As an employment counsel for my company, I am tasked with briefing managers on recent changes to anti-discrimination laws. Does ACC have any resources to assist me?

Answer:  To help understand recent amendments to anti-discrimination laws, ACC has the following resources:
Webcast
• ADA Amendments Act – Is Your Company Ready?  (December 2008) 

InfoPAK^SM
• Managing an Aging Workforce  (August 2008)

Other Resources
• ACC Newsstand has a number of current articles on FMLA and ADAA. Find these resources at the following link (type in “FMLA” or “ADA” for the keyword searches): http://www.lexology.com/?about=&b=acc
• ADA Amendments Act of 2008 Broadens Scope of Protection for Employees, ACC America Central Florida Chapter, Focus.
• Find many other resources in the ACC database by searching the following terms: “ADA”, “FMLA” and “Discrimination”.
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7 –9 June 2009 Geneva, Switzerland.   Topics include: 
• Counterparty Credit Risk Measures;
• Crisis Management Training;
• Dealing With External Auditors;
• Effects of Changing Structures on the Legal Department;
• Proactive Risk-Containment and Asset Protection Strategies; and
• The Changing Role of the Compliance Function in Troubled Times.

Click here for more information.


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• 2 February 2 - 10 December: M&A Series 2009  – Zurich
• 4-6 March: Corporate Counsel Symposium - Doing Business Responsibly in the Age of Globalisation: The European Blueprint  –  Antwerp



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 • January 27 – How to Assess and Protect the Privacy of Your Company Against the Risk of Exposure to Insurer Insolvency
6:00 PM GMT

Online Learning on Anti-Money Laundering
• Recent Developments in the World of Anti-Money Laundering (Archived Webcast from November 2008)

• The Corporate Governance Expert's Guide to the Care and Feeding of CLO's/GC's in Corporate Governance & Compliance
• A Year in Review: Have You Kept Up with Employment Law Issues

Resources from Law Department Quarterly:
• Making the Most of Resources in a Small Legal Department
• Building Efficiencies in a Medium-Sized Department
• Difficult Times - Lessons to Learn and Things to Do For In-House Legal Teams
• Key Business Developments in the Technology, Media And Telecommunications
(TMT) Sector - And Essential Steps For Tackling Them

For access, click here or log on through ACC.com to access.
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 For more on these and the other ACC Alliance Partners, visit www.acc.com/alliance.
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In case you missed this on www.acc.com, the Fulton County Daily Report featured ACC Senior Vice President and General Counsel Susan Hackett’s tips for GCs in “ACC Offers Tips on Weathering Economic Storm.”

To learn about more ACC’s media coverage, visit ACC in the News for the latest articles and breaking news.  If you have any questions, or wish to receive additional information about items included in this month's newsletter, please contact Susan Jacobsen at +1.202.293.4103 ext. 354 or via email at jacobsen@acc.com.
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