This year’s conference will feature dynamic speakers from our NELC membership who will share their expertise and insight on critical issues labor and employment practitioners are currently tackling in their day-to-day practices. Our esteemed panelists will not only address substantive topics such as new employment laws, wage and hour issues, labor updates, and ethics, they will also present on unique and trending topics such as the viability of restrictive covenants, the rise of reverse discrimination claims, influencing the legislative and regulatory process, and the important issue of mental health awareness and well-being for attorneys. We are also fortunate to feature a panel comprised of the senior leaders of the federal agencies, and to host keynote speaker, Jay Jamrog, a futurist who will present on the trends affecting the evolving workplace and workforce. Finally, NELC’s Rising Stars will be leading interactive roundtable discussions on a wide range interesting subject matters. We cannot thank our Planning Committee members and panelists enough for taking the time to develop these amazing panels and once again demonstrating why the NELC Annual Conference cannot be missed.