Wednesday, March 29. 1:45 2:30 pm: Employee Agreements: Arbitration, Noncompetes, Job-Offer Letters and More John Doran, Sherman & Howard, Phoenix

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1 CONFERENCE AGENDA Wednesday, March 29 MORNING WORKSHOPS 8:30 11:30 am: The Healthcare Reform Town Hall (Monet 1) 8:30 11:30 am: The I-9/E-Verify Summit (Monet 2) MIDDAY SESSIONS (sponsored content Monet 1) 1:00 1:40 pm: Practical/Discovery Data Management Issues Facing In-House HR Andrew Cook & Joseph Krock of The Claro Group, attorney Kathy Perkins 1:45 2:30 pm: Employee Agreements: Arbitration, Noncompetes, Job-Offer Letters and More John Doran, Sherman & Howard, Phoenix Noon 5:00 pm: LEAP REGISTRATION LEAP Pre-conference Workshops (choose one) Option 1 Recordkeeping and Records Management: What to Keep, What to Toss Rick Roskelley, Littler, Las Vegas Monet 1 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm Option 2 Employee Handbooks Workshop Clara (C.B.) Burns, Kemp Smith, El Paso Charles High, Kemp Smith, El Paso Option 3 Workplace Investigations: What to Do, What to Avoid Kathy Perkins, Kathy Perkins LLC Workplace Law & Mediation, Lawrence, KS Monet 2 Monet 3

2 CONFERENCE AGENDA Thursday, March 30 7:45 am 9:00 am Continental Breakfast and You Be the Judge Contest (Prizes awarded!) 9:00 am 9:10 am Program Welcome and Opening Remarks Joseph Beachboard, Ogletree Deakins 9:10 am 10:00 am Employment Law 2017: The Latest Legal, Legislative, Regulatory & Enforcement News Clara (C.B.) Burns, Kemp Smith, El Paso John Doran, Sherman & Howard, Phoenix Charles High, Kemp Smith, El Paso 10:00 am 10:45 am 10:45 am 11:00 am New President + New Congress = New Challenges for HR Professionals Paul Prather, Littler, Memphis Steven Suflas, Ballard Spahr, New Jersey BREAK 11:00 am 11:45 am Wage-ing War: Overtime, Pay Equity & Other Wage & Hour Issues Greg Guidry, Ogletree Deakins, Lafayette, LA Kathy Perkins, Kathy Perkins LLC Workplace Law & Mediation, Lawrence, KS 11:45 am 12:15 pm NLRB 2.0: Not for Union Shops Only David Rittof, Modern Management, Chicago Jonathan Kaplan, Littler, Memphis 12:15 pm 1:45 pm LUNCH & Special Presentation: Tough Talks Paul Falcone, author and former HR exec

3 BREAKOUT SESSION #1 (choose one) 1:45 pm 2:30 pm Option 1: From In-House to the Outhouse: How to Effectively Work with Outside Counsel John Doran, Sherman & Howard, Phoenix Option 2: Public-Sector Employers: Unique Issues and Risks for 2017 Richard Paul, Paul Plevin, San Diego Option 3: The Very Best Websites, Apps and Tools for HR Professionals 2:30 2:45 pm BREAK & ROOM CHANGE Michael Fox, Ogletree Deakins, Austin, TX Renoir 1 Renoir 2 BREAKOUT SESSION #2 (choose one) 2:45 pm 3:30 pm Option 1: Legislative Update: The American Health Care Act Mark Boxer, DLA Piper, San Francisco Melissa Gierach, DLA Piper, Washington, D.C. Option 2: The Wired Workplace: Social Media, New Devices and More Anthony Martin, Ogletree Deakins, Las Vegas Option 3: Federal Contractor Issues Jennifer Trulock, Baker Botts, Dallas 3:30 3:40 pm ROOM CHANGE Renoir 1 Renoir 2 3:40 pm 4:30 pm How to Win Employee Lawsuits Before They Begin Richard Brann, Baker Botts, Houston Marcel Debruge, Burr & Forman, Birmingham Richard Paul, Paul Plevin, San Diego Jeffrey Portnoy, Cades Schutte, Honolulu, HI 4:30 pm 5:00 pm The Most Bizarre Employment Law Cases of 2016 Joseph Clees, Ogletree Deakins, Phoenix 5:00 pm 6:15 pm HOSTED RECEPTION and the Patio

