Labor and Employment Update 2026
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Check In

9:00 a.m. – 9:55 a.m.  Free Speech and the Workplace

Presenter:
Lauren Moak Russell, Esq. | Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP

This panel will provide an overview of how the First Amendment protects free speech when it occurs outside the workplace. It will explore the extent to which public and private employers may respond to employees’ expressions in the public sphere, including key limitations on employer action.

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. The Court of Chancery as the Nation’s Employment Law Court? (1.0 ethics)

Presenters:
Kurt M. Heyman, Esq. | Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP
Elio Battista, Esq. | Parkowski Guerke & Swayze, P.A.

This panel will discuss recent Court of Chancery case law regarding directors’ and officers’ fiduciary duties as they pertain to workplace harassment and misconduct, as well as the Court’s increasing reluctance to enforce restrictive covenants against employees.  It will also address best practices in drafting restrictive covenants with an eye towards enforceability.

11:10 a.m. – 12:15 a.m. Legislative Updates

Presenters:
Timothy M. Holly, Esq. | Connolly Gallagher LLP
G. Kevin Fasic, Esq. | Offit Kurman P.A.

This panel will provide an overview of recent state and federal legislative developments affecting the employment and labor sector, including newly enacted laws and proposed legislation, and will examine their potential impact on employers and employees.

This seminar offers 3.0 credits, including 1.0 ethics to Delaware and Pennsylvania Attorneys; 3.6 credits, including 1.2 ethics to New Jersey Attorneys.

Locations available are Wilmington, Live stream options in Georgetown, Dover, and Seaford.

To register by mail or email, please click the blue registration link below.

To register online, please click the green link below.

* Advertised price is for the standard member rate.

OUT OF STATE CLE CREDIT INFO

Those attendees who wish to receive CLE credit, other than from Delaware, New Jersey or Pennsylvania, should contact their individual State’s CLE Commission for credit. The Delaware State Bar Association can provide you with the agenda (included in the Materials sent with your registration confirmation) and a Certificate of Attendance (upon completion of the webinar), which should meet the requirements of compliance.

All rates include CLE Seminar and any materials. To register now or review DSBA CLE Policies, click HERE.

All materials provided by the deadline will be available by QR code on the day of the seminar.

Reporting of credits:

Please be advised that the DSBA has 30 days from the date of the seminar to report credits. Credits will be reported according to the date of the seminar not the date they are entered.