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Transatlantic Employment Issues Seminar
June 23, 2006

 

Presented jointly by White & Case and the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (AmCham EU)

Friday, June 23, 2006

White & Case LLP,
Rue de la Loi 62,
Brussels
Program: 09:00 - 15:50 

The joint White & Case and AmCham EU conference focused on a broad range of employment issues affecting multinational companies based in the US and the EU. Its objective was to give participants an opportunity to address the latest developments in employment issues on both sides of the Atlantic and share their experiences of the impact of recent EU and US legislation upon their companies.


 

Agenda

Welcome and Opening Remarks Ken Raskin, Head of Global Executive Compensation, Benefits and Employment Law (ECBEL) Practice, White & Case/New York

Influencing the EU Agenda - the AmChamEU Perspective (PDF) Susan Danger, Managing Director AmCham EU
Pascale Goffin (UTC), Vice-Chair of Social Affairs Committee



Overview of Employment Developments in the European Union



EU Employment Law Overview  (PDF) James Killick, White & Case/Brussels

EU Employment Law Developments (PDF) Marianna Patané, White & Case/Brussels


Panel Discussion on European and National Works Councils



National Works Councils in the UK (PDF) Oliver Brettle, White & Case/London

Introduction to EWCs (PDF) James Killick, White & Case/Brussels

National and European Works Councils (PDF) William C. Bruce, UTC
Clark Herman, Consultant

Whistle-Blowing Hotlines Under EU Data Protection Law (PDF) Suzanne Innes-Stubb, White & Case/Brussels

Flexicurity - Foreseeing a New Workplace (PDF) David Arkless, Manpower


Migration Issues



Moving Professional Workers Into the US (and Keeping Them There When You Need To) (PDF)
Marko Maglich, White & Case/New York


Migration Issues (PDF) Karolína Salamonová, White & Case/Prague


Compensation Issues: US and EU Developments



Equity Incentives and the Prospectus Directive (PDF) Nicholas Greenacre, White & Case/London

New US Tax Rules for Nonqualified Deferred Compensation – Overview for Non-US Employers (PDF) Mark Hamilton, White & Case/New York
Ken Raskin, White & Case/New York


Closing Remarks
Ken Raskin, White & Case/New York