Keynote:
EPLI: Trends in Employment Law New Frontier or the Wild West
Lucy Ann Galioto
Senior Vice President
AIG Executive Liability
- Statistics from EEOC.
- Jury Verdicts and Settlements.
- Defense Costs.
- Supreme Court Decisions and Legislation.
- What it all Means for the Employer.
Hot Issues in EPLI Class Actions
Gerald L. Maatman, Jr.
Partner
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
- Current Developments with the EEOC's Systemic Litigation Program.
- Key Employment Discrimination Class Action Rulings in 2007-2008.
- Leading Employment Discrimination Class Action Settlements in 2007-2008.
- Current Developments In E-Discovery Management For EPLI-related Class Actions.
- The Future Of EPLI-related Class Actions In 2008 And Beyond.
Beyond the Position Statement: Limiting Exposure When an EEOC or State Agency Investigation Goes Sideways.
Joseph A. Starr
Partner
Lipson, Neilson, Cole, Seltzer & Garin, P.C.
- Understanding the scope & power of the EEOC during an investigation.
- Effective strategies for preventing government “fishing expedition”.
- Understanding EEOC’s voluntary mediation and conciliation processes.
- Why Carriers want to avoid State Agency administrative trials.
EPL – Sexual Harassment Update
Mercedes Colwin
Managing Partner
New York & New Jersey Offices
Gordon & Rees
- Critical Steps to Avoid and Detect Sexual Harassment in the Workplace.
- Effective techniques to respond to a lawsuit.
- Do's and don'ts in sexual harassment trials
- How to prevail.
RICO Claims in Employment
Richard I. Lehr
Founding Member
Lehr Middlebrooks & Vreeland, P.C.
- How the racketeering statute may apply to the workplace.
- RICO liability and damages risks.
- Underwriting and risk management implications and strategies.
EPL Retaliation Claims
Roy C. Tyson III
Vice President
Worldwide Assistant EPL Product Manager
Chubb Specialty Insurance
What is a retaliation claim and why is it different?
How does the EEOC define retaliation?
The impact of CBOCS West, Inc. v Humphries and Gomez-Perez v Potter.
Preventing retaliation claims in the workplace.
How does the EEOC define retaliation?
The impact of CBOCS West, Inc. v Humphries and Gomez-Perez v Potter.
Preventing retaliation claims in the workplace.
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Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Mediation
(But Were Afraid To Ask)
Sarah K. Goldstein, Esquire
Partner
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
- The presentation will include real examples from employment cases Sarah has mediated, the tactics used and whether goals were achieved.
- Ethics of mediation.
- "Mushy Mediation"
- Why do we have to listen to the plaintiff's side of the story?
- Tactics: What helps, what can hurt.
EPL Insurance Market Update
Janet B. Dreifuss, Esq.
Senior Vice President, Director of Claims
Executive Risk Solutions
Hilb Rogal & Hobbs
- This presentation is designed to give an update on the overall marketplace as well as issues that are driving the market.
EEOC 360°
Elizabeth Grossman
Regional Attorney
New York District Office
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Gain a 360-degree view of the EEOC objectives and what is being done to achieve goals on it's hot button issue priority list.
- Current initiatives.
- E-RACE - Caregiver - Youth@Work
- Tips on charge processing.
- Tips on working with the EEOC.
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International EPL Exposure in an Evolving Global Economy
Anthony Fowler
Executive Vice President
Hartford Financial Products
Case Study: Republic of China
- Overview of Workforce and Economy.
- Applicable Law - Article 33 of the Chinese Constitution.
- China Labor Law (1995)
- Employment Contracts Law.
- Employment Promotion Law.
- Types of Alleged Discrimination.
- Chinese Workers Increasingly Turn to the Courts.
This presentation will also discuss:
- Age Discrimination Legislation in the UK.
- US transnational liability to foreign citizens for acts on foreign soil under the Alien Tort Claims Act of 1789 (including the potential for coverage under an EPL policy with a Third Party Liability Endorsement.
