O’Melveny’s Annual Labor & Employment Update
January 25, 2024
O’Melveny hosted its annual series on key corporate issues, regulatory updates, and jurisprudence in the labor relations and employment law arenas.
This year, we offered four sessions to O’Melveny clients and friends, focusing on important developments in federal law and in California, New York, and Texas. During each session, we reviewed and analyzed critical labor and employment case law from 2023, recent legislative changes impacting employment, and anticipated legal and regulatory developments in 2024.
Each session below is eligible for 1.0 hour of General CLE credit in California and Texas and 1.0 hour of Professional Practice CLE credit in New York. O’Melveny & Myers LLP is an accredited provider of CLE in California, New York, and Texas. CLE applications will be filed in other jurisdictions upon request. In general, O’Melveny is unable to offer Pennsylvania CLE credit at this time.
Recordings of all sessions and presentation materials are available on O’Melveny’s CLE to Go.
Session 1: Federal (January 25, 2024)
Presenters: Aparna B. Joshi, Adam Karr, Kimberly F. Williams, and Jason Zarrow
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm ET / 1:00 - 2:00 pm CT / 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PT
Agenda Topics will include key labor and employment-related US Supreme Court decisions from 2023 and ones to watch in 2024; a rundown of recent NLRB activity; the EEOC’s proposed guidance on workplace harassment and proposed regulations to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; and considerations of AI in the workplace, among other issues.
Session 2: California (January 30, 2024)
Presenters: Adam P. KohSweeney, Susannah K. Howard, and Kelly Wood
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 pm ET / 2:00 - 3:00 pm CT / 12:00 - 1:00 pm PT
Agenda Topics will include recent legislative changes to California employment laws and regulations; a review of key California cases impacting arbitration agreements, discrimination liability, and claims related to Covid-19; and an overview of the California Supreme Court’s decision in Adolph and how it will impact PAGA representative actions moving forward, among other issues.
Session 3: New York (January 31, 2024)
Presenters: Mark W. Robertson, Natasha W. Teleanu, Sloane Ackerman, and Charles J. Mahoney
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm ET / 1:00 - 2:00 pm CT / 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PT
Agenda Topics will include a discussion of recent New York case law impacting the employment relationship and the latest New York state and city labor and employment laws, rules, and guidance – including updates to employment discrimination laws, new protections for employees’ personal information and inventions, recommended updates to sexual harassment policies, and new restrictions on company-sponsored meetings.
Session 4: Texas (February 1, 2024)
Presenters: Kimberly F. Williams, Christopher Hunt, and Kristin Alvarado
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 pm ET / 12:00 - 1:00 pm CT / 10:00 - 11:00 am PT
Agenda Topics will include a rundown of key Texas cases impacting employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims, and an update of recent Texas legislation impacting the employment relationship.