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Presentations

Speeches and Seminars

Andrea O’Brien, Vi Nguyen, Jeanne Floyd, Grace Ristuccia, Ashley Hedge, and Jessica Kuester presented “SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022: What Employers Need to Know” on March 21, 2023. The related materials can be accessed here, and a full recording of the webinar can be viewed here.

Eddie Isler co-presented “Bowman Claim Viability After VHRA Amendments?” for the Virginia Bar Association (VBA): 52nd Annual Labor & Employment Law Section Conference in September 2022.

Andrea O’Brien, Vi Nguyen, Jeanne Floyd, Grace Ristuccia, and Ashley Hedge presented “Managing Fiduciary Risk For Your Retirement Plans in Today’s Inflationary and Litigious Environment” at the IslerDare Annual Benefits Client Seminar on May 24, 2022.

Eddie Isler presented “A Review of the Year’s Most Critical Employment Law Cases” for the Virginia CLE: 30th Annual Employment Law Update in May 2021.

Andrea O’Brien, Vi Nguyen, Jeanne Floyd, Ashley Hedge, and Lindsey Strachan presented “Employee Benefits During the Pandemic: 2021 Trends and Developments” at the IslerDare Annual Benefits Client Seminar on March 17, 2021.

Eddie Isler presented “How To Fire People and How Not To” for the District of Columbia Bar in January 2021.

Eddie Isler and Lori Turner presented “A Whole New World: The 2020 Virginia Employment Laws” for the Virginia Bar Association (VBA): 50th Annual Labor & Employment Law Section Conference in September 2020.

Michelle Radcliffe was a panelist for “A New Day in the Old Dominion: Virginia’s Sweeping New Employee-Protection Statutes”, MWELA Live Webinar, June 25, 2020.

Steve Brown presented “Lessons Learned in Bringing Employees Back to the Worksite During a COVID-19 Pandemic”, Virginia Bar Association Weekly COVID-19 Law Practice Live Chat, June 12, 2020.

Steve Brown co-authored and presented “Rules for Re-Entry: Law Firm Design Adaptations for the Post-COVID-19 Workplace” at the Virginia Bar Association on May 21, 2020.

Steve Brown co-authored and presented “Returning Employees to the Worksites What Every Employer Needs to Know When Balancing Safety with Business Operations” at the Isler Dare Zoom Q & A on May 13, 2020.

Andrea O’Brien, Vi Nguyen, Jeanne Floyd, and Ashley Hedge presented “Employee Benefits During the Pandemic: 2021 Trends and Developments” at the IslerDare Virtual Lunch Briefing on March 17, 2021.

Eddie Isler and Lori Turner presented “A Brave New World: Radical Changes to Virginia Employment Laws” for the Virginia CLE in May 2020.

Eddie Isler presented “The Results Are In!”: A Review of the Year’s Most Critical Employment Law Cases” for the Virginia CLE: 29th Annual Employment Law Update in May 2020.

Steve Brown presented “Strategies for Employers in Dealing with the FFCRA,” Virginia Bar Association Weekly COVID-19 Law Practice Live Chat, March 27, 2020.

Andrea O’Brien, Vi Nguyen, Jeanne Floyd, and Ashley Hedge presented “Employee Benefits 20/20: All Eyes on the SECURE Act and ERISA Litigation” at the IslerDare Breakfast Briefing in Tysons Corner, VA and Richmond, VA on March 3 and March 10, 2020.

Andrea O’Brien, Vi Nguyen, and Ashley Hedge presented “Trends and Traps for the Unwary in Defined Contribution Plans, and New Developments including the SECURE Act” to WATRA on January 23, 2020.

Eddie Isler presented “Terminating the Employment Relationship: The Employer’s Perspective” at the District of Columbia Bar in Washington, DC on January 27, 2020.

Eddie Isler presented to WATRA on FMLA issues in November 2019.

