On the Road with Today’s Workplace Challenges
Foley & Lardner is hosting our annual Labor & Employment Road Show on Thursday, October 22, in its Milwaukee Office. This half-day CLE and HRCI program is designed for in-house counsel, HR professionals, and business leaders navigating today’s rapidly evolving workplace landscape. We will explore recent legal developments and emerging trends impacting employers across industries, focusing on practical takeaways. Attendees will gain actionable insights to help mitigate risk, maintain compliance, and support business objectives in an increasingly complex employment environment.
The program will be followed by a networking reception, offering the opportunity to continue the conversation and connect with peers.
If you have questions about the event, contact our events team. The event is invitation-only. Should you wish to invite a colleague, please notify our team.
Agenda
| 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. CT | Registration & Networking |
| 1:30 p.m. – 1:35 p.m. CT | Welcome & Introductions |
| 1:35 p.m. – 2:35 p.m. CT | Labor & Employment Update: What Employers Need to Know Now Ryan Parsons, Of Counsel, Foley & Lardner LLP John Litchfield, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP Get a practical briefing on the legal developments reshaping today’s workplace, including artificial intelligence in hiring and personnel decisions, evolving labor and wage-and-hour priorities, DEI considerations, and restrictive covenants. The discussion will translate fast-moving federal and state changes into concrete steps for evaluating workplace technology, strengthening policies, and managing risk while pursuing business objectives. |
| 2:35 p.m. – 3:05 p.m. CT | FMLA & ADA: Making the Call on Complex Leave and Accommodation Issues Kate Beattie, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP Taylor Appling, Senior Counsel, Foley & Lardner LLP Work through common—and difficult—scenarios where medical leave, disability accommodation, performance management, return-to-work expectations, and remote-work requests intersect. Attendees will learn how to recognize when the FMLA or ADA may apply, conduct a defensible interactive process, coordinate overlapping obligations, and document decisions without creating avoidable risk. |
| 3:05 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. CT | Networking Break |
| 3:20 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. CT | Workplace Investigations: From Complaint to Credible Conclusion Katelynn Williams, Senior Counsel Foley & Lardner LLP Explore a practical framework for conducting prompt, impartial, and well-documented workplace investigations. The session will address investigator selection, scoping and sequencing interviews, preserving evidence, assessing credibility, maintaining appropriate confidentiality, communicating outcomes, and avoiding retaliation—along with common missteps that can undermine an otherwise sound process. |
| 3:50 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. CT | NLRB Reset: What Employers Should Watch Chris Ward, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP Examine the National Labor Relations Board’s changing direction and what it may mean for union and nonunion employers. The discussion will highlight developments affecting organizing activity, employer communications, bargaining obligations, remedies, and workplace policies, with practical guidance for training managers, responding to employee activity, and preparing for renewed Board action. |
| 4:10 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. CT | Staying Compliant in a Shifting Immigration Landscape Mark Neuberger, Of Counsel, Foley & Lardner LLP Prepare for heightened worksite enforcement and changing employment-based immigration rules. This session will cover I-9 and work-authorization compliance, ICE audits and site visits, visa and sponsorship developments, and practical response planning—helping employers spot vulnerabilities, coordinate internal teams, and support workforce continuity. |
| 4:30 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. CT | Q&A: Stump the Lawyer Carrie Hoffman, Partner, Chair of Labor & Employment Practice Group, Foley & Lardner LLP Don Schroeder, Partner, Vice Chair, Labor & Employment Practice Group,Foley & Lardner LLP Bring your toughest workplace questions to an interactive rapid-fire discussion with Foley lawyers. Submit a question in advance or raise it during the program to hear practical perspectives on the issues keeping in-house counsel and HR leaders up at night—from employee relations and emerging technology to compliance, disputes, and day-to-day risk management. |
| 4:50 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. CT | Networking Reception |
