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Please join The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section as we hold our annual Advanced Labor Topics Seminar. We have scheduled an all-star faculty to provide Florida labor and employment practitioners with the very latest updates directly from key government agencies and well-known leaders in our area of practice. Serious practitioners will not want to miss this incredible opportunity to gain labor and employment law insights directly from the source and share in the experience with fellow members of The Florida Bar. We look forward to hosting you and making the 2022 Seminar an unforgettable learning experience.

Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Scott Atwood
Don Slesnick, Managing Partner, Law Offices of Slesnick & Casey LLP, Coral Gables – Program Co-Chair
Gregory A. Hearing, Shareholder, GrayRobinson, P.A., Tampa – Program Co-Chair

Affirmative Action and DEIA Update
Craig E. Leen, Partner, K&L Gates LLP, Washington, D.C. 

DOL Update
Jessica Looman, Acting Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor

OSHA Update "Workplace Safety in a Pandemic Environment"
Edmund C. Baird, Associate Solicitor for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C.

U.S. Supreme Court Update
Louis Lopez, Secretary-Elect of the ABA’s Labor and Employment Law Section 

Remarks
Don Slesnick, Managing Partner, Law Offices of Slesnick & Casey LLP, Coral Gables – Program Co-Chair
Gregory A. Hearing, Shareholder, GrayRobinson, P.A., Tampa  –  Program Co-Chair

EEOC Update
Keith Sonderling, Commissioner, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, D.C.

The Modern Role of FMCS in Labor Relations
Javier Ramirez, Executive Manager, Division of Agency Initiatives, Federal  Mediation and Conciliation Service (nominated for FMCS Director), Washington, D.C.

NLRB Update
Hon. Gwynne A. Wilcox, Board Member, National Labor Relations Board 

"Labor Relations – Post-Pandemic" (Includes Ethics Topic)
Mark Gaston Pearce, Visiting Professor of Law and Executive Director, Workers’ Rights Institute at Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.