Winston & Strawn Attorney Speaks on Employment Developments in Litigation, Class Actions, and ADR

Partner Joan Fife spoke at the inaugural San Francisco Bay Area Chapter event for the Institute for Advanced Corporate Counsel (iACC) on Friday, June 1, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport. The iACC full-day seminar covered advanced topics focusing on current developments and legal updates that impact Silicon Valley businesses and in-house legal practices.

Winston & Strawn moderated the panel titled, "Employment Law Update: Significant Developments in Litigation, Class Actions, and ADR." This panel discussed:

• Meal periods & breaks in California after Brinker: What is now clear and post-Brinker compliance guidance
• It's not over-alternative methods for plaintiffs (smaller classes, different theories, opt-in litigation-FMLA, FLSA-misclassification, off-the-clock, automatic meal deductions)
• Post-Concepcion cases on unconscionability
• NLRB reaction: D.R. Horton and its aftermath
• Arbitrability of PAGA claims
• Dodd-Frank whistleblower claims
• EEOC guidance on criminal background checks

On the panel was Saidah Grayson from Cisco Systems, and Winston & Strawn labor and employment attorney Joan Fife.

The seminar also covered the topics: Protecting Against Cybercrime, SEC Enforcement Issues, Litigating in the ITC, Crisis Management, Issues with Contractors, Changing Game of Social Media, Impact of American Investor Act, Anti-Trust and Suppliers, Data Protection, Current M&A Developments, and Supreme Court Highlights.