April 18 - April 20, 2012 - DC Area

National Employment Law Council will hold its next annual conference April 18 through April 20, 2012 at the Ritz-Carlton in Pentagon City, Virginia.

The NELC is an organization primarily composed of minority outside and in-house attorneys throughout the United States and abroad who represent private and public sector employers in all aspects of labor and employment matters. The conference is directed to attorneys and senior level human resources professionals representing management in labor and employment law.  This is an advanced program for practitioners with significant experience representing exclusively management in labor and employment law.

Our annual conference focuses on topics of interest to such attorneys, as well as those of minority senior human resource professionals. With respect to attorneys, attendance at the conference is limited strictly to outside counsel who regularly spend at least 75 percent of their time representing management clients in labor and employment law matters, and to in-house counsel who devote a minimum of 25 percent of their time to labor and employment matters.

Conference Registration

Conference registrations cannot be accepted from individuals who do not exclusively represent management and meet the percentage criteria described above. This is an advanced program for practitioners with significant experience representing exclusively management in labor and employment law.

Conference registrations are subject to approval by the council based on criteria relative to the applicant's practice. We are continually updating our invitation list; accordingly, we encourage you to send us the names and mailing addresses of colleagues whom you believe meet the requisite criteria and would benefit from this conference. They will be considered for invitation to this or future conferences.

Current List of Topics for the 2012 Annual Conference

• Dukes v. Walmart: What Can Employers Expect Next in Employment Class Action Litigation?
• Religion in the Workplace: When God Comes to Work
• Employment Law Update – The Year in Review
• EEOC/DOL/DOJ Initiatives Featuring Officials From These Agencies
• Traditional Labor Panel
• Social Media Update
• Ethics
• Care and Feeding of In-house Counsel: creative strategies to cultivate the client relationship
• ERISA Update 2012 – Regulations, Litigation and Practical Considerations
• The Employee Doth Protest Too Much? Handling Workplace Complaints, Before and After Litigation
• The Road to the C-Suites
• Wage & Hour Class Action Litigation in California: How is the California Supreme Court's Decision in Brinker, and the United States Supreme Court's Decision in Concepion Impacting Wage and Hour Class Litigation
• The Employment Lawyer's Seat at the Corporate Transition Table