Lori Turner presented “Regional Update: Practicing in Maryland, North Carolina, West Virginia and the District of Columbia” at the VBA Labor & Employment Law Conference in Washington, DC on September 13, 2019.

Lori Turner presented “2019 Washington, DC Employment Law Overview” at The Virginia Bar 49th Annual Labor and Employment Law Update in Leesburg, Virginia in September 2019.

Eddie Isler and Ari M. Wilkenfeld of Wilkenfeld, Herendeen & Atkinson co-presented “Covenants Not to Compete in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia 2019” at the District of Columbia Bar CLE in Washington, DC on June 3, 2019.

Eddie Isler and Sarah A. Belger co-presented “FMLA Update” at the Virginia CLE 28th Annual Employment Law Seminar in Fairfax and Richmond, Virginia on May 7-8, 2019.

Andrea O’Brien, Vi Nguyen, Jeanne Floyd, and Ashley Hedge co-presented “2019 Trends and Traps for the Unwary” at the IslerDare Breakfast Briefing at our Tysons Corner office on April 2 and 3, 2019.

Andrea O’Brien, Vi Nguyen, Jeanne Floyd, Ashley Hedge, and Brick Brickley of Spherient Advisors co-presented “2019 Trends and Traps for the Unwary” at the IslerDare Breakfast Briefing at our Richmond office on March 26, 2019.

Mark Dare, Eddie Isler, C. Simon Davidson of McGuire Woods, and John Bredehoft of Kaufman & Canoles co-presented “Employment Law Ethics: Staying On the Right Side” at a Virginia CLE webinar in Charlottesville, Virginia on October 18, 2018.

Michelle Radcliffe and Judge B. Waugh Crigler co-presented “Mediating Workplace Disputes” at the VBA 48th Annual Conference on Labor and Employment Law in Harrisonburg, Virginia on October 13, 2018.

Eddie Isler and Lori Turnpresented “How to Fire People —And How Not To” at the District of Columbia Bar CLE in Washington, DC, on September 26, 2018.

Michelle Radcliffe and Amy Smith co-presented “Social Media in the Workplace: Ten Rules Employment Lawyers Need to Know” at the Virginia CLE in Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 21, 2018.

Eddie Isler, Michelle Radcliffe, and Kelly Thoerig and Lisa Rose of Marsh National Brokerage co-presented “Living in the #MeToo Era: Best Practices for Ensuring a Positive Work Environment and Reducing the Risk of Legal Liability” at our Tysons Corner office on June 21, 2018.

Lori Turner The Coming Tsunami: Growing Trends in State and Local Employment Statutes” for the Virginia CLE 27th Annual Employment Law Update in Fairfax, Virginia, in May 2018.

Andrea O’Brien, Vi Nguyen, Ashley Hedge, and Tony Ciocca of Institutional Investment Consulting co-presented “Fees, Benchmarking, and Best Practices: Steps You Should Take to Protect your Retirement Plans” at the IslerDare Breakfast Briefing at our Tysons Corner office on May 3, 2018.

Mark Dare and Eddie Isler co-presented “35 Questions About Employment Law Every Practitioner Should Know” at a Virginia CLE webinar in Charlottesville, Virginia on October 9, 2017.

Steve Brown, Alison Stuart, Amy Smith, and Zachary Kewer co-presented “Anxiety to Zika: What Employers Need to Know to Comply with the FMLA & ADA on a Daily Basis” at the IslerDare Breakfast Briefing in our Richmond office on September 20, 2017.

Vi Nguyen and Jeanne Floyd presented “Employee Benefits for Employment Lawyers” at the VBA 47th Annual Conference on Labor Relations and Employment Law on September 15, 2017.

Vi Nguyen, Steve Ray, and Jeffery Verity from USI Insurance Services co-presented “The Service Contract Act: Labor and Benefits Compliance for Federal Contractors (with USI Insurance)at the IslerDare Breakfast Briefing at our Tysons Corner office on June 8, 2017.

