2009 Labor Relations/Human Resources Conference


Thursday, April 16 - Friday, April 17, 2009
The Woodlands Waterway Marriott
1601 Lake Robbins Drive [map]
The Woodlands, TX 77380-1162


Schedule of Sessions and Special Events



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Thursday April 16, 2009

07:00 am - 07:45 am Continental Breakfast
07:00 am - 06:00 pm Registration
08:15 am - 08:30 am Welcome and Opening Remarks
08:30 am - 09:30 am Keynote Speaker
John Sweeney, President, AFL-CIO (invited)
09:30 am - 10:30 am Concurrent Breakout Sessions
• Operator Fatigue, Steven E. Lerman, M.D., ExxonMobil
• EEOC Issues in Today's Workplace, Deborah Urbanski, EEOC Houston Office
• Pre-Employment Testing, Dick Jeanneret, Valtera
10:30 am - 11:00 am Coffee Break
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Repeat of sessions above
12:00 pm - 01:30 pm Lunch
01:30 pm - 02:30 pm General Session
"The Washington Scene in 2009", Greg Scott, NPRA
02:30 pm - 02:45 pm Afternoon Break
02:45 pm - 03:45 pm Concurrent Breakout Sessions
• The Right Way to do the Right Thing - Ethics in the Workplace, Laura Vacarro, Valero
• Donning and Doffing, and Other Workplace Wage and Hour Issues, John Husband, Holland & Hart LLP (invited)
03:45 pm - 04:45 pm General Session
Labor Law Update, Dennis Duffy, Baker Botts LLP
04:45 pm - 06:00 pm Industry Reception

Friday April 17, 2009

07:00 am - 07:45 am Continental Breakfast
08:00 am - 09:00 am General Session
"Developing Positive Employee Relations", Mike Lotito, Jackson Lewis LLC
09:00 am - 09:30 am Coffee Break
09:30 am - 10:30 am General Session
"Dealing with a Changing Workforce", Steve Murdock, PhD, Rice University
10:30 am - 11:30 am Closing Keynote
“Lessons Learned from 2009 Negotiations”, Dave Sauber, Shell