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2024 Labor and Employment Law Forum

Date: Mar 8, 2024 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Location: New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick and Online

Member Price: $187

Non-Member Price: $234

Section Price: $176

Event Code: I022424

Areas of Law: Labor & Employment

Earn up to 6.7 credits, including 1.2 in Ethics! (More Information)

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Faculty

Keynote

Moderator

Domenick Carmagnola, Esq.
Carmagnola & Ritardi, LLC, Morristown
Yvette Gibbons, Esq.
Past President, Essex County Bar Association
Employment Compliance Strategies, LLC, South Orange
Robert T. Szyba, Esq.
Seyfarth Shaw, New York

Presenters

Hon. Peter F. Bariso, Jr., A.J.S.C.(Ret.)
Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo, PC
Hon. Patricia K. Costello, A.J.S.C.(Ret.)
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
Hon. Ronald J. Hedges (Ret.)
Former USMJ
Principal, Ronald J. Hedges LLC
Hon. Sohail Mohammed, P.J.Cr.
Presiding Criminal Judge, Superior Court of New Jersey - Passaic Vicinage
Vincent I. Ferrer, Esq.
A.Y. Strauss, Livingston
Sean Joyce, Esq.
Carmagnola & Ritardi, LLC, Morristown
Randi W. Kochman, Esq.
Cole Schotz P.C., Hackensack
Gail Maddox-Canteen
The GMC Human Resource Consulting Group LLC
Diana C. Manning, Esq.
Bressler Amery & Ross, PC, Florham Park
William H. Mergner, Jr., Esq.
President, New Jersey State Bar Association
Leary Bride Mergner & Bongiovanni P.A., Cedar Knolls
James M. Mets, Esq.
Mets Schiro & McGovern, LLP, Iselin
Thomas P. Scrivo, Esq.
O'Toole Scrivo LLC, Cedar Grove
Steven W. Suflas, Esq.
Holland & Hart LLP, Salt Lake City

Every year, New Jersey’s leading labor and employment lawyers attend "The Forum" to keep up to date on the latest law and hear sophisticated analysis from seasoned practitioners.

Join us this year as for a distinguished panel of labor and employment lawyers, moderated by Domenick Carmagnola, the NJSBA's past president and former chair of the NJSBA Labor and Employment Law Section; Robert Szyba, the former editor in chief of the Labor and Employment Law Quarterly; and Yvette Gibbons, a dynamic speaker and active member of the Labor and Employment Section. 

You will to gain a deeper understanding of recent labor law issues from Steve Suflas's ever-popular case law update, learn how AI has made its impact and hear a lively discussion about the ethical issues every labor and employment lawyer should consider. As an attendee, you will receive targeted, useful information you can immediately use in your practice.

This is one annual labor and employment feature program you would not want to miss!

Program Agenda:

  •  9:00 | Introduction by the Moderators
  • 9:05 | Trial Component - Hon. Peter F. Bariso, Jr., AJSC (Ret.); William H. Mergner, Jr., Esq.
    o Jury Selection and Status of Trial Calendars
  • 10:00| AI in Recruiting Employees  - Robert T. Szyba, Esq.; Yvette Gibbons, Esq.; Vincent I. Ferrer, Esq.
    o Resume Review with AI
    o Assessment of AI-Generated Interview Answers
    o Leveraging AI for Professional Networking Platform Searches
    o AI Screening Tools
  • 10:50 | Break
  • 11:00 |Labor Law Issues - Domenick Carmagnola, Esq.; Sean Joyce, Esq.; James M. Mets, Esq. 
    o Recent Changes to NLRB Rules
    o Constitutional Concerns Regarding NLRB
  • 12:00 | Lunch
  • 1:00 | Ethics – Does the Use of AI Implicate Ethics Rules or Judicial Canons? - Hon. Sohail Mohammed, PJCr; Hon. Ronald Hedges (Ret.)
  • 2:00 | Case Law Update - Steven W. Suflas, Esq.
  • 2:50 | Break
  • 3:00| Employment Issues Post-Covid - Yvette Gibbons, Esq.; Hon. Patricia K. Costello, AJSC (Ret.); Thomas P. Scrivo, Esq.; Randi W. Kochman, Esq.; Diana C. Manning, Esq.; Gail Maddox-Canteen
    o Inter-Generational Workplace Dynamics
    o Navigating Return to Work Policies and Procedures
  • 4:00 | Adjourn

CLE Credits
NJ CLE:NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 6.7 hours of total CLE credit, including 1.2 in Ethics (Full Credits Available: NJ Civil Trial Attorney Credit: 6.7, NJ Ethics: 1.2, NJ General: 5.5).
NY CLE:NY Ethics Non-Transitional: 1.0, NY Professional Practice Non-Transitional: 5.5
PA CLE:PA Ethics Credit: 1.0, PA Substantive Credit: 4.5
New: No PACLE fee is required for this program. To earn PA CLE credits, a valid PA Bar ID number must be entered into the CLE form provided after attending the program.

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