St. Louis University and the law firm of Ogletree Deakins, in conjunction with AAIM Management Association and the Association of Corporate Counsel - St. Louis, invite you to attend this educational one-day Employee Dispute Resolution Symposium for Missouri and Illinois employers.

COST:

$125 per person

$90 per person for Ogletree Deakins' clients, AAIM members, and ACC members

$45 for not-for-profit employers

No charge for SLU Faculty and Students

PROGRAM AGENDA:

8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. -- REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST

8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. -- INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME

9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. --  OVERVIEW OF EMPLOYEE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
                                            PROGRAMS

This session will:

• Provide a general overview of the types of Employee Dispute Resolution Programs used by employers
  
  
• Discuss the impact of Employee Dispute Resolution Programs on employer/employee disputes, employee morale, productivity, and other benchmarks
  
  
• Discuss general issues surrounding the implementation and administration of Employee Dispute Resolution Programs

Presenter: F. Peter Phillips (Business Management Conflict LLC)

10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. -- IS AN EMPLOYEE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM RIGHT
                                             FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION?

A panel of corporate representatives will:

• Indentify reasons that their organization adopted an Employee Dispute Resolution Program
  
  
• Discuss obstacles that they faced both externally and internally in implementing such programs
  
  
• Discuss how these programs have been received by management and employees in the workplace
  
  
• Discuss how their company decided to structure an Employee Dispute Resolution Program to match the company’s culture
  
  
• Discuss the impact of Employee Dispute Resolution Programs on workplace disputes, and other established benchmarks

Moderator: Jim Paul (Ogletree Deakins)

Panelists: Tracy Poole (Johnson & Johnson), Brad Greene (Gexpro), and Trip Gregory 
                (Palmetto Health)

11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. -- BREAK

11:15 am – 12:00 p.m. -- LEGAL HURDLES AND CONSIDERATIONS IN IMPLEMENTING
                                           EMPLOYEE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAMS

This session will:

• Review existing and pending federal and state legislation that could impact Employee Dispute Resolution Programs, including limitations on the uses of mandatory arbitration to resolve employee disputes
  
  
• Provide legal guidance on how to structure an Employee Dispute Resolution Program to avoid legal challenges
  
  
• Discuss legal issues regarding the roll out of Employee Dispute Resolution Programs
  
  
• Review the impact of Employee Dispute Resolution Programs on EEOC claims and enforcement actions

Presenters: Lance Witcher (Ogletree Deakins)

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. -- LUNCH & PANEL DISCUSSION: GETTING TO YES: HOW TO 
                                           SUCCESSFULLY MEDIATE EMPLOYMENT LAW DISPUTES

Moderator: Ken Fleischmann (Saint Louis University)

Panelists: Gregg Lemley (Ogletree Deakins), D. Eric Sowers (Sowers  
                                          & Wolf), and Richard Sher (Devereaux Murphy)

1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. -- BREAK

1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. -- DEVELOPING AN EMPLOYEE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM

This session will:

• Identify potential components of an Employee Dispute Resolution Program, and address how and why they were used in their workplace
  
  
• Address the potential scope of an Employee Dispute Resolution Program
  
  
• Address the advantages and disadvantages of various components of an Employee Dispute Resolution Program
  
  
• Discuss how the various potential components of an Employee Dispute Resolution Program can be combined to most effectively provide an avenue for dispute resolution

Presenter: Richard Ross, Attorney

2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. -- IMPLEMENTING AND ADMINISTERING AN EMPLOYEE DISPUTE 
                                         RESOLUTION PROGRAM

A panel of corporate respresentatives will:

• Address issues regarding the implementation of Employee Dispute Resolution Programs for both new hires and current employees
  
  
• Provide practical guidance on how to announce an Employee Dispute Resolution Program to existing workers
  
  
• Provide practical guidance on how to internally develop processes to administer an Employee Dispute Resolution Program

Moderator: Don Prophete (Ogletree Deakins)

Panelists: Chevon Fuller (Boeing), Melanie Lewis (Coca Cola Enterprises), and Melissa 
                Ingalsbe (Darden Restaurants)

3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. -- BREAK

3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. -- MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR EMPLOYEE DISPUTE
                                         RESOLUTION PROGRAM

This session will:

• Address how to effectively use your Employee Dispute Resolution Program to reduce claims, improve morale and increase productivity
  
  
• Identify benchmarks that can be established to measure the success of your program

Presenter: Jeremy Williams (Darden Restaurants)

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. -- Cocktails