Friday, April 23, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Registration/Conference Opening | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Professionalism: Four Judges From Three Courts Weigh In Joseph Perez-Montes - U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana Janis van Meerveld - U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Donna Currault - U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Erin Wilder-Doomes - U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana Louisiana's Code of Professionalism was substantially revised in 2018. As before, the Code represents aspirational goals for attorneys to implement and maintain standards of civility and professionalism that exceed the minimum mandated by the Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct. Four Magistrate Judges from three Louisiana district courts have repackaged the 15 provisions to focus on best practices in your professional dealings with counsel, the Court, clients, and the larger community. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10:05 AM - 11:05 AM | EEOC Update Update on developments in the world of the EEOC, including changes on the Commission and General Counsel's Office, policy issues, budget maters, and litigation trends and developments; discussion of the evolution of LGBT law, including landmark Bostock decision from the Supreme Court in 2020. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11:10 AM - 12:10 PM | Labor & Employment Law Update A review of all the latest statutes, regulations, and case law over the last year in the area of Labor & Employment law, including a glimpse into what's on the horizon. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | Discovery Issues A panel discussion of discovery issues in the area of Labor & Employment law. |