Steve Brown, Alison Stuart, and Amy Smith co-presented “How to Effectively Manage Problem Employees” at the IslerDare Breakfast Briefing at our Richmond office on June 6, 2017.

Andrea O’Brien and Mark E. Flanagan from Aronson LLC co-presented “Anticipating, Preparing, and Effectively Responding to Government Oversight of Employee Benefit Plans” at the MACPA 2017 Employee Benefit Plan Conference on May 15, 2017.

Andrea O’Brien, Vi Nguyen, Ashlie Lawton, and David Masri from USI Insurance Services co-presented IslerDare Breakfast Briefing: “Employee Benefit Trends for 2017: Hot Topics for Every HR Professional” in our Tysons Corner office on May 3, 2017, and in our Richmond office on May 12, 2017.

Eddie Isler presented “EEOC Enforcement” at the Virginia CLE 26th Annual Employment Law Update on May 9, 2017.

Michelle Radcliffe and Diane Seltzer Torre of The Seltzer Law Firm co-presented “Drafting Employee Handbooks in the District of Columbia” at a D.C. Bar CLE event on April 20, 2017.

Eddie Isler presented “Fundamentals of Employment Law: Terminating the Employment Relationship” at the District of Columbia Bar on March 7, 2017.

Eddie Isler, Mark Dare, and Burt Whitt and John Bredehoft of Kaufman & Canoles co-presented “40 Questions About Non-Compete Agreements and the Duty of Loyalty in Virginia” at a Virginia CLE webinar in Charlottesville, Virginia on October 18, 2016.

Eddie Isler presented “Covenants Not to Compete” at the Virginia CLE on October 13, 2016.

Eddie Isler and EEOC Commissioner, Victoria Lipnic, co-presented “The EEOC's Current Strategic Enforcement Plan” at the Virginia Bar Association 46th Annual Labor & Employment Section Conference on September 29, 2016.

Alison Stuart, Brittany Haddox of Terry N. Grimes, P.C., Nancy Lester of Ogletree Deakins, and Reba Mendoza of Williams Mullen co-presented “The Young Lawyers Division Seminar: The Politics of Avoiding the “CLM” (Career Limiting Move)” at the Virginia Bar Association 46th Annual Labor & Employment Section Conference on September 29, 2016.

Eddie Isler presented “EEOC Enforcement” at the Virginia CLE 25th Annual Employment Law Update on May 5, 2016.

Andrea O’Brien and Vi Nguyen co-presented “Hot Topics in Employee Benefits: What Every HR Professional Should Know for 2016” at the IslerDare Breakfast Briefing in our Richmond office on April 27, 2016.

Michelle Radcliffe co-presented “Social Media Policies in the Workplace: Drafting Tips” at a D.C. Bar CLE event on April 19, 2016.

Andrea O’Brien and Vi Nguyen co-presented “Hot Topics in Employee Benefits: What Every HR Professional Should Know for 2016” at the IslerDare Breakfast Briefing in our Tysons Corner office on April 13, 2016.

Micah Ticatch co-presented “Getting the Most Out of Interrogatories, Request for Production of Documents & Requests for Admission” at a D.C. Bar CLE event on March 21, 2016.

Micah Ticatch co-presented “Changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Effective December 2015” at a D.C. Bar CLE event on November 9, 2015.

Mark Dare and Eddie Isler co-presented “35 Questions About Employment Law Every Practitioner Should Know” at a Virginia CLE webinar in Charlottesville, Virginia on October 9, 2015.

Eddie Isler and Micah Ticatch presented “The End of the Road: Current Issues with Severance Agreements” at the IslerDare Breakfast Briefing on June 17, 2015.

Steve Ray, Mark Papadopoulos, and Amy Smith presented “Pay Now or Pay Later: Ensuring Comprehensive Wage and Hour Compliance” at the IslerDare Breakfast Briefing on May 13, 2015.

