The Labor & Employment Section has had a busy year with a seamless transition to creative and timely remote programming.

On September 15, 2020, the Section hosted a luncheon presentation on Managing Political Speech in the Workplace. Abby Larimer (Morris Manning & Martin, LLP) discussed the legal parameters around political speech in the office and offered advice on how counsel can help employers manage political activity within the workplace. On October 9, 2020, the Section co-hosted a breakfast panel presentation with the Litigation Section on Emerging Exposures in Employment Litigation from COVID-19. Jaime Duguay (O'Hagan Meyer), Marcus Keegan (Keegan Law Firm), Kenneth Winkler (Berman Fink Van Horn, PC), and Ariel Zion (Deputy General Counsel at Insight Global LLC), served as panelists, while Mari Myer (The Myer Law Firm) moderated.

Finally, on November 19, 2020, the Section co-hosted a luncheon presentation with the Intellectual Property section titled Trade Secret Protection with Employees Working Remotely: What You Need to Know. Ben Fink (Berman Fink Van Horn, PC), and Tom DeSimone (MiMedx Group, Inc), discussed strategies and methods for protecting trade secrets within an organization, particularly during these unusual times when large numbers of employees are working remotely. The Labor & Employment Section has a busy spring ahead, starting with a joint program in January with the Solo Practitioner/Small Firm section on COVID-19 return-to-work issues for small employers.