Federal Service Labor and Employment Law Committee's Spring Meeting
ABA's Washington, D.C. Office
April 16-17, 2008
About the Program
The Federal Service Labor and Employment Law Committee's Spring Meeting is being held Wednesday, April 16 and Thursday, April 17 at the ABA's Washington, D.C. office (740 15th Street, NW). The meeting will begin at 9:00 am on Wednesday and will adjourn at 4:30 pm on Wednesday (with a reception from 4:30-5:30 pm). On Thursday, following an ambitious morning of programs and a business meeting, we will adjourn at 12:15 pm.
Agenda
| Wendesday, April 16, 2008 | |
| 8:30-9:00 am | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00-9:15 am | Welcome and Introductions Christopher T. Dong, Employer Co-Chair Office of General Counsel, FBI, Washington, D.C. Charles Hobbie, Union & Employee Co-Chair, Deputy General Counsel, American Federation of Government Employees Washington, D.C. Barbara Kraft, Employee Co-Chair, Kraft, Eisenmann, Alden PLLC, Washington, D.C. |
| 9:15-10:30 am | Select panel of experts from the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, AFGE, NFFE, and NTEU speaking on the status of the National Security Personnel System and "HCOP" (formerly "MaxHR"), including the status of legislation to amend the National Security Personnel System Dept. of Homeland Security Susan Tsui Grundmann, General Counsel, National Federation of Federal Employees, AFL-CIO National Security Personnel System, Department of Defense Mark Roth, General Counsel, AFGE, AFL-CIO Larry J. Adkins, Deputy General Counsel, National Treasury Employees Union |
10:30-10:45 am |
Refreshment Break |
10:45-12:00 pm |
Update of Significant MSPB and Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions Speaker -TBA |
12:00-1:30 pm |
Luncheon Guest Speaker Honorable Rosemary Collyer, Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia |
1:30-2:45 pm |
Discovery and Damages in Equal Employment Opportunity Cases Honorable Joel Kravetz, Administrative Law Judge, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, D.C. James M. Eisenmann, Esq., Kraft Eisenmann Alden, PLLC, Washington, D.C. |
2:45-3:00 pm |
Refreshment Break |
3:15-4:30 pm |
Update of Significant FLRA and U.S. Courts of Appeals Decisions in Federal Sector Labor Relations William Tobey, Deputy Solicitor, Federal Labor Relations Authority, Washington, D.C. |
4:30-5:30 pm |
Reception |
| Thursday April 17, 2008 | |
8:30-9:00 am |
Continental Breakfast |
9:00-10:15 am |
Arbitration in the Federal Sector: Professional Responsibility and Other Significant Issues Homer C. LaRue, Esq., Professor of Law, Howard University, Washington, D.C. |
10:15 – 10:30 am |
Break |
10:30 – 11:45 am |
Federal Sector Labor and Employment Law Issues from the Perspective of the Government Accountability Office Michael Volpe, Esq., Assistant General Counsel, Government Accountability Office, Washington, D.C. |
11:45 – 12:15 pm |
Committee Business Meeting & Refreshments |
Program and Registration Information
Location
American BAr Association
740 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Registration
The registration fee is $175 and includes all scheduled food functions and program materials. Please note that you do not have to be a member of the ABA to attend the meeting. To register, complete the enclosed registration form and mail it to Meaghan Daly, Meeting Planner, American Bar Association Section of Labor & Employment Law, 321 N. Clark, Chicago, IL 60610 or fax to 312-988-5814. Please register by April 9th if possible, but registrations will be accepted on Wednesday morning, April 16th. Refunds, less a $50 administrative fee, will be made on registration cancellations received in writing before April 11th.
CLE Credit
Required sponsor documentation will be forwarded to and credit requested from MCLE states with general requirements for all lawyers. Each state determines the number of hours to be credited for attendance. Certificates of Attendance will be available at the meeting.
Hotel and Air Travel
The ABA has special discounted rates at several Washington, D.C. hotels, in addition to discounted fares with several major airlines. For more information please visit the ABA Meetings and Travel website at: http://www.abanet.org/mtd/