Andrea O’Brien, Vi Nguyen, and Matthew Craig presented “Responding to the Affordable Care Act: Steps for 2016 and Beyond” at the IslerDare Breakfast Briefing on April 22, 2015.

Eddie Isler co-presented “The End of the Road: Current Issues with Severance Agreements, Settlements, and Offers of Judgment” at the Virginia CLE 24th Annual Employment Law Update in Fairfax, Virginia on May 7, 2015 and Richmond, Virginia on May 14, 2015.  For more information, go to www.vacle.org.

On March 24, 2015, Michelle Radcliffe co-presented “Drafting Effective Social Media Policies for the Workplace” at a D.C. Bar CLE event.

On January 15, 2015, Mark Papadopoulos co-presented a Virginia CLE event titled “Nuts and Bolts of FLSA Compliance and Litigation.  For more information, go to www.vacle.org.

On October 2, 2014, Eddie Isler and Mark Dare co-presented “Drafting and Litigating Noncompete Agreements in Virginia” at a Virginia CLE event.

On September 30, 2014, Eddie Isler co-presented “Covenants Not To Compete in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia” at a D.C. Bar CLE event.  For more information, go to www.dcbar.org.

Eddie Isler co-presented the annual review of recent developments in labor and employment law at the Virginia Bar Association’s 44th Annual Conference on Labor Relations and Employment Law, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland on September 11-13, 2014.  For more information, go to www.vba.org.

Mark Papadopoulos co-presented “Avoiding and Litigating Wage and Hour Claims Under the FLSA” at a D.C. Bar CLE event on August 27, 2014.

Eddie Isler and Lori Turner presented “Effective Performance Documentation” at the IslerDare Breakfast Briefing on June 4, 2014.

Eddie Isler and Michelle Radcliffe co-presented “Trying to Keep Up with the Laws Pertaining to Employee Use of Social Media & Avoiding Litigation Under the Fair Labor Standards Act” at a WashingtonExec Strategic Human Capital Council event on May 22, 2014.

Mark Dare and Michelle Radcliffe presented “Creating and Implementing Cutting-Edge Employee Policies and Handbooks” at the IslerDare Breakfast Briefing on May 21, 2014.

On May 12, 2014, Michelle Radcliffe co-presented “Drafting Employee Handbooks (Including Social Media Policies)” at a D.C. Bar CLE event.

Andrea O’Brien and Vi Nguyen presented “Key Benefit Trends for 2014: What Every HR Professional Should Know” at the IslerDare Breakfast Briefing on April 30, 2014.

On March 17, 2014, Michelle Radcliffe co-presented “Drafting Employee Handbooks (Including Social Media Policies)” at a D.C. Bar CLE event.

Andrea O’Brien presented “Key Benefit Trends for 2014: What Every HR Professional Should Know” at Society for Human Resource Management’s Chapter Meeting for Prince William, Fauquier, and Culpeper on March 5, 2014.

Eddie Isler co-presented “Networking and Client Development” at the Virginia CLE’S Backpack to Briefcase: The New Virginia Lawyer 2013 on November 19, 2013.

Eddie Isler co-presented the annual review of recent developments in labor and employment law at the Virginia Bar Association’s 43rd Annual Conference on Labor Relations and Employment Law, at the Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront Hotel in Virginia Beach on October 24-26, 2013.  For more information, go to www.vba.org.

On August 29, 2013, Mark Papadopoulos co-presented “Avoiding and Litigating Wage and Hour Claims Under the FLSA” at a D.C. Bar CLE event.

Andrea O’Brien and Vi Nguyen presented “Hot Topics in Employee Benefits:  What Every HR Professional Should Know For 2013” at the IslerDare Breakfast Briefings on April 17 and 25, 2013.

Andrea O’Brien presented “Hot Topics in Employee Benefits: What Every HR Professional Should Know About Benefit Plans in 2013” at Society for Human Resource Management’s Chapter Meeting for Prince William, Fauquier, and Culpeper on March 13, 2013.

