The 2024 Employment Law Roundtable
Date: Dec 12, 2024 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, and Online
Member Price: $188.00
Non-Member Price: $235.00
Section Price: $169.00
Areas of Law: Labor & Employment
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Keynote
Moderator
- Robert T. Szyba, Esq.
- Seyfarth Shaw, New Yorkis a Partner in the Labor & Employment Department of Seyfarth Shaw LLP in New York City, where he defends and counsels employers in a wide range of employment-related issues, including background check and Fair Credit Reporting Act violations, “ban the box” issues, prevailing wage requirements, wage and hour compliance, whistleblower retaliation, family and medical leave compliance and interference/retaliation claims, paid sick leave, and discrimination/harassment. He also advises clients on preventive employment counseling, pre-litigation strategy and litigation avoidance, alternate dispute resolution and mandatory arbitration programs, and employment policies and procedures.
Admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of New Jersey and New York, Mr. Szyba serves on the Executive Committee of the Labor & Employment Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association. He has been Co-Chair of the Ethics & Professional Responsibility Subcommittee of the American Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Section’s Employment Rights & Responsibilities Committee.
Mr. Szyba has served on the Alumni Advisory Board of the Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal and as a member of the Sidney Reitman Employment Law American Inn of Court. He is a former Editor-in-Chief of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s New Jersey Labor & Employment Law Quarterly and has lectured for ICLE, NELA-NJ, the American and New York State Bar Associations, and other organizations.
Mr. Szyba received his undergraduate degree, cum laude, from Berklee College of Music and his J.D., cum laude, from Hofstra University School of Law, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal and a member of Hofstra’s Moot Court Association.
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Presenters
- Hon. Stacey D. Adams, U.S.M.J.
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- Walter S. Atencio
- Reed Smith LLP, Princeton
- Jenna Budge, Ed.D., LSW, BCBA-D
- Behavior Analyst, Rutgers Center for Adult Autism Services
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Ashleigh Chamberlain
- Bureau Chief, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
- Wendy D. Choi
- Reed Smith LLP, Princeton
- Michael J. Dee
- O'Toole Scrivo, Cedar Grove
- Michelle (Micky) Devitt, Esq.
- Willig, Williams & Davidson, Philadelphia
- Kathleen Barnett Einhorn
- PEM Law LLC, West Orange
- Jacob A. Gilbert
- Costello & Mains, Mount Laurel Township
- Ayesha Krishnan Hamilton, Esq.
- Hamilton Law Firm PC, Princeton
- Christopher J. Keating, Esq.
- Keating Law Firm, LLC, Moorestown
- James La Rocca, Esq.
- Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, New York
- Christopher P. Lenzo, Esq.
- Lenzo & Reis, LLC, Morristown
- Timothy F. McGoughran, Esq.
- Law Office of Timothy F. McGoughran LLC, Oceanis the founding Partner of the Law Office of Timothy F. McGoughran, LLC in Ocean, New Jersey. He concentrates his practice exclusively in family law and handles matters related to divorce, custody, alimony, domestic violence, adoption, prenuptial agreements, parenting rights, same-sex marriage and other issues. He has also served as a Municipal Court Judge in Ocean Township and is a former Municipal Prosecutor for the Township.
Mr. McGoughran is admitted to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and the United States Supreme Court. A member of the New Jersey State, Pennsylvania, Ocean County and Monmouth Bar Associations, he is President of the New Jersey State Bar Association, Past Chair of the NJSBA Family Law Section Executive Committee, serves on the Executive Committee of the Association’s Military and Veterans Affairs Section and is a member of the Legal Education Committee. Mr. McGoughran is also Past President of the Monmouth Bar Association and Past Co-Chair of the Monmouth Bar Association’s Family Law Committee. He has been a Trustee for Monmouth County on the NJSBA’s Board of Trustees and has co-chaired the Legislation and Meeting Arrangements and Program Committees.
In 2010 and 2013 Mr. McGoughran was the recipient of the Distinguished Legislative Service Award bestowed by the New Jersey State Bar Association, and the Monmouth Bar Association Family Law Committee presented him with the Family Lawyer of the Year Award in 2012. He is a regular lecturer on law and ethics topics.
Mr. McGoughran received his B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh and his J.D. from Seton Hall Law School. He was a law clerk to the Honorable Robert W. O’Hagan, JSC. - Jennifer M. Mohamed, Esq.
- The Bayne Law Group LLC, Princeton
- Ravi Sattiraju, Esq.
- Sattiraju & Tharney, LLP, East Windsor
- Suzanne Sullivan, Esq.
- Region 22 Regional Director
National Labor Relations Board, Newark - Peter Tsai, Esq.
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP
- Margarita A. Weissman
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP, New York
- Stephanie Wilson, Esq.
- Chair, Labor & Employment Law Section
Reed Smith, LLP, Princeton - Beth P. Zoller, Esq.
- KSBranigan Law P.C., Montclair
Presented in cooperation with the NJSBA Labor and Employment Law Section
The annual Employment Law Roundtable will bring you up to date about the most pressing issues facing employers and employees.
Program Agenda:
- 9:00 | NLRB Update
James La Rocca, Esq.; Suzanne Sullivan, Esq.; Michelle (Micky) Devitt, Esq.
This panel will discuss recent National Labor Relations Board decisions, as well as strategic initiatives over the past several years. Speakers will focus on the range of employee protections, union tactics and avoidance approaches and restrictions, and predictions for what lies ahead under the next presidential administration.
- 10:00 | Prevailing Wage Overview
Ashleigh Chamberlain; Ravi Sattiraju, Esq.; Robert T. Szyba, Esq.
This panel will focus on the several legal developments that have expanded the scope of which employers are required to pay prevailing wage rates and certain registration requirements. Additionally, the panel will provide an overview of prevailing wage obligations under the Prevailing Wage Act and similar laws.
- 11:00 | Break
- 11:10 | Discovery Issues In the Early 2020s
Hon. Stacey Adams, U.S.M.J; Christopher P. Lenzo, Esq.; Peter Tsai, Esq.; Stephanie Wilson, Esq.
This panel will focus on issues faced by parties in discovery with respect to modern factors, such as cell phones, instant messaging platforms (e.g., Slack), transient messaging platforms (e.g., Snapchat), social media and embedded hyperlinks in documents.
- 12:10 | Lunch
- 12:50 | Neurodiversity in the Workforce
Jenna Budge, Ed.D., LSW, BCBA-D; Ayesha Krishnan Hamilton, Esq.; Christopher J. Keating, Esq.
This panel will discuss the various issues occurring in a wide array of workplaces, such as requests to accommodate anxiety experienced during commuting, ADHD and more.
- 1:50 | Mental Health in the Legal Profession
Timothy F. McGoughran, Esq.; Jennifer M. Mohamed, Esq.; Beth P. Zoller, Esq.
This panel will discuss the state of mental health in the legal profession, framed by the New Jersey State Bar Association’s 2023 report on the subject. The segment will review any changes or impacts from when the report was issued to present.
- 3:00 | Attorney Return to Office
Walter S. Atencio; Wendy D. Choi; Michael J. Dee; Kathleen Barnett Einhorn; Jacob A. Gilbert; Margarita A. Weissman
This panel will discuss the post-pandemic return to the office in the legal profession with viewpoints from junior attorneys and senior attorneys regarding the dynamics of in-office attendance.
- 4:00 | Adjourn
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