Agenda

8 – 8:30 a.m.

Registration and Breakfast

8:30 a.m.

Welcome and Framing

Host:
Sarah Ames Benedict | Partner, Portland

8:35 – 9:20 a.m.

Actual Intelligence: How We Analyze AI Issues in the Workplace

Speakers:
Matt Jedreski | Counsel, Seattle
Olivia Munson | Associate, Portland

9:20 – 10:05 a.m.

Workplace Accommodation: Sticky Situations, Smart Solutions

Speakers:
Christie Totten | Partner, Portland
Alyssa Crooke | Associate, Portland

10:05 – 10:20 a.m.

BREAK

10:20 – 11:05 a.m.

Employee Mobility: Noncompetes, Trade Secrets, Departures, and Raiding Risk

Speakers:
Roy Salins | Partner, New York
Godfre Blackman | Associate, New York

11:05 – 11:50 a.m.

Labor Issues for Non-Union and Union-Curious Workplaces

Speaker:
John Hodges-Howell | Counsel, Seattle

11:50 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.

Year in Review and What Oregon Employers Should Watch Next

Speakers:
Dominik Mackinnon | Associate, Portland
Jandee Wallis | Associate, Portland

12:35 – 1:35 p.m.

Lunch / Oregon Employer Jeopardy

Host:
Dominik Mackinnon | Associate, Portland

1:35 – 1:45 p.m.

Transition to Breakouts

1:45 – 2:35 p.m.

BREAKOUT A

Spotting Employee Benefit Issues to Prevent HR Headaches

Speakers:
Stuart Harris | Partner, Portland
Kasey Lee | Associate, Portland

1:45 – 2:35 p.m.

BREAKOUT B

Lessons from Trial: What Juries Teach Us About Workplace Decisions

Speakers:
Sarah Ames Benedict | Partner, Portland
Giancarlo Urey | Partner, Los Angeles

1:45 – 2:35 p.m.

BREAKOUT C

Clean Exits, Strong Cases: Best Practices for Employee Separations

Speakers:
Laura Sack | Partner, Co-chair, Employment Services, New York
Christie Totten | Partner, Portland

2:35 – 3:20 p.m.

Networking Social Hour