4 CONFERENCE AGENDA Friday, March 31 7:30 am 8:55 am Room: Interactive HR Roundtables & Continental Breakfast Choose a different table every 25 minutes. Table options: Health Care Reform.... Mark Boxer, DLA Piper Wage & Hour...Greg Guidry, Ogletree Deakins Employee Handbooks Clara (C.B.) Burns, Kemp Smith Employee Leave/FMLA.. Bob Sheeder, Bracewell & Giuliani Harassment/Problem Employees...Deborah Adams, Frost Brown Todd I-9s & Immigration...John Fay, LawLogix Employee Engagement...David Rittof, Modern Management Investigations...Kathy Perkins, Kathy Perkins LLC Federal Contractors/OFCCP....Jennifer Trulock, Baker Botts California Employment Law...Rich Paul, Paul Plevin Nevada Employment Law...Gary Moss, Jackson Lewis 8:55 am 9:00 am Day Two Opening Moderator: Joseph Beachboard 9:00 am 9:40 am Friday Keynote: Political Characters and Cutups: How to Fix What the 2016 Presidential Election Did to Your Workplace Dennis Davis, PhD, Ogletree Deakins, Torrance, CA 9:40 am 10:15 am I-9s, E-Verify and Beyond: Immigration and HR John Fay, LawLogix, Phoenix 10:15 am 10:30 am BREAK

5 10:30 am 11:15 am Employee Leave Workshop Ward Phillips, Kramer Rayson, Knoxville Bob Sheeder, Bracewell & Giuliani, Dallas 11:15 am 12:00 pm Retaliation: How to Prevent the #1 Employee Complaint Deborah Adams, Frost Brown Todd, Cincinnati James Dale, Stoel Rives, Boise, ID George Yund, Frost Brown Todd, Cincinnati 12:00 pm 1:00 pm Learn from the Lawyers Luncheon 1:00 pm 1:30 pm The Ultimate Wrap-Up Session: Key Takeaways from the Breakouts and the Pre/Post Workshops Moderator: Joseph Beachboard 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:00 pm 2:10 pm Special Presentation: The Roundtable Players Grand Prize Drawing / General Session Closing 2:10 2:15 pm ROOM CHANGE 2:15 pm 4:00 pm POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS (see next page)

6 Post-conference Workshops (choose one) Option 1 The Termination Workshop You re fired! It looks so easy on Trump s reality TV show, but the true reality is that terminating one employee (or 50) is fraught with legal peril. Find out what to say... what NEVER to say... and the procedures and documentation you must complete to guarantee fear-free dismissals. Paul Trimmer, Jackson Lewis, Las Vegas Renoir 2 2:15 pm 4:00 pm Option 2 Preparing for Depositions Depositions can be scary even for top executives. This dynamic workshop will cover deposition dos and don ts... questions you should ask your attorney... and more. We ll combine battle-tested advice with interactive role-playing to help HR professionals prepare themselves (and the C-Suite) to stay composed when you re deposed. Deborah Adams, Frost Brown Todd, Cincinnati Charles High, Kemp Smith, El Paso Option 3 California Employment Law: Litigation Here We Come This session will summarize the latest laws, litigation and liabilities in the state that generally leads the nation in new workplace protections. It is useful for those who manage employees in the Golden State, and others interested in tracking the latest trends. Fred Plevin, Paul Plevin, San Diego Monet 1, 2 Renoir 1 Option 4 Nevada Employment Law Roundtable Sit down with Nevada employment superlawyer Gary Moss in an informal, no-holds-barred Q&A session. Gary has more than 38 years experience representing Nevada employers. Best Lawyers has named Gary the Lawyer of the Year in Employment Law in Las Vegas. Gary Moss, Jackson Lewis, Las Vegas Cezanne 1