Federal Sector Labor Relations and Labor Law Conference

30th annual Federal
Sector Labor Relations
and Labor Law
Conference
Thursday, September 20, 2012

Federal Sector Labor Relations and
Labor Law Conference
IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law presents the 30th
annual gathering of the longest running conference on
federal sector labor relations and labor law held outside of
Washington, D.C.
Join us on Thursday, September 20, 2012 for a day of
interactive discussion with some of the foremost federal
sector labor relations leaders and practitioners.
Breakout Sessions on Current Developments
• MSPB Current Developments
• EEO Case Law Developments
• FLRA Recent Developments
• Social Media
• The Modern Federal Flexible Workplace
• Legal Ethics: The Impaired Lawyer

Opening Keynote Session
A Retrospective Look at Federal Sector Labor Relations
David Mader, Senior Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
Joseph E. Slater, Eugene N. Balk Professor of Law and Values,
University of Toledo College of Law
Robert M. Tobias, Distinguished Practitioner in Residence,
American University
Keynote Post-Luncheon Session
MSPB Board Update
Mark A. Robbins, Board Member, U.S. Merit Systems
Protection Board
Closing Keynote Session
Lessons Learned: Is the Experience of the Postal Service the Face
of the Future for Federal Government Agencies?
Jacqueline M. Krage Strako, Vice President, Area Operations, Great
Lakes Area, U.S. Postal Service
Commentary:
Anne Dasovic, Area Counsel, National Treasury Employees Union
Michael R. Mlakar, Manager, Field Labor Relations, U.S. Postal Service
Headquarters

Program Schedule
Thursday, September 20, 2012
8:00 a.m.–8:40 a.m.
Registration
8:40 a.m.–8:45 a.m.
Welcome & Announcements
8:45 a.m.–10:15 a.m.
A Retrospective Look at Federal
Sector Labor Relations
• Where Have We Been, Where
Are We Now, Where Are We
Headed?
David Mader
Senior Vice President, Booz
Allen Hamilton Inc.
Joseph E. Slater
Eugene N. Balk Professor of Law
& Values, University of Toledo
College of Law
Robert M. Tobias
Distinguished Practitioner in
Residence, American University
Moderator: Martin H. Malin
Professor of Law and Director,
Institute for Law and the
Workplace, IIT Chicago-Kent
College of Law
10:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Concurrent Workshops—
Select One
1. The Modern Federal
Flexible Workplace
This session will discuss such
timely issues as:
• Eligibility
• Availability of technology
• Right/approval to participate
• Representation
• Negotiating telework
agreements
• Supervision/evaluation of
telework
• Goals/outcomes and the
difficulty measuring those
outcomes
• First report to Congress after
the Telework Enhancement Act
• Flexible and Compressed Work
Schedules Act
Charles L. Bernhardt
Labor Relations/Wage
Specialist, American
Federation of Government
Employees, AFL-CIO
Edward F. Hartfield
Member, Federal Service
Impasses Panel, FLRA
Justin R. Johnson
Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S.
Office of Personnel
Management
2. MSPB Current Case Law
Developments
• This session will review
noteworthy decisions of the
MSPB and the Federal Circuit
issued within the past year and
tips for practicing before the
MSPB.
Howard Ansorge
Administrative Judge, U.S.
Merit Systems Protection
Board
Gay F. Chase
Administrative Judge, U.S.
Merit Systems Protection
Board

Gregory A. Miksa
Administrative Judge, U.S.
Merit Systems Protection
Board
Dorothy L. Moran
Administrative Judge, U.S.
Merit Systems Protection
Board
Julia Packard
Administrative Judge, U.S.
Merit Systems Protection
Board
Nina Puglia
Administrative Judge, U.S.
Merit Systems Protection
Board
Michele Schroeder
Administrative Judge, U.S.
Merit Systems Protection
Board
3. FLRA Recent Developments
• This session will provide an
update of recent decisions of
the FLRA and will discuss
OGC practices and procedures.
Peter A. Sutton
Regional Director (Chicago
Region), Office of General
Counsel, Federal Labor
Relations Authority
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Buffet Luncheon
1:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m.
MSPB Board Update
• An update on developments at
the MSPB, including the
Board’s approach to
whistleblower, security
clearance, and Hatch Act cases.
Mark A. Robbins
Board Member, U.S. Merit
Systems Protection Board
1:45 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Break
2:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m.
Concurrent Workshops—
Select One
1. EEO Case Law
Developments
• This session will focus on the
most current developments in
federal sector EEO law and
practice.
Laurie Wardell
Administrative Judge, U.S.
Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
2. Social Media
• Given the recent release of a
third memo from the NLRB
General Counsel on social
media policies, and the new and
evolving nature of social media
cases, this session will discuss
recent guidance and the
implications for policy
development and compliance
in the federal workplace.
Julia A. Clark
General Counsel, Federal
Labor Relations Authority
Michael J. McAuley
National Counsel, National
Treasury Employees Union
Jennifer H. Lang
Director, Center for Human
Resources, Chicago Region,
U.S. Social Security
Administration

