7 & 8, 2020, Littler presented the Virtual Executive Employer Experience. For your convenience, we are providing complimentary access to the recorded presentations. Littler also invites you to explore the firm's resources for employers to learn how COVID-19 is affecting various aspects of employment law, and how different jurisdictions around the world are addressing the outbreak.
For those who attended the live event, each session has been approved for 1.0/1.2 General Credits (60 min. hr./50 min. hr.) in the following states: AK (1.0), AZ (1.0), CA (1.0), CO (1.0), CT (1.0), FL (1.0), GA (1.0), HI (1.0), IL (1.0), KS (1.0), KY (1.0), MO (1.2), ND (1.0), NE (1.0), NH (1.0), NJ (1.2), NV (1.0), NY (1.0), PA (1.0), TN (1.0), TX (1.0), VT (1.0), WA (1.0), WV (1.2), WY (1.0). All other states are pending approval. Please check back often for updates on approval status.
Thursday, May 07 | |
Thursday, May 07 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT |
Session 1.1: The Most Challenging Workplace Issues Still Confronting Employers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This panel of Littler attorneys, who have been at the forefront of guiding companies through the critical issues arising during this pandemic, will identify the most current and pressing issues and discuss practical solutions to help you navigate this immensely difficult workplace environment. Presenters: Brad Hammock, Alka Ramchandani-Raj |
Thursday, May 07 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM CT |
Session 1.2: The Government's Response to COVID‑19: Understanding the CARES Act and other Legislative/Regulatory Measures
This panel of Littler attorneys, who have been at the forefront of guiding companies through the critical issues arising during this pandemic, will identify the most current and pressing issues and discuss practical solutions to help you navigate this immensely difficult workplace environment. Presenters: Aaron Crews, Michael Lotito, Jim Paretti, Amber Spataro |
Thursday, May 07 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CT |
Session 1.3: COVID-19's Litigation Aftermath: Preparing for the Coming Wave of Legal Claims
This panel will discuss how employers can prepare for the coming wave of legal claims and take steps now that will hopefully minimize their ultimate liability. Presenters: Julie Dunne, Adam Fiss, Michelle Heverly, Chad Kaldor |
Thursday, May 07 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM CT |
Session 1.4: Labor Relations Impact of COVID-19: Issues for Union and Non-Union Employers (Protected Concerted Activity, Union Organizing & Bargaining Demands)
This session will focus on what both union and nonunion employers can do now to address and manage these issues, maintain positive and lawful labor relations, and prepare for the future. Presenters: Jon Levine, Mark Schneider, Tanja Thompson |
Thursday, May 07 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT |
Session 1.5: The Next Normal: Has COVID-19 Forever Changed Our Workplaces and Our Approach to Work?
In this session, we will seek to peer into the future of the workplace and address the employment and labor law challenges we will face there, TOGETHER. Presenters: Kim Miers, Bruce Sarchet, Kate Mrkonich Wilson |
Friday, May 08 | |
Friday, May 08 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT |
Session 2.1: The Global Implications of COVID-19: How To Continue Global Business Operations with Closed Borders
This session will explore the strategic options for continuation in national legal and economic climates that differ in their constraints on sudden organizational retrenchment, changes to staffing levels and compensation, and altered ways of doing business. Governmental relief measures, methods to approach cost control across multiple jurisdictions and how to prepare your company for a future calamity with such a universal impact on the workforce, will be among the topics explored. Presenters: Peter Susser, Stephan Swinkels |
Friday, May 08 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM CT |
Session 2.2: Changes to Family Medical and Sick Leave Obligations in the Time of COVID-19
This session will provide key insights into how employers can manage medical and sick leave obligations now and in the future. Presenters: Michelle Barrett Falconer, Alexis Knapp, Casey Kurtz, Jeff Nowak |
Friday, May 08 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CT |
Session 2.3: Restructuring Your Workforce: Furloughs, Reductions In Force and Compensation Changes in Response to COVID‑19
Littler attorneys who have been counseling clients during this unsettling time will provide insight and advice on how to continue to navigate these issues. Presenters: Claire Deason, Daniel Thieme, Andrew Voss |
Friday, May 08 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM CT |
Session 2.4: How Can We Help Our Workforces Weather the COVID-19 Storm? What Benefits and Salary Continuation Programs Are Available to Our Employees
This session will focus on the options retirement plans, medical plans and other welfare plans can offer to your active, laid off and furloughed workforce. We will also focus on unemployment salary continuation programs that have emerged from recently enacted legislation. Presenters: Mark Grushkin, Emilie Hammerstein, Melissa Kurtzman, William Weissman |
Friday, May 08 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT |
Session 2.5: “Business as Unusual”: Preparing Our Workplaces and Workforces for a Return to Work
This session will provide insights into what employers can do now to get ready for “business as unusual.” Presenters: Michael McGuire, Devjani Mishra |