BREAKING NEWS IN MARYLAND EMPLOYMENT LAW November 14, 2008 Hilton Garden Inn 8241 Snowden River Parkway Columbia, Maryland 21045

Conference Agenda

8:30 - Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:45 - Welcome and Introduction to MELA 2009 Plan

9:00-10:00 - Labor Law: What Every Employment Lawyer Should Know Moderator: Thomas Gagliardo, Silver Spring, Md. Speakers: Albert W. Palewicz, Regional Attorney, NLRB, Baltimore, Md.; Lawrence J. Sherman, Washington, D.C.; Phil Kete, General Counsel, AFGE Local 1923, Baltimore, Md.

10:00-11:00 - Sexual Orientation Discrimination: New to Maryland … The View from Experience Moderator: Mary Keating, Baltimore, Md. Speaker: Katie Eyer, Salmanson Goldshaw, P.C., Philadelphia, Pa.

11:00 - Break

11:15-12:30 - Employment Discrimination Cases Hit the States Courts Moderator: Kathleen Cahill, Baltimore, Md. Speakers: E. Dale Adkins, III, Salisbury, Clements, Bekman, Marder & Adkins LLC, Baltimore, Md.; Robin R. Cockey, Cockey, Brennan & Maloney, L.L.P., Salisbury, Md.

12:30-1:45 - Family Responsibility Discrimination Working Lunch with Cynthia Thomas Calvert, J.D., Ellicott City, Md. -

2:00-2:45 - “Open Mic” on Practicing Employment Law Please bring your gripping questions and bright ideas, to make this a dynamic group conversation about the practice of employment law-- from start-up success, to tackling the administrative procedure, to case selection. Including Glendora Hughes, General Counsel, Md. Human Relations Commission (invited), Anthony I. Butler, Butler & Associates, Baltimore, Md., and others.

2:45-3:30 - Employment Contracts: The Essentials from “Both Sides” Moderator: Pamela Lewis Ashby, Baylor & Jackson PLLC, Washington, D.C. Speakers: Darrell R. VanDeusen, Kollman & Saucier, P.A., Lutherville, Md.; Patricia L. Payne, Washington, D.C.

3:30 - Break

3:45-5:00 - Rising Urgency in Times of an Aging Workplace: ADA/ FMLA/ADEA Moderator: Daniel A. Katz, Andalman & Flynn, P.C., Silver Spring, Md. Speakers: Daniel B. Kohrman, AARP Foundation, Washington, D.C.; Julie Martin-Korb, Rockville, Md.

BREAKING NEWS IN MARYLAND EMPLOYMENT LAW REGISTRATION FORM First Name ______Last Name ______

Job Title ______

Business/Organization ______

Address ______

City ______State ______Zip ______

E-Mail ______

Telephone ______Fax ______

Do you require an accommodation due to a disability or medical or dietary concern? If so, please describe accommodation requested.

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Lunch Selection: Grilled vegetable lasagna ____ Meat lasagna ____ Penne pasta w/ chicken ____

AMOUNT OF PAYMENT: ___$175 – 2008 conference only ___$200 – 2008 conference + 1 yr. MELA membership (through 12/31/09) ___ $50 – one-year MELA membership only (through 12/31/09)

REQUIRED CERTIFICATION FOR MELA MEMBERSHIP

I certify that I represent employees in 60% or more of the employment matters I handle.

______Signature (required) Date

Please make checks payable to the Maryland Employment Lawyers Association and (a) fax registration to 410-821-7740, (b) mail to MELA, 15 E. Chesapeake Ave., Balto., MD 21286, or (c) e-mail to [email protected]. Thank you.