3. Legal Ethics: The Impaired
Lawyer
(approved for 1.0 hour of IL MCLE
professionalism/ ethics credit)
• Lawyers and judges
experience alcohol abuse,
drug dependency, and mental
health problems at higher
rates than those who work in
other professions. This session
will discuss how the Illinois
Lawyers’ Assistance Program
respectfully and compassionately
helps individuals get treatment
and address problems,
wherever possible, before they
jeopardize a lawyer’s practice
or a judge’s career.
Robin M. Belleau
Clinical Director, Illinois
Lawyers’ Assistance Program
Janet P. Voss
Executive Director, Illinois
Lawyers’ Assistance Program
3:15 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Break
3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Lessons Learned: Is the
Experience of the Postal
Service the Face of the Future
for Federal Government
Agencies?
• The Postal Service was hit hard
by electronic diversion of mail
and the recession, dramatically
increasing the erosion rate
of its revenue base. It now has
too many buildings, too many
employees for its mission and
too little time to make the
necessary changes under its
collective bargaining
agreements and existing laws.
• How should Congress and
unions respond to this
financial crisis and facilitate
change in the way USPS
provides service to the public?
• Which aspects of the USPS
proposed action plan might be
adapted to other agencies in
the future?
Jacqueline M. Krage Strako
Vice President, Area
Operations, Great Lakes Area,
U.S. Postal Service
Commentary:
Anne Dasovic
Assistant Counsel, National
Treasury Employees Union
Michael R. Mlakar
Manager, Field Labor
Relations, U.S. Postal Service
Headquarters
4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Reception

Federal Sector Conference
Advisory Board
Martin W. Baumgaertner
U.S. Merit Systems Protection
Board
Marion Baumgarten
U.S. Office of Personnel
Management
Stuart J. Blenner
U.S. Postal Service, Retired
Julianne Bowman
U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
Dorothy James
American Federation of
Government Employees,
AFL-CIO
Jennifer Helen Lang
U.S. Social Security
Administration
Pamela Langston-Cox
Office of Chief Counsel
(IRS), U.S. Department of the
Treasury
Martin H. Malin
IIT Chicago-Kent College of
Law
Michael J. McAuley
National Treasury Employees
Union
George Petrovich
National Air Traffic
Controllers Association,
Retired
John P. Rowe
U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
Gregg R. Sackrider
U.S. Postal Service, Retired
Patricia Spade
Federal Managers Association
Thomas A. Summers
Federal Mediation and
Conciliation Service
Peter A. Sutton
Federal Labor Relations
Authority
Deborah T. Villa
IIT Chicago-Kent College of
Law
Christopher Zadina
U.S. Postal Service
Mark Zaltman
U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development

General Information
Program Location
The conference will be held at
Chicago-Kent College of Law,
565 West Adams Street in Chicago.
Confirmation of Registration
A letter of confirmation will be emailed
to the address given on your registration
form. If you do not receive an email
confirmation after registering and
before the conference please contact
the Office of Continuing Legal &
Professional Education at
cle@kentlaw.iit.edu.
Confirmation of Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be
provided at registration.
Cancellations and Refunds
Written notification of cancellation is
required. A full tuition refund is
available if notification is received
prior to August 23, 2012; 25% will
be charged if notification is received
between August 23 and September 13,
2012. No refunds will be granted after
September 13, 2012. If you register
with a purchase order or a voucher
and do not cancel your registration
in accordance with this policy, you
will be charged 25% of the
registration fee.
MCLE Credit
Chicago-Kent College of Law is an
accredited provider for IL & PA MCLE.
This conference is eligible for 6.0 hours
on a “60 minute” credit hour; 7.0 hours
on a “50 minute” credit hour; and
includes 1.0 hour of approved
professionalism/ethics credit. For
additional information: please call the
Office of Continuing Legal and
Professional Education, Chicago-Kent
College of Law, (312) 906-5090, or
send an email to cle@kentlaw.iit.edu.
Hotel Accommodations
Hotel accommodations for the
convenience of out-of-town guests
have been made at the Crowne Plaza
Chicago Metro. The room rate at the
Crowne is $165 for single or double
occupancy, plus 16.4% tax. The
Crowne is located four blocks west of
the law school within easy walking
distance. The Crowne is also a union
hotel. Requests for accommodations
cannot be assured if made after
August 22, 2012.
To Make Reservations:
Crowne Plaza Chicago Metro
733 W. Madison Street
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 829-5000 Voice
(312) 602-2180 Fax
www.crowneplaza.com/chicagometro
Please mention to you are attending the
Chicago-Kent College of Law Federal
Sector Labor Law Conference.
Registration Fee (per person)
Early Registration Fee: $230
(A $5 per person discount is available to
groups that register 3 or more
individuals at the same time.)
After August 1, 2012: $255
(A $5 per person discount is available to
groups that register 3 or more
individuals at the same time.)
After September 13, 2012: $280
(no group discount available)
Fee also includes continental breakfast,
lunch, reception and course materials.

Registration Form: Federal Sector Labor Relations
& Labor Law Conference
Thursday, September 20, 2012
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Online: cle.kentlaw.edu
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IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law
565 West Adams St.
Chicago, IL 60661-3691
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