A word from your Symposium Moderator, Dan Oswald
It's year two of the Obama administration. After a bruising battle over health care, Washington is shifting its focus to matters of keen interest to employers and Human Resources professionals, like unprecedented emphasis on enforcement, expanding the definitions of disability under anti-discrimination laws, and more.

Against this backdrop, I have never been more enthusiastic about the program for the Advanced Employment Issues Symposium, now in its 15th consecutive year. As in the past, we have assembled a top-tier team of employment law attorneys to provide you with the latest compliance strategies and explain the very latest changes to employment law. Joining the legal faculty are HR experts from American Express, Google, Zappos.com, and DaVita, FORTUNE 500 corporations widely admired as top employers.

These executives will share their solutions for creating and maintaining top-tier workforces that deliver consistent bottom-line value and exceed performance standards. You'll also be able to choose your learning sessions from a new four-track agenda -- targeting areas of key concern to smart HR professionals: Enforcement, FMLA and ADA compliance, Talent Management, and Hot Employment Law Issues.

You can pick and choose sessions from across all four tracks to customize your Symposium experience or follow one track all the way. It’s your choice. When you register and attend, I guarantee that you’ll get cutting-edge updates, insights and compliance strategies, exactly what you need to keep yourself a crucial part of your organization’s decision-making process. Plus sessions where you can share ideas, techniques, and war stories with colleagues, building relationships and professional strengths. And breakfasts, lunches, breaks, door prizes, a big drawing at the end of the show, and as always, special gifts. Join hundreds of HR, legal, and business professionals to stay up-to-date on key issues. Get the most practical guidance you’ll find anywhere about current and emerging challenges.

Sincerely, Dan Oswald