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Understanding how you can effectively draft and enforce restrictive covenants is essential to ensure they are both legally enforceable and tailored to your organization’s strategic objectives. This session will address the legal and strategic considerations that inform the drafting of restrictive covenants in employment agreements, and how to respond to suspected breaches of employee restrictive covenants.

 

Lunch and Registration: 11:00 – 11:30am

Session and Lunch: 11:30am - 1:00 pm

Labour Law in the Netherlands: Ready for a Challenge?
Russell Advocaten, a Primerus member firm
4 pages

Did you know that Dutch labour law also applies to foreign entrepreneurs established in the Netherlands? A foreign entrepreneur is namely considered to be a Dutch employer.

This article discusses some relevant topics for Dutch employers.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Region: Netherlands

The immigration landscape is evolving fast, with new regulations, stepped-up enforcement, and greater scrutiny on employers.  Staying compliant is more important than ever.  Join Fisher Phillips attorneys, Geoff Forney and Marko Maglich, for a practical discussion on the latest business-critical immigration updates.  They’ll break down the key changes, what they mean for employers and strategies to navigate compliance challenges with confidence.

What You’ll Learn:

  • H-1B Rule Changes – How the latest updates impact employers and what to expect from enforcement agencies;
  • FDNS Site Visits – How to prepare for unannounced fraud audits, even at remote work locations;
  • I-9 Audits – The biggest (and costliest) mistakes employers make and how to avoid them;
  • M&A Immigration Pitfalls – Key risks for corporate counsel in restructurings, contract drafting, and due diligence;
  • H-1B Denials & Agency Challenges – The latest trends in agency pushback and how to strengthen your petitions;
  • Litigation Options – When challenging the government in court makes sense and how to build a strong case.

This session is designed for in-house counsel and anyone responsible for immigration compliance in their organization.  You’ll leave with a clear understanding of what’s changing, how to prepare, and proactive steps to reduce risk.  Don’t wait for until an audit or enforcement action catches you off guard – get ahead of the curve and ensure your organization is prepared.

Register below.  Participants will receive login credentials prior to the webinar.

CLE:  Fisher Phillips will seek CLE approval as allowed by those jurisdictions.  In certain instances, some programs may not be awarded CLE credit because of content, delivery, or jurisdictional restrictions.

In the aftermath of a historic presidential election, in-house counsel must navigate the rapidly shifting business and regulatory landscape of the second term of the Trump administration. This insightful session examines some of the key activities, policies, and implications from the critical first 100 days. Panelists will share how the Trump administration’s efforts in the past few months have impacted DEI, employment practices, trade policy and supply chain, anti-bribery compliance, the USPTO, IP enforcement, ESG, energy, and more. Attendees will gain a greater understanding of the evolving legal and compliance challenges facing organizations and how to guide their companies in this dynamic environment.

Generously sponsored by Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP  and the Intellectual Property Network

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ACC Colorado Presents

 WEBINAR

Internal Investigations Best Practices & 

Colorado Harassment Claims

 

Thursday, May 15, 2025
11 AM – 12PM MDT

 

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No Cost to Attend the Zoom Meeting  |  One (1) CLE General Credit
 

Join Greenberg Traurig Shareholder Mikaela Masoudpour as she delves into internal investigations of employee complaints that now have renewed importance under Colorado’s recent Protecting Opportunities and Workers’ Rights (POWR) Act amendments to the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA). Practical resources will be provided, including strategic steps companies can take before, during, and after internal investigations.

Please join us for an informative session on limiting risk in a developing legal landscape.

Topics include:

  • The unique workplace harassment standard from the POWR Act
  • How to invoke CADA’s affirmative defense 
  • Best practices for effective internal investigations

Mikaela Shaw Masoudpour

Mikaela Shaw Masoudpour is trusted advisor to employers on a broad range of high-profile employment matters. Executive leadership and boards frequently call on Mikaela to investigate workplace misconduct claims and advise on remediation measures. Mikaela is sought out for outcome-oriented counseling to address pressing workplace needs from the pre-employment stage through separation of employment, including implementing AI tools in the workplace, leaves and accommodations, performance management, remote work, restrictive covenants, wage and hour, workplace policies, and labor relations. Mikaela also focuses on pay equity matters, such as advising clients on equal pay and pay transparency laws and conducting proactive audits and compensation analyses.

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Pay Transparency: Where to Begin? A Deeper Dive and Practical Pointers
Eversheds Sutherland
11 pages

As the significance of the obligations established under the Pay Transparency Directive (“Directive”) start to be appreciated by companies with operations in the EU, many are putting into place measures to identify the steps they will need to take.

This article considers the implications of the directive for employers. It also looks at some of the practical issues beginning to emerge.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Region: Global, European Union, United Kingdom
Gender Pay Gap Reporting
Eversheds Sutherland
8 pages

Pay transparency planning will take on a new urgency for many companies during 2025. In accordance with the EU Pay Transparency Directive, employers with 150 workers or more must report prescribed information on their gender pay gap by June 2027.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Region: European Union, United Kingdom

Sponsored by Littler

Join us for a program focused on trending topics in the realm of unfair competition and trade secrets in today’s workplace. The material is designed to provide in-house counsel with pragmatic steps on how to mitigate risk while navigating the evolving landscape. 

Key topics include:
    •    The state of noncompete agreement regulations and enforceability at the federal- and state-level
    •    The impact of AI on trade secrets, and steps your company can take to safeguard its proprietary information
    •    Strategies for mitigating the risk of trade secret litigation

All registration links are located in our weekly email.

Questions: Kathleen Smits at charlotteAED@accglobal.com

Global Resources on Pay Equality and Transparency

Many countries have put in place laws and regulations aimed at reducing the gender pay gap. Learn with this selection of resources for global in-house lawyers.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Region: Global, Europe, European Union, United States, Canada, Australia
EU’s Pay Equity Directive: 5 Key Points Employers Need to Know
Nan Sato (Fisher Phillips)
5 pages

Employers with operations in the European Union should ensure they are familiar with a pay equity directive aiming to close the gender pay gap that will soon come fully online.

This article discusses key issues including salary transparency, employee access to information, reporting requirements, and penalties under the directive.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Employment and Labor, Technology, Privacy, and eCommerce
Region: European Union, Global
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