Supreme Court Roundup on Employment Law, 2006-2007 Term
Why Attend?
Hear from a faculty that includes attorneys who have argued and won high-profile U.S. Supreme Court cases and get their take on the Court’s latest pronouncements in employment law.
The Annual review of the latest developments in Supreme Court decisions (and prospects for congressional overrides), including Ledbetter regarding pay disparity claims, the attorney's fee decision in Sole, the FLSA home companion Coke case, the failure to rule on the "cat's paw" issue, the Congressional Accountability Act issues, the major False Claims Act decision in Rockwell, and the punitive damages in Phillip Morris, as well as a peek at the next term which will include an arbitration case involving whether parties can contractually expand the scope of judicial review, a "me too" evidence case, whether an EEOC questionnaire fulfills the charge filing requirements and a 401(k) case that addresses the scope of ERISA remedies.
The series Planning Chairs/Moderators also provide a summary of recent employment law developments in the final 30 minutes, including any regulatory developments and groundbreaking opinions. As an interactive seminar, the program affords the opportunity to submit questions for faculty discussion in advance of and during the event.
Planning Chairs
Robert B. Fitzpatrick, Robert B. Fitzpatrick, PLLC, Washington, D.C
Frank C. Morris Jr., Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., Washington, D.C.
Faculty
Thomas C. Goldstein, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, D.C.
Eric Schnapper, Pendleton Miller Professor of Law, University of Washington, School of Law, Seattle
Program Schedule
12:00 noon U.S. Supreme Court Roundup on Employment Law, 2006-2007 Term – Panel discussion
1:30 p.m. Recent Developments in Employment Law; Questions and Answers – Robert B. Fitzpatrick and Frank C. Morris, Jr.
2:00 p.m. Adjournment
Total 60-minute hours of instruction: 2
Suggested Prerequisite: Limited experience in legal practice in subject matter
Educational Objective: Provision of information on recent legal developments; maintenance of professional competence as a practitioner
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Times
Eastern: 12 noon - 2 pm
Central: 11 am - 1 pm
Mountain: 10 am - 12 noon
Pacific & Arizona: 9 am – 11 am
Alaska: 8 am - 10 am
Hawaii: 6 am - 8 am
