Message from the Labor & Employment Law Section Chair

• Jurisdiction: California,United States
• Citation: Vol. 43 No. 4
• Publication year: 2020
• Author: By Deborah Maddux
• topic: Business of Law,Labor Law

MESSAGE FROM THE LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW SECTION CHAIR

By Deborah Maddux

Deborah Maddux is the Senior Managing Partner of Van Dermyden Maddux Law Corporation. Deborah's practice focuses on conducting and overseeing workplace investigations and conducting administrative hearings. Her background includes serving as in-house counsel to the University of California, counsel to the California FPPC, and litigation counsel. Deborah is the incoming Chair of the Labor & Employment Executive Committee.

I am honored to be stepping into Erich Shiners' shoes to serve as the Chair of the Labor and Employment Law Section for the coming year. Under his leadership, our Section has thrived. Indeed, I can say without a doubt (and with much pride) that our Section is the gold standard in terms of educational programs for our members. We are fortunate that when the pandemic hit and in-person conferences were cancelling right and left, we already had years of experience providing online CLE and OnDemand offerings—we were able to continue to deliver valuable professional education without skipping a beat. These same pre-existing resources have helped immensely as we have transitioned to virtual conferences. Take, for example, the recent Wage and Hour Conference, which drew as large of an audience...