HR & LABOR LAW CONFERENCE

AGENDA

September 21, 2023

7:30 am – 8:30 am  REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST

8:30 am – 8:45 am WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS

8:45 am – 9:45 am OPENING SESSION:   

"HR & Operations Partnerships: Setting the Stage for Mutual Success"

Dr. Marco Garza, University of Texas RGV

9:45 am – 10:00 am NETWORKING BREAK

10:00 am – 11:00 pm  BREAK-OUT SESSIONS #1

1A) “Navigating the Minefield of Changing Employment Laws: Feel Like You’re Barely Holding On?”  

Tonya B. Webber, Director/Shareholder, Porter, Rogers, Dahlman & Gordon, P.C.,

Board Certified, Labor & Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

2B) "Workforce SOLUTIONS to Staffing Needs"

Leonard "Lenny" Anzaldua, Business Liaison Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend

  

11:00 am – 12:00 pm    BREAK-OUT SESSIONS #2

2A) "ADA & Reasonable Accommodations/PWFA (Pregnant Workers Fairness Act)"

Marina Guerra, Outreach & Education Coordinator, EEOC-Houston District Office

2B) "Tough HR Lessons from Hurricane Harvey-Balancing Legal and Employee Passions

Patricia Bell, Strategic Leadership and Safety Trainer Consultant at ExxonMobil

                      

12:00 pm – 12:15 pm    NETWORKING BREAK

12:15 pm – 1:15 pm      LUNCH GENERAL SESSION:

"The Resiliency Session"

W. Scott Greene, Strategic Planning & Innovation Officer City of Corpus Christi 

1:15 pm – 2:15 pm        KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

"Stake Your Leadership T.E.N.T.: A Proven Approach to Expel

Employee Dissatisfaction and Stem the Turnover Tide"

Jerry Dugan, M.S., CEO & Leadership Consultant BtR Impact

2:15 pm – 3:15 pm        BREAK-OUT SESSIONS #3

3A) "Key Components to Driving Change & Increasing Employee Engagement"

Tammy McCarty, Managing Director Gallagher

3B) "OSHCON: No-Cost Confidential OSHA Compliance Help & Workplace Safety Resources"

Jennifer Heath & Barb Fox, Texas OSHCON

                                           

3:15 pm – 3:30 pm        NETWORKING BREAK

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm        CLOSING SESSION:

"Conflict Confidence: Dealing with Drama Gossip & Lies- What's Culture Got to do With it"

Pamela Carroll, CEO Carroll HR Solutions & Texas SHRM District Director

4:30 pm – 5:00 pm        CLOSING REMARKS & SPONSOR RECOGNITION

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm        POST-CONFERENCE COCKTAIL RECEPTION

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