Refreshments Provided

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.

Immigration law is in a period of change.  In this session, we will review both basic immigration issues that an employer may face as well as review the latest changes.  We will also examine potential issues for the near future from a federal and state level. 

Employment lawyers are often the first call when a client faces a workplace complaint. But investigations carry risks that can impact privilege, litigation strategy, and client relationships. This session will examine how employment lawyers can guide their clients through the threshold questions of when an investigation is necessary, who should conduct it, and how to preserve privilege along the way. The focus will be on the lawyer’s role as counselor and strategist — helping the client navigate a stressful and uncertain time by providing a clear roadmap of investigation considerations and process, without prejudging the complaint or overstepping into the investigator’s role.  The program will also explore how to manage the dynamic between the investigator, the client, and the advising employment lawyer, particularly when navigating the investigation outcomes.

The hour of CLE will talk about the changes at the NLRB since the new Presidential administration started, focusing on the enforcement priorities of the NLRB, and the management-side bar’s testing of the constitutionality of the NLRB’s form and powers. 

We will examine the developing intersection between artificial intelligence technologies and federal and Louisiana employment law issues. The goal is to provide some current and predictive guidance about AI workplace compliance and professional practice in the area in a developing age. The rapid evolution of this technology presents multiple potential ethical and professional pitfalls that the practitioner needs to be aware of, particularly provisions of Louisiana’s Code of Professionalism implicating the use of technology.  This session addresses five critical areas where AI implementation intersects with established legal frameworks: hiring and recruitment; workplace privacy considerations; guidance on electronic surveillance that impacts AI-powered employee monitoring; the reasonable accommodation processes while maintaining required human oversight; and practical risk management strategies.

The Assistant Regional Attorney for the EEOC’s New Orleans Field Office and one of its Senior Trial Attorneys provide recent updates within the agency and on employment law issues from the agency’s perspective.