Agenda
Wednesday, May 8th
8:00 – 9:00 Registration & A Complimentary Continental Breakfast
9:15 – 10:15 Leslie Osborn, Oklahoma State Labor Commissioner
10:15 – 10:20 Break
10:20 – 11:30 Alliances, Aligning and Action:
Empowering Ourselves for Active Allyship
Laquetta Jones Bigelow, FMCS Director of Equal
Employment Opportunity
11:30 – 1:00 Lunch (On Your Own)
1:00 – 2:00 OSHA Regulatory Update
Carmen Martinez, OSHA Asst. Area Director of OKC Area
2:00 – 3:00 F.M.C.S. - Your Partners in Problem Solving
Beth Schindler, FMCS Association Deputy Director of
Field Operations
3:00 – 3:15 Break
3:15 – 4:30 Oklahoma Unemployment Law
Kristin Simpsen, McAfee & Taft, P.C.
5:00 – 7:00 Mixer
2 Drink Tickets & Hors d'oeuvres
Thursday, May 9th
8:00 – 9:00 Registration & A Complimentary Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 10:00 Religious Accommodations in Employment
Charlie Plumb, McAfee & Taft, P.C.
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 – 11:30 Conflict Management: Dealing With Difficult People
Leroy Skinner, FMCS Commissioner
John Rasmussen, FMCS Commissioner
11:30 – 12:45 Lunch (On Your Own)
12:45 – 2:15 Arbitration Preparedness:
Strategies and Insights from Employee Advocates
Christina Toon, Atty, Ironside Law Firm
Patricia A. Podolec, Attorney at Law
2:15 – 2:30 Break
2:30 – 4:00 Update on Labor Law
Tony Puckett, Attorney - McAfee & Taft, P.C.
Door Prize Drawings