2025 Illinois Labor & Employment Law Symposium

Join us for a complimentary half-day seminar designed for legal, HR, and business professionals navigating today’s rapidly changing work environment. Our experienced attorneys will share timely insights, practical strategies, and legal updates to help you stay compliant, mitigate risk, and lead with confidence.

Topics Include:

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives – Reshaped by executive orders, administrative actions, and court decisions
• Federal, State, and Local Employment Laws – Updates and current trends, including immigration enforcement and National Labor Relations Act developments
• Employee Investigations in the Public and Private Sectors – Best practices for conducting effective investigations
• Five Common Employment Law Crises – And how to manage them strategically
• Protecting Trade Secrets – Preventing disclosure by your own employees
• Artificial Intelligence and Employment Practices – How AI is transforming the workplace and the legal implications that follow

Our presenters will also host an interactive roundtable discussion, giving attendees the opportunity to ask questions about the program and other labor and employment challenges.

Why Attend?

• Actionable guidance on emerging legal risks and compliance strategies
• Practical tools for managing investigations, crises, and confidential data
• A reference guide on ICE enforcement and immigration best practices
• Insights into AI, DEI, and their respective impacts on employment law
• Networking with legal and HR professionals across industries

Breakfast and lunch provided.

Up to 5 hours of SHRM, HRCI, and Illinois CLE credit available, pending approval.

Clark Hill Chicago Office

 130 E Randolph St, 39th floor
Chicago, IL 60601

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Agenda

8:00 a.m. – Breakfast & Networking

8:30 a.m. – New Developments in Federal and Illinois Labor and Employment Law

Speakers: Natasha Jenkins, Senior Attorney; Daniel V. Kinsella, Senior Counsel

Part 1: Changing Landscape in Employment Law (Natasha Jenkins)

Part 2: Why Do Unions Come and What Do You Do When They Do? (Daniel V. Kinsella)

9:30 a.m. – Break

9:45 a.m. – When Do Private Sector Employees’ Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Initiatives Constitute “Illegal DEI?”

Speaker: Jon Vegosen, Member

10:45 a.m. – Conducting Internal Investigations: Best Practices for Public and Private Employers

Speakers: Yvette Heintzelman, Member; Kaitlin Salisbury, Associate

11:45 a.m. – Lunch

12:15 p.m. – Hot Employment Law Topics for All Employers

Speakers: Peter Berk, Senior Attorney; Yvette Heintzelman, Member; Daniel V. Kinsella, Senior Counsel; Hillary Popejoy, Marketing, Communications & Crisis Advisor

Part 1: Five Employment Law Crises You May Face and How to Manage Them (Hillary Popejoy and Yvette Heintzelman)

Part 2: Getting Your Employees to Maintain Your Trade Secrets and Confidential Information (Daniel V. Kinsella)

Part 3: Artificial Intelligence and Employment Law (Peter Berk)

2:15 p.m. – Roundtable Discussion

2:45 p.m. – Program Concludes