April 24 - April 26, 2013 - Houston, Texas

National Employment Law Council will hold its annual conference April 24 through April 26, 2013 at the Four Seasons in Houston, Texas.

The NELC is an organization primarily composed of minority outside and in-house attorneys throughout the United States and abroad who represent private and public sector employers in all aspects of labor and employment matters. The conference is directed to attorneys and senior level human resources professionals representing management in labor and employment law.  This is an advanced program for practitioners with significant experience representing exclusively management in labor and employment law.

Our annual conference focuses on topics of interest to such attorneys, as well as those of minority senior human resource professionals. With respect to attorneys, attendance at the conference is limited strictly to outside counsel who regularly spend at least 75 percent of their time representing management clients in labor and employment law matters, and to in-house counsel who devote a minimum of 25 percent of their time to labor and employment matters.

Conference Registration

Conference registrations cannot be accepted from individuals who do not exclusively represent management and meet the percentage criteria described above. This is an advanced program for practitioners with significant experience representing exclusively management in labor and employment law.

Conference registrations are subject to approval by the council based on criteria relative to the applicant's practice. We are continually updating our invitation list; accordingly, we encourage you to send us the names and mailing addresses of colleagues whom you believe meet the requisite criteria and would benefit from this conference. They will be considered for invitation to this or future conferences.

Current List of Topics for the 2013 Annual Conference

• It's the Election, Stupid! What Employers Need to Know about the Impact of the 2012 Election
• Light-Duty, A Heavy Topic: Best Practices for Light-Duty/Transitional Work Policies under the ADA and the FMLA
• Does the NLRB's decision in D.R. Horton, Inc. place class action waivers in peril?
• Have you heard the one about . . . Labor and Employment Roundtable Discussion?
• Globally Minimizing Risks as an International Employer
• The Journey from Legal Technician to Trusted Advisor: Pick up your road map here
• Workplace Investigations: Human Resources and Compliance on Trial
• Care and Feeding of In-house Counsel: creative strategies to cultivate the client relationship
• Ethics and Crisis Management