On Thursday, November 20 Arent Fox LLP and the Association of Corporate Counsel, Greater New York Chapter, co-hosted the event, "Workplace Issues in Times of Change and Crisis: Employment Law Issues in the New Economy."

This seminar addressed issues including:

• Wage and Hour Regulations
• Commission Agreements
• Independent Contractor
• New York WARN Act
• Reduction in Force
• Bankruptcy and Other Business Restructurings
• Employee Free Choice Act
• Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments
• Privacy
  

Speakers:

• Darrell S. Gay - Arent Fox LLP
• Sonya D. Johnson - Arent Fox LLP
• Galen D. Kirkland - Commissioner, New York State Division of Human Rights
• Mary Rose Maness - VP, Chief Employment Counsel - Warner Music Group
• Carmine Ruberto - Director, Division of Labor Standards, New York State Department of Labor
• Phillip R. Scott - Assistant General Counsel - National Grid

Presentations from the event are available:

• New York State Department of Labor - Seminar for Employers - Carmine Ruberto
• The Employee Free Choice Act - Darrell S. Gay
• A Comparison of New York, New Jersey and Federal WARN Acts - Darrell S. Gay
• Reductions in Force Planning Tools - Sonya D. Johnson
• Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) - Darrell S. Gay