Barristers Labor & Employment Symposium

Panel I: Disability Discrimination in the Workplace

Emily Tripodi Farella Braun + Martel	Sonya Smallets Minnis & Smallets	Noah Lebowitz Signature Resolution

Moderator

Molly Giguiere Minnis & Smallets

Topics

• Cutting-edge issues in disability law and employment
• The post-COVID accommodation landscape
• Recognizing and addressing bias against employees with disabilities
• AI, algorithmic decision-making, and disability bias and discrimination in the workplace
• Regulatory rollbacks and their impact
• Implicit bias and invisible disabilities in the workplace

Panel II: HR Investigations and the Ethical Impacts

Workplace investigations can present complex ethical issues for labor and employment practitioners. This panel will examine counsel's professional responsibilities, practical approaches to overseeing investigations, and the most effective methods used to scrutinize and challenge investigative processes and outcomes.

Speakers

Chaya Mandelbaum Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & Lowe	Rosha Jones Folger Levin	Ilona Turner Oppenheimer Investigations Group

Moderator

Samuel Leff Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & Lowe

Topics

• Ethical obligations and concerns for attorneys conducting investigations
• Best practices for defense counsel when reviewing or managing investigations
• Common methods of challenging investigations
• Navigating privilege, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, and other professional responsibility issues during workplace investigations

Section Chair
Samuel Leff, Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & Lowe

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