On February 27, 2013, Andrea O’Brien presented “The Top 10 Legal Trends Affecting Benefit Plans in 2013: What Every HR Professional Should Know” at the 2013 Compensation & Benefits Summit Conference hosted by Human Resource Association of the National Capital Area.

Eddie Isler co-presented the annual review of recent developments in labor and employment law at the Virginia Bar Association’s 42nd Annual Conference on Labor Relations and Employment Law, at the Omni Charlottesville Hotel in Charlottesville, Virginia on September 20-22, 2012.  For more information, go to www.vba.org.

Mark Papadopoulos co-presented “Avoiding and Litigating Wage and Overtime Claims Under the FLSA” at a D.C. Bar CLE event on September 24, 2012.

On May 10 and June 19, 2012, Andrea O’Brien co-presented “401(k) / 403(b) Fiduciary Responsibilities – The Rest of the Story” at a 401(k) / 403(b) Plan Fiduciary Responsibilities Workshop hosted by Mercer.

Mark Papadopoulos was a panelist on the “Deals with the Devil and Other Reasons to Riot” panel discussing thorny in-house employment issues at the National Employment Council 17th Annual Conference on April 18, 2012.

On November 17, 2011, Andrea O’Brien co-presented “Strategies for Plan Fiduciaries Amidst Market Volatility” at a 401(k) / 403(b) Plan Fiduciary Best Practices Workshop hosted by Mercer.

On October 3, 2011, Michelle Radcliffe co-presented “Drafting Employee Handbooks in the District of Columbia” at a D.C. Bar CLE event.

Mark Dare participated in a presentation to members of the Fairfax Bar Association on September 26, 2011 on recovery of attorneys’ fees from the opposing side in federal and state court litigation.

Eddie Isler co-presented the annual review of recent developments in labor and employment law at the 41st Annual Conference of the Virginia Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section, which took place at the Williamsburg Lodge in Williamsburg, Virginia on September 15-17, 2011.  For more information, go to www.vba.org.

Michelle Radcliffe appeared on a panel to discuss “Employment Law From A to Z in Maryland” for Lorman Education Services on July 29, 2011.

On June 3, 2011, Steve Ray and Mark Papadopoulos taught an all-day wage and hour seminar at Lord Fairfax Community College in Middletown, Virginia.

Mark Papadopoulos presented a wage and hour seminar titled “The Obama Wage and Hour Agenda” at a NOVA SHRM Chapter Meeting on April 26, 2011.

On March 21, 2011, Michelle Radcliffe co-presented “Drafting Employee Handbooks in the District of Columbia” at a D.C. Bar CLE event.

On February 23, 2011, Mark Papadopoulos was a co-presenter at a D.C. Bar CLE event titled “Avoiding and Litigating Wage and Overtime Claims.”

Mark Dare appeared on a panel to discuss “Litigating Sexual Harassment Cases in the Federal and D.C. Courts: Practical and Tactical Advice” for the District of Columbia Bar on November 15, 2010.

Eddie Isler and Mark Dare were two of the instructors in the VIRGINIA CLE Telephone Seminar entitled “Covenants Not to Compete and the Duty of Loyalty in Virginia” on September 14, 2010 and October 29, 2010. For more information, go to www.vacle.org/seminars.htm.

Eddie Isler co-presented at the D.C. BAR CLE Seminar “Sexual Harassment Cases in the Federal and D.C. Courts: The Law, Cutting Edge Issues, and How to Screen Cases” on September 21, 2010.  For more information, go to www.dcbar.org.

Steve Ray spoke at the Winchester SHRM Chapter Meeting on Virginia Employment Practices and Forms in Middletown, Virginia on September 17, 2010.

On April 26, 2010, Steve Ray and Mark Papadopoulos presented “Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later!” for the Fauquier / Culpeper SHRM regarding the the Fair Labor Standards Act.