Event

FH 2022 Airline Labor & Employment Law Symposium "Navigating the Turbulence of the Pandemic and Employees' Sky High Expectations" – Denver, CO

Date   March 31-April 1, 2022

2022 Airline Labor & Employment Law Symposium - "Navigating the Turbulence of the Pandemic and Employees' Sky High Expectations"
Kimpton Born Hotel | Denver, CO

Global travel is still down, masks are on, employees are scarce and labor’s expectations are sky high. How can airlines prepare for the future with so much uncertainty? Given the many variants of COVID, the pandemic continues to place unprecedented challenges on labor and management. Whether it is record-setting sick calls, an inability to staff critical positions, or leverage being wielded by labor, labor relations and human resources management are being tested like never before. From a time of unprecedented profitability and growth in 2019, to a near complete halt in air travel in early 2020, to a moderate uptick in travel demand coupled with a severe shortage of employees in 2021, airline management has had to constantly shift its focus to previously inconceivable challenges.

This year’s Symposium will focus on these important labor and employment issues confronting you and your management team. Working together, we will analyze the impact these issues have on you and your employees and strategize with you over how to best address them and the challenges they present. Our goal is to partner with you to help you manage the multiple challenges ahead.

Presentation and Discussion Topics:

  • New AAP Requirements for Federal Contractors | Nancy Holt
  • Recruiting Foreign Pilots to Solve Staffing Shortages | Geetha Adinata
  • The Unique Employment and Labor Law Landscape for Airline Service Providers | Jacki Thompson
  • Contract Negotiations in an Employee-Centric Environment
  • Propelling Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiatives Forward | Nancy Holt
  • Rise in Confrontation: Preventing and Managing High-Risk and Critical Incidents
  • COVID Over the Long Haul | Jacki Thompson
  • Engaging People Differently in a Challenging Work Environment | Ben Fryer, Susan Kramer
  • 2022 Airline Employment Law Update | Vista Lyons, Sarah Wimberly
  • Hot Commodity: Hiring and Retention Strategies Amidst a Global Labor Shortage | Jerry Glass

CONTINUING EDUCATION
Continuing legal education credit has been applied for in multiple states. Approval is also pending from the Human Resources Certification Institute for PHR, GPHR, and SPHR credit and through the Society for Human Resources Management for PDC’s.