American Bar Association Section of Labor & Employment Law Equal Employment Opportunity Committee 1998 Midwinter Meeting March 25-28, 1998 Silverado Resort, Napa, California Wednesday, March 25 Program Agenda 8:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. ABA/EEOC Pilot Mediation Training Program Vintner s Court Linda Singer President, Center for Dispute Settlement Michael Lewis President, ADR Associates, Inc. 2:30 2:45 p.m. Introductory Session for New Attendees Sebastiani Room 3:00 p.m. Welcome and Announcements Gary R. Siniscalco, Management Co-Chair Helen L. Norton, Public/Plaintiff Co-Chair Mary K. O'Melveny, Union Co-Chair 3:15 5:30 p.m. EEO Update Paul Grossman Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker Los Angeles, CA Richard T. Seymour Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law 6:15 7:45 p.m. Welcome Reception Fairway Deck
Thursday, March 26 7:30 8:30 a.m. The New EEOC Leadership and Their Agenda Honorable Paul Igasaki Chairman, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Paul Steven Miller Commissioner, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission C. Gregory Stewart General Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8:45-10:15 a.m. Pre-Dispute ADR Programs: Past and Future 10:15 10:30 a.m. Break Jill Scoby Advanced Micro Devices Sunnyvale, CA John M. True, III Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & True Mary Lynne Werlwas Altshula, Berzon, Nassbaum, Berzon & Rubin Kirby C. Wilcox Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker
Thursday, March 26 (continued) 10:30 11:30 a.m. Breakout Sessions 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions A. EEOC Local Decisionmaking and Enforcement: Charge Processing, Litigation and Task Force Reports in Action Vintner s Court William Tamayo Regional Attorney, EEOC Pamela Thomason Regional Attorney, EEOC Los Angeles, CA Maria Blanco Women s Employment Rights Clinic Golden State University Donald R. Livingston Akin, Gump-Strauss, Hauer & Feld B. The Supreme Court's Docket and Other Unresolved Issues in Sexual Harassment Cases Patricia A. Shiu Employment Law Center Pamela L. Hemminger Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Los Angeles, CA A. The Age Discrimination Debate Heats Up: Hicks in Action Cost as a Defense, Why/Why Not Impact Liability; Tendering Back, etc. Vintner s Court Kathleen Lucas The Lucas Law Firm
Thursday, March 26 (continued) John A. Ridley Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione Newark, NJ B. Settlement Strategies: Recognizing Why/When/How Cases Settle, Limited Discovery/Mediation Approach, Preparing the Client, Preparing Opposing Counsel, etc. Jeffrey A. Ross Dickson, Ross & Honig Oakland, CA John L. Quinn Nakamura & Quinn Birmingham, AL Luis F. Antonetti Goldman, Antonetti & Cordova San Juan, PR Friday, March 27 7:30 8:30 a.m. Union Counsel Breakfast Meeting Buena Vista/Sutter Home Rooms 7:30 8:30 a.m. Corporate Counsel Breakfast Meeting Sebastiani Room 8:45 10:15 a.m. Diversity-Based Non-Remedial Affirmative Action Plans 10:15 10:30 a.m. Break Mark S. Dichter Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Philadelphia, PA Martha R. Houser Denver, CO Eric Schnapper University of Washington School of Law Seattle, WA
Friday, March 27 (continued) 10:30 11:45 a.m. Hot Ethical Issues in Employment Discrimination Litigation Moderator: Darrell S. Gay Gay, Maher & Brown New York, NY Honorable Susan Illston U.S. District Judge Northern District of California Alan Exelrod Rudy, Exelrod, Ziff & True Barbara Caulfield Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe 11:45 a.m. 12:30 p.m. What's New at the OFCCP: New Regulations, Salary Analysis, Glass Ceiling Initiative Joseph Kennedy OFCCP Joseph James DuBray, Jr. OFCCP Philadelphia, PA 7:00 p.m. Gala Wine Tasting and Buffet (ticketed) The Grove (In case of inclement weather, the party will be held in the.)
Saturday, March 28 7:30 8:30 a.m. Management Counsel Breakfast Meeting Buena Vista/Sutter Home Rooms 7:30 8:30 a.m. Plaintiff Counsel Breakfast Meeting Vintner s Court 8:45 11:30 a.m. ADA Χ Accommodation and Mental Disability Issues Peggy R. Mastroianni U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission David K. Fram Director, ADA and EEO Services National Employment Law Institute Mary K. O'Melveny Communication Workers of America Sidney Wolinsky Disability Rights Advocates Oakland, CA