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ACC Mid-America and Dentons
JOINTLY PRESENT

What a Difference a Year Makes: The Impact of COVID-19 and
the Biden Administration on Key Employment Issues

Presented by: Brian Baggott and Nikki Hutson

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM via Zoom Webinar
The Zoom link for the meeting will be included in your registration confirmation email.

Program Description:

This program will provide continual updates on key issues, trends, and developments in labor and employment law.  It will focus on the changes in place or ones that are coming as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.  It will address and revisit issues that first arose a year ago when COVID-19 set in, where they currently stand, and where they might go with the end of pandemic hopefully on the horizon.  Also, there will be significant changes in the employment arena with the Biden administration taking over, and several of them have already been flagged. This CLE will provide updates on the changes implemented and expected to be implemented by the Biden administration. This CLE will also preview employment cases that the United States Supreme Court will likely consider in its upcoming term. 

Topics Include:

• COVID-19 Issues (20 minutes)
• Expected Biden Administration Changes (20 minutes)
• Employment Litigation Trends (10 minutes)
• 2021 United States Supreme Court Preview (10 minutes)

We encourage members to invite an associate or colleague that may be interested in joining the ACC Mid-America Chapter. The Association of Corporate Counsel offers numerous benefits and resources to in-house counsel including CLE offerings and networking opportunities and we look forward to sharing that information with others in the field.

Please click HERE to Register by May 10, 2021
*Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri Continuing Legal Education Credits pending.

Trouble with the Link? Copy & paste this link into a new browser to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_f_aVbLuZQdCZNRGaU5_xog

ACC Mid-America and Lathrop GPM 
JOINTLY PRESENT

Managing Your Company’s Environmental Legal Risk:
What You Need to Know

Presented by: Ally Cunningham, Lathrop GPM Environmental & Tort Partner, and
Sarah Lintecum, Lathrop GPM Insurance Recovery & Counseling Associate

Moderated by: Mara Cohara, Lathrop GPM Environmental & Tort Practice Group Leader

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM via Zoom Webinar
The Zoom link for the meeting will be included in your registration confirmation email.

 Program Description:

If your business manufactures products or produces services that are subject to environmental regulations at the federal, state or local levels, insurance coverage is certainly one tool you use to manage and mitigate your environmental legal risk. However, many businesses do not take full advantage of their insurance coverage in mitigating their environmental risks.

Lathrop GPM Environmental and Insurance Recovery attorneys will cover the essentials of environmental risk management in this presentation, including reviewing areas of environmental liability and risk (most businesses have some) and recommended steps for filing environmental claims with insurance companies – from figuring out which policies apply to providing best practices for claim notice and claim resolution. Then, we will discuss some of the most common coverage issues for environmental claims.

PFAS (per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances), which are often referred to as “forever chemicals,” can now be found everywhere, from drinking water supplies, to consumer goods and personal care products. It’s even found in 97 percent of Americans’ blood. The durability of forever chemicals has led to their ubiquity in modern life. But what makes them so useful also means that when they get into water, land and food supplies, they can stay there for decades. Lathrop GPM attorneys will give a short overview on the regulatory landscape, legal issues surrounding PFAS, and risks faced by companies where PFAS has entered their supply chain, as well as insurance considerations.

 Topics Include:

• Types of environmental risks (10 minutes)
• Tips for filing environmental insurance claims (15 minutes)
• Common coverage issues (20 minutes)
• Introduction to PFAS, an emerging contaminant (15 minutes)

We encourage members to invite an associate or colleague that may be interested in joining the ACC Mid-America Chapter. The Association of Corporate Counsel offers numerous benefits and resources to in-house counsel including CLE offerings and networking opportunities and we look forward to sharing that information with others in the field.

Click HERE to Register by April 5, 2021
*Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri Continuing Legal Education Credits pending.

Trouble with the Link? Copy & paste this link into a new browser to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5yw_bdWGSVeODEoSsUYLHA

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM via Zoom Webinar
The Zoom link for the meeting will be included in your registration confirmation email.

 Program Description:

With a change in administration, employers can expect the coming year will be filled with many changes, from agency actions, enforcement objectives, and new laws and Executive Orders, as well as continued challenges from the pandemic.  During this CLE, we will cover what employers can expect and what steps employers should be taking to prepare for the coming changes.

 Topics Include:

• Continuing issues related to COVID (10 min.)
• Expected regulatory and agency actions (25 min.)
• Anticipated court decisions (10 min.)
• Legal updates for Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska (15 min.)

We encourage members to invite an associate or colleague that may be interested in joining the ACC Mid-America Chapter. The Association of Corporate Counsel offers numerous benefits and resources to in-house counsel including CLE offerings and networking opportunities and we look forward to sharing that information with others in the field.

Please click HERE to Register by March 8, 2021
*Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri Continuing Legal Education Credits pending.

Trouble with the Link? Copy & paste this link into a new browser to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_19JB2ij0TDKZ7bz4AzcU0Q

Wednesday Employment Law Quick Bites - Platinum Sponsor, Ogletree Deakins

Every Wednesday - 12:15 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Pop in for a “Quick Bite” of information EVERY Wednesday.   Fast, free, weekly delivery of 3 current Labor and Employment Law issues in 15 minutes – Guaranteed!  Grab your lunch and join us.  No registration required.   

Zoom Link is provided  - it is the same every week. 

ACC-WI Trivia Night!

7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

A fun night of competition between ACC-WI Members in a battle of the brains.  Family friendly so anyone in your house/home office can be on your team. Prizes for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd places!

ACC-WI January New Year Roundtable - Goals for 2021

Join us for our first Roundtable of 2021.  The ACC-WI Roundtable Series is designed exclusively for In-House Counsel.  This is an open and candid forum for discussion and networking among corporate counsel from legal departments across Wisconsin.  Please submit a topic, question, New Year’s Resolution or goal for 2021to discuss on the registration form. 
1.0 hr. CLE applied for.