Construction Contract Drafting & Litigation Strategies This presentation will address construction contract drafting issues and how provisions of various contracts can mitigate your risk of liability in the event that your municipality faces suit. This presentation will also address when construction contracts go wrong and different litigation strategies. Additional topics may be included. Speakers: Mary DeVuono Englund & Karl F. Oles
12:00 PM EDT Informal Networking Lunch 1:15 PM EDT Implicit Bias This presentation will discuss: How to advise your client on implicit bias: This would cover advice on how to avoid implicit bias and how and why to train your employees on implicit bias. Use of implicit bias in court: This would cover how plaintiffs are attempting to use implicit bias evidence to support employment discrimination claims, potential defenses to the use of implicit bias evidence, and how the courts...
3:45 PM EDT Responding to EEOC Complaints This session will discuss the steps that a municipal attorney should take upon receipt of an EEOC Charge, and will offer suggestions as to how to make a municipality’s response to that Charge persuasive, effective, and, ultimately, more successful. Speaker: Douglas Haney Moderator: Beth Anne Childs 5:00 PM EDT Networking Reception
FMLA & the ADA including new EFMLA and FFCRA Considerations This session will explore the complicated layer of laws and other considerations that apply when handling a public employee’s medical issue, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). This session will also provide an overview of the recently passed FFCRA, including EPSLA and the expansion of FMLA. Speakers: Jana Sullivan & Daniel White Moderator: Susana Alcala Wood
1:00 PM EDT The Fourth Amendment and Drug Policies in the Workplace It has often been said that one of the largest components of a local government’s budget is for personnel costs. While there are many similarities between guiding employers between the public and private sectors, public employers have some additional concerns not faced by their private employment counterparts. The goal of this presentation is to provide public sector employers, particularly local governments, guidance and roadmaps to navigate through the...
The Fourth Amendment and Drug Policies in the Workplace It has often been said that one of the largest components of a local government’s budget is for personnel costs. While there are many similarities between guiding employers between the public and private sectors, public employers have some additional concerns not faced by their private employment counterparts. The goal of this presentation is to provide public sector employers, particularly local governments, guidance and roadmaps to navigate through the complex issue of...
Breaking Blue; Considerations in Advising and Defending in Police Disciplinary Actions The presenters will provide insights on how to defend police disciplinary actions, particularly where pending litigation and Court Approved Settlement Agreement with the Department of Justice intersect. Speakers: Melissa Kountz & Lindsay Van Meter
Local Financing CLE available to Kitchen Sink Subscribers and in some cases to others but fees may apply. This presentation will discuss preemption of local financing such as taxation, fee generation, and other revenue raising functions. Additional topics may be presented. Speaker: Erin Scharff
Transportation Oriented Development This will be a comparative presentation on how Atlanta has handled transportation-oriented development in their communities. This presentation will explore legal issues associated with this type of development and highlight the benefits of thoughtful planning as it can support economic development. Additional topics may be included. Speaker: Jonathan Hunt
1:00 PM EDT Indoor Ethics Award: What Happens When Your Advocacy Goes Viral Speaker: Roberta 'Robin' Cross
Change Order Management Construction project change orders are common and can have the effect of slowing down your project as well as increasing project price from the original amount the construction contractor bid. This webinar will cover how to manage change orders to avoid unnecessary delays and cost increases. Additional topics may be covered. Speakers: Mark Guevara & Brian Goodreau
1:00-2:00 PM EDT Employment & Labor Law Issues in the Era of COVID 19 Speaker: Heather Poole & Heidi Brown 5:00 -6:00PM EDT Networking Reception
*all times listed are in Eastern Standard Time
2025 IMLA Mid-Year Seminar
Washington, D.C.: April 25 – April 28, 2025
Omni Shoreham Hotel
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2026 IMLA Mid-Year Seminar
Washington, D.C.: April 10 – April 13, 2026
Omni Shoreham Hotel
2024 IMLA 89th Annual Conference
Orlando, FL: Wednesday, September 25 – Sunday, September 29, 2024
Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek
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2025 IMLA 90th Annual Conference
New Orleans, Louisiana: Friday, October 17 – Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Hilton New Orleans Riverside
2026 IMLA 91st Annual Conference
Salt Lake City, Utah: Wednesday, September 23 – Sunday, September 27, 2026
Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City
2027 IMLA 92nd Annual Conference
Denver, Colorado: Thursday, October 14 – Monday, October 18, 2027
Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center
IMLA in Italy
Lake Como, Italy
October 16-20, 2024
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