Tri-State Legal Symposium

Rowan College South Jersey – Gloucester Campus

PROGRAM AGENDA

7:45 am – 8:30 am: Registration and Breakfast

8:30 am – 9:45 am: Artificial Intelligence in HR: Legal Considerations and Best Practices presented by Jose M Jara, Esq. Fox Rothschild

9:45 am – 10:00 am: Coffee Break

10:00 am – 11:15 am: Cannabis Conundrum: What We Don’t Know About the WIRE, and Why We Should Care presented by David Michael White, JD, Director, Seton Hall  University School of Law Conflict Management Program

11:15 am – 12:30 pm: LUNCH BREAK

12:30 pm – 1:45 pm: Untangling Leave Entitlements available to employees in New Jersey presented by John R. Dominy, Esq. Faculty of Practice, Rowan University, Rohrer College of Business

1:45 pm – 2:00 pm: Questions, Wrap-up, and Closing

Pending 3.75 SHRM PDCs
Pending 3.75 HRCI Credit

Jose M. Jara | Counsel at Fox Rothschild

José focuses his practice on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and employment litigation and counseling. He has extensive experience in representing corporations, tax-exempts, associations, pension funds, boards of trustees, Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), defined benefit and defined contributions plans, multiple employer plans, multiemployer plans, and executives in areas of employment, ERISA, and other employee benefits law matters.

José’s practice includes representing clients under investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration and defending clients from lawsuits filed by DOL’s Office of the Solicitor regarding civil and/or criminal violations of ERISA.

In addition to practicing law at several firms, José’s experience before joining Fox includes working as a pension consultant for a leading international accounting firm, complex claims director for a major international insurance company, and senior pension law specialist and investigator with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration.

David M. White | Director, Conflict Management at Seton Hall University

David’s experience with Labor and Employment Law began as a member of International Brotherhood of Teamsters (“IBT”) Local 177 (New Jersey). Initially a part-time package handler with United Parcel Service of America, Inc. (“UPS”), he ultimately became a Human Resources and Labor Relations executive. Following UPS’s 1999 initial public offering, David earned a law degree and represented clients in federal courts as both a complex commercial civil litigator and white-collar criminal defense attorney. In 2010, David left private practice to accept a full-time clinical professorship with the Seton Hall University School of Law. In that capacity, he established the Conflict Management Program, a nationally acclaimed portfolio of live-client, access-to-justice initiatives which advance the social equity imperative.

From 2018 – 2020 David served as Special Consultant to the NYPD’s Chief of Strategic Initiatives. He provided informed analysis of the anticipated regional effect of decriminalized possession of cannabis within New York City. By appointment of the New Jersey State Bar, David serves on the Cannabis and Psychedelics Law Special Committee as Co-Chair of the Labor & Employment Sub-Committee. An appointed neutral subject matter expert with the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union National Cannabis Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, he has collaborated with labor leaders and management to ensure universal employee training standards and the identification of workplace health and safety hazards.

A thought leader in the regulated cannabis community, he has contributed content to successful license applications in DE, IL, NJ, and PA. He has authored published opinion pieces and is a regularly invited speaker at national symposia. Vertically integrated cannabis operators (cultivation/manufacturing/dispensing) seek his counsel regarding the impact of existing state and federal regulations and the implications of proposed legislation.

Currently, his public policy emphasis is the crafting of responsible guidance regarding the Workplace Impairment Recognition Expert (“WIRE”). David’s notable past and continuing academic affiliations include visiting or adjunct professorships with the Georgetown University Law Center, the Fordham University School of Law, the Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, and the City University of New York John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

David earned BA, MA, and JD degrees from Fordham University. He serves on the Fordham Law Alumni Association Board of Directors. Prof. David M.White Seton Hall School of Law.

John R. Dominy | Faculty of Practice at Rowan University

John R. Dominy, Esquire holds a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from Rutgers University Law School. He teaches at the Rohrer College of Business, Rowan University, including Legal Aspects of Human Resources. Additionally, John is an active member of both Tri-state and SHRM. He also serves as the faculty advisor for the student chapter of SHRM at Rowan. In additional to serving as a faculty member at Rohrer College of Business since 2007, John remains an active attorney. He is admitted to practice law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania state courts, as well as the Federal District Courts for New Jersey, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. Over the years, his legal focus has been on issues involving employment, labor, and general business-related matters. Prior to attending law school, John worked as a Human Resources professional for a variety of employers in the Delaware Valley.

Thank You to our Legal Symposium Sponsor:

Seminar Location:

Rowan College South Jersey – Gloucester Campus
Business and Corporate Center
1400 Tanyard Road, Sewell, NJ 08080
Park in Lot E

Seminar Rates:

Members: $55

Guests: $65

Students: $25 (Must be a Tri-State HRMA Student Member and signed in to receive Student Rate)

We look forward to seeing you!