The 39th Annual NC/SC Labor & Employment Law Conference, an advanced level program, includes annual presentations and updates as well as hot topics in employment and labor law.

Highlights include:

• Supreme Court Review
• Fourth Circuit Update
• Importance of investigations in employment litigation
• Tips from the bench panel
• False claims in employment dispute
• Tips for arguing remote
• Regulatory issues impacting employee agreements
• PUMP Act and Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
• Annual NC and SC Update
• Ethics and mental health awareness for employment law practitioners

INCLUDED SESSIONS (Also available for individual purchase)

• Supreme Court Review and Update
• Investigations 201 – The Importance of Investigations in Employment Litigation
• Mental Health Awareness for the Employment Law Practitioner
• Fourth Circuit Update
• Panel: Tips from the Bench
• The False Claims Act Case Lurking in Your Employment Dispute
• Being an Effective Advocate Through a Webcam: Tips for Arguing Remote
• Attorney Client Privilege in Employment Law
• Pending Regulatory Issues Impacting Employee Agreements
• New Legislation and Its Impact on the Workforce: Overview of the PUMP Act and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
• North Carolina State and District Court Update

SPEAKERS

• The Honorable L. Patrick Auld, U.S. District Court, Middle District of N.C.
• The Honorable Molly Cherry, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of S.C.
• The Honorable Catherine C. Eagles, U.S. District Court, Middle District of N.C.
• The Honorable Stephanie P. McDonald, S.C. Court of Appeals, Charleston, SC
• The Honorable Clifton Newman, S.C. Circuit Court
• Samantha E. Albrecht, Burnette Shutt & McDaniel PA, Columbia, SC (Moderator)
• Denise Smith Cline, Denise Smith Cline PLLC, Raleigh
• R. Michael Elliot, Elliot Morgan Parsonage Law Firm, Charlotte
• B. Shawana Gillians, Santee Cooper, Moncks Corner, SC
• April Harris-Britt Ph.D., AHB Center for Behavioral Health & Wellness, Durham
• D. Michael Henthorne, Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC, Columbia, SC
• Sean F. Herrmann, Herrmann & Murphy PLLC, Charlotte
• Christopher P. Kenney, Chris Kenney Law, Columbia, SC
• Richard "Rick" Krenmayer, Stasmayer, Inc., Charleston, SC
• Grant Burnette LeFever, Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, Columbia, SC
• Daniel C. Lyon, Elliot Morgan Parsonage Law Firm, Charlotte
• Andrea L. McDonald, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, Charleston, SC (Moderator)
• William J. McMahon, IV, Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete, LLP, Winston-Salem
• Shannon R. Meares, Regional Attorney, NLRB
• Shannon M. Polvi, Cromer Babb Porter & Hicks LLC, Columbia, SC
• Paul E. Smith, Patterson Harkavy LLP, Chapel Hill
• T. Cullen Stafford, Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, Raleigh (Moderator)
• M. Todd Sullivan, Fitzgerald Hanna & Sullivan PLLC, Raleigh
• Florence C. Thompson, Jackson Lewis PC, Charlotte
• L. Diane Tindall, Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton, Raleigh
• Johanna C. Valenzuela, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Columbia, SC
• Joshua R. Van Kampen, Van Kampen Law PC, Charlotte
• Laura J. Wetsch, Winslow Wetsch PLLC, Raleigh
• Virginia M. Wooten, Ogletree Deakins, Charlotte

PRODUCED
October 27–28, 2023
The conference was hosted by the SC Bar.

PLANNED BY
NCBA Labor & Employment Law Section and SC Bar-CLE

• Samantha E. Albrecht, Burnette Shutt & McDaniel PA, Columbia, SC (Planner)
• Jennifer L. Bills, Patterson Harkavy LLP, Chapel Hill (Planner)
• L. Nicole Patino, Law Offices of L. Nicole Patino PLLC, Greensboro (Planner)
• T. Cullen Stafford, Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, Raleigh (Planner)
• Chandra A. Stallworth, Richardson Plowden & Robinson PA, Columbia, SC (Planner)

APPROVED CREDIT
North Carolina: 10.00 MCLE Hours

PROGRAM PRICING
See pricing below. Discounts may be available for NCBA members who are students, law professors, judges or legal services/public interest attorneys. Call CLE at 919.677.0561 for details.

Access to the program and content expires ninety (90) days from the date of purchase.