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Agenda

Tuesday, October 9, 2012
1:00 PM –
1:05 PM		 Welcome & Opening Remarks
Speakers:
Sheryl Garland  Sheryl Garland, VP, Senior Counsel - Risk Management, Nordstrom
Neil Trautwein Neil Trautwein, VP, Employee Benefits Policy Counsel, National Retail Federation
1:05 PM –
1:55 PM		 Practical Accommodations for Nursing Mothers Under the Affordable Care Act
Speaker:
Cathy Carothers Cathy Carothers, Co-Director, Every Mother, Inc.
1:55 PM –
2:10 PM		 Networking Break
2:10 PM –
3:00 PM		 How We Engage Our Associates
Speakers:
Rachel Harris  Rachel Harris, Corporate Communications Manager, Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
Sara Lee  Sara Lee, Director of Human Resources, Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
Russ Phillips  Russ Phillips, Director of Compensation and Human Resources Information Services, Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
Duncan Schloss Duncan Schloss, Director of Human Resources, Supply Chain, Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
3:00 PM –
4:05 PM		 Compensation Best Practices: How to Establish and Ensure Fair Pay Structures
Speakers:
David Lamoreax David Lamoreax, VP, Practice Co-Leader of Labor & Employment, Charles River Associates
Katharine Parker Katharine Parker, Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP
Sponsored by: Proskauer
4:05 PM –
4:55 PM		 No Comment: A PR Guide to Crisis Management for the HR Executive and In-house Counsel - Learning When "No Comment" May Not Be the Right Response
Speakers:
Theresa Bult Theresa Bult, Partner, Constangy, Brooks & Smith LLP
Robert Devine Robert Devine, VP of Field HR and Team Member Relations, Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. 
Misty Skipper Misty Skipper, Director of Public Affairs, The Dalton Agency 
4:55 PM –
5:30 PM		 Insights Into the November Elections
Speaker:
David French David French, SVP, Government Relations, National Retail Federation
5:30 PM –
7:00 PM		 Networking Reception
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
8:00 AM –
8:30 AM		 Networking Breakfast
8:30 AM –
8:40 AM		 Welcome
Speaker:
Neil Trautwein Neil Trautwein, VP, Employee Benefits Policy Counsel, National Retail Federation
8:40 AM –
9:40 AM		 Bringing Your "A" Game to Work
Speaker:
Eric Chester Eric Chester, Founder and Chairman, Reviving Work Ethic
9:40 AM –
10:00 AM		 Networking Break
10:00 AM –
10:50 AM		 The "Free" 401(k) Plan - Another Urban Legend: Plan Financing Strategies and Free Equalization as a Result of the Recent DOL 408(b)2 and 404(a)5 Required Disclosures
Speaker:
James Hageney James Hageney, Managing Partner, The Centurion Group LLC 
Sponsored by: Centurion
10:50 AM –
11:40 AM		 Identify, Develop and Retain Top Performing Talent
Speakers:
  Greg "Goose" Goforth, VP, Human Resources, Floor and Decor Outlets of America, Inc. 
Al Rainaldi Al Rainaldi, Executive Vice President, Profiles International, Inc.
Sponsored by: Profiles
11:40 AM –
12:15 PM		 Health Care Reform Update
Speaker:
Neil Trautwein Neil Trautwein, VP, Employee Benefits Policy Counsel, National Retail Federation
12:15 PM –
1:15 PM		 Luncheon Presentation: Just Who has Access to Your Property - Ask the NLRB 
Speaker:
Robert Joy Robert Joy, Chair of the Management Committee, Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP
Sponsored by: Constangy
1:15 PM –
2:15 PM		 The ICEman Cometh: Best Practices in the Era of Immigration Workplace Enforcement
Speakers:
Davis Bae Davis Bae, Partner, Jackson Lewis LLP
Christina Cordoza Christina Cordoza, VP, Employment Law, Ross Stores, Inc. 
2:15 PM –
3:15 PM		 #WINNING the Social Media Game
Speaker:
Adam Forman Adam Forman, Principal, Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone P.L.C.
3:15 PM –
3:30 PM		 Networking Break
3:30 PM –
4:00 PM		 Labor Agenda Update: Report from Washington 
Speaker:
Kelly Knott Kelly Knott, Senior Director, Government Relations, National Retail Federation
4:00 PM –
5:00 PM		 Roundtable Discussions
Moderators:
Kelly Knott  Kelly Knott, Senior Director, Government Relations, National Retail Federation
Neil Trautwein Neil Trautwein, VP, Employee Benefits Policy Counsel, National Retail Federation
5:00 PM –
6:30 PM		 Networking Reception
Thursday, October 11, 2012
8:00 AM –
9:00 AM		 Breakfast and Subcommittee Reports
Speakers:
Julie Dunne  Julie Dunne, Shareholder, Littler Mendelson P.C.
Danny Kaufer  Danny Kaufer, Partner, Heenan Blaikie LLP
Bryan O'Connor  Bryan O'Connor, Managing Partner, Jackson Lewis LLP
Diane Saunders  Diane Saunders, Shareholder, Ogletree Deakins
Patricia Slovak  Patricia Slovak, Partner, Schiff Hardin, LLP
Javier Vazquez-Segarra Javier Vazquez-Segarra, Partner, Goldman, Antonetti & Cordova, P.S.C.
9:00 AM –
10:00 AM		 Danger Afoot: NLRB Tries on Micro Unions in the Bergdorf Goodman Ladies' Shoe Departments 
Speaker:
Margaret Lesesne Margaret Lesesne, VP AGC, Litigation, The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.
10:00 AM –
11:00 AM		 Background Checks in the Wake of the EEOC's Recent Enforcement Guidance - One Retailer's Perspective
Speaker:
Ellen Weir Ellen Weir, VP and Senior Employment Counsel, Ann Inc.
11:00 AM –
11:15 AM		 Networking Break
11:15 AM –
12:15 PM		 Positive Employee Relations: A Restaurant Approach in the Current Environment
Speaker:
Julie Wigley Julie Wigley, Director of PeopleFirst Shared Services, Domino's Pizza Inc.
12:15 PM –
12:30 PM		 Closing Remarks
Speaker:
Sheryl Garland  Sheryl Garland, VP, Senior Counsel - Risk Management, Nordstrom

 

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