2023 Employment Law Conference - In-Person - SOLD OUT
The 2023 Employment Law Conference brings you essential legal updates, practical advice, and great opportunities to connect with colleagues. Human resource professionals, plaintiff and defense practitioners, in-house counsel, and other professionals will benefit from sessions that address new and common challenges that arise in the workplace.
• Changes to Non-Compete/Non-Solicitation Agreements
• Gender Affirming Legal Representation
• EPEW Transparency Rules
• Unionization in the 21st Century
Thank you to our Sponsors!
Platinum
DISCO
Investigations Law Group
Lockton Affinity, LLC
Gold
JAMS
Silver
CBA-CLE Books & Forms
CBA-CLE will email webinar access information to registrants 24-48 hours before the program.
Home studies will be available approximately 2-3 weeks following the live program.
If disability accommodations or special assistance are needed, please contact us at [email protected]. Requests must be made at least two weeks prior to the scheduled program.
The program will be submitted for CLE accreditation in Colorado. If you need to seek accreditation in another state, please review the process and requirements for that individual state. CBA-CLE staff can provide a Uniform Certificate of Attendance, and it is the attendee’s responsibility to complete the accreditation outside of Colorado.
Thursday, April 27, 2023
8:00 – 9:00 am
Registration & Breakfast
Sponsored by DISCO
9:00 – 9:05 am
Opening Remarks
Extended by Joseph Hunt, Esq., Spencer Fane LLP, and Mary Jo Lowrey, Esq., Lowrey | Parady | Lebsack, Program Chairs, and Susie McNulty, Esq., CBA-CLE
9:05 – 10:15 am
Insights from Behind the Scenes: Advising Clients and Navigating a Sexual Harassment Case from Strategic and Ethical Perspectives
Presented by Bronwyn Pepple, Esq., Williams Weese Pepple & Ferguson, and Laura Wolf, Esq. , Spark Justice LLC
Submitted for .4 Ethics Credit
10:15 – 10:25 am
Remarks from Our Valued Sponsors & Stretch Break
10:25 am – 12:00 pm
Federal and Colorado State Case Law Update
Presented by Bill Berger, Esq., L2L Legal, LLC, Ariel DeFazio, Esq., Lowrey | Parady | Lebsack, and Iris Halpern, Esq., Rathod Mohamedbhai LLC
12:00 – 12:10 pm
Break to collect lunch boxes
12:10 – 1:00 pm
Gender Affirming Legal Representation
Presented by Prof. Jenipher Jones Bonino, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, and Z Williams, Bread & Roses Legal Center
Submitted for 1 EDI Credit
1:00 – 1:10 pm
Stretch Break
1:10 – 2:10 pm
Legislative Update
Presented by Rachel Ellis, Esq., Livelihood Law, LLC, and Laura Hazen, Esq., H&K Law, LLC
2:15 – 3:15 pm
Changing PTO/Vacation Landscape in Colorado
Presented by Amanda Milgrom, Esq. , Milgrom & Daskam, and Andrew Turner, Esq., Milstein Turner, PLLC
3:15 – 3:30 pm
Networking Break
3:30 – 4:15 pm
The Evolution of Human Resources and People Management: Equity, Diversity & Inclusivity + Restorative Practices + Facilitated Conversations and Mediation
Presented by Melora Bentz, Esq., Middle Path Mediation, LLC
Submitted for 1 EDI Credit
4:15 – 4:20 pm
Closing Remarks & Adjourn
Extended by Susie McNulty, Esq., CBA-CLE
4:35 – 6:00 pm
Networking Happy Hour at the ART Hotel
Sponsored by Investigations Law Group
Friday, April 28, 2023
8:00 – 8:35 am
Continental Breakfast
8:35 – 8:45 am
Welcome Back and Remarks from CBA, DBA, and CBA-CLE Leadership
Extended by Ryann Peyton, Esq., President, Colorado Bar Association, Nicoal Sperrazza, Esq., President-Elect, Denver Bar Association, April Jones, Esq., President, CBA-CLE Board of Directors, and Susie McNulty, Esq., CBA-CLE
8:45 – 9:45 am
Race in the Courtroom and Cultural Competency
Presented by Prof. Aya Gruber, University of Colorado Law School, and Prof. Tom Romero, University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Submitted for 1.2 EDI Credits
9:50 – 10:50 am
Nuts and Bolts of Litigation
Presented by Michele On-ja Choe, Esq., Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell LLP, and Mari Newman, Esq., Killmer, Lane & Newman, LLP
10:50 – 11:00 am
Stretch Break
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Revisions to C.R.S. 8-2-113 et seq.: Changes to the Scope of Non-Compete/Non-Solicitation Agreements in Colorado
Presented by Muliha Khan, Esq., Zupkus & Angell, PC, and Brian Moore, Esq., Jester Gibson & Moore, LLP
12:00 – 1:00 pm
Lunch (on your own)
1:00 – 2:00 pm
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility on the Bench and in the Bar: Judicial Perspectives
Panel members:
Hon. Nicholas Catanzarite , Judge, Grand County Court
Hon. Richard Gabriel, Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
Hon. Gary Jackson (Ret.), Senior Judge, Denver County Court
Hon. Sueanna Johnson, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals
Hon. Cynthia Mares, Judge, Arapahoe County District Court
Moderated by Matthew Kapsak, Esq., Polsinelli PC
Submitted for 1.2 Ethics Credits
2:00 – 3:00 pm
Unionization in the 21st Century
Presented by Sima Ali, Esq., Ali Law Group PC, Christy Kwon, Esq., Nat’l Labor Relations Board, Naomi Perera, Esq., The Kelman Buescher Firm, P.C., and Patrick Scully, Esq., Sherman & Howard LLC
3:00 –3:20 pm
Networking Break
Sponsored by Lockton Affinity, LLC
3:20 – 4:20 pm
EPEW Transparency Rules: Employee and Employer Perspectives
Presented by Jessica Brown, Esq., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Kiron Kothari, Esq., Livelihood Law, LLC, and Marie Zoglo, Esq., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
4:20 pm
Closing Remarks & Adjourn
Extended by Susie McNulty, Esq., CBA-CLE
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $779.00 |
| CBA Member | $584.00 |
| CBA Labor & Employment Law Section Member | $479.00 |
| APABA Member | $479.00 |
| New Lawyer Edge Member | $292.00 |
| Paralegal/Legal Support Staff | $292.00 |
| Active Military | $292.00 |
| Public Service/Government | $292.00 |
| CLE ELITE Pass Holder | $99.00 |
| Student Currently Enrolled in Law School | $49.00 |
- General Credits: 15.00
- Ethics Credits: 1.60
- EDI Credits: 3.20
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