ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SECTION

The ADR Section annual conference is scheduled for Friday-Saturday, Sept. 29- 30, and the annual ADR awards banquet will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 24, at the Inn at St. John’s in Plymouth. Information on additional events, registrations, past event materials, and the latest Michigan Dispute Resolution Journal can be found at connect.michbar.org/adr/.

GOVERNMENT LAW SECTION

The Government Law Section annual meeting will take place via Zoom on Saturday, Sept. 9, beginning at 10 a.m. Details will be posted at connect.michbar.org/govlaw/ as soon as they are available. We hope you will join us!

LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW SECTION

On Wednesday, May 31, the Labor and Employment Law Section welcomed Commissioner Keith Sonderling from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for an informative conversation with Adam Forman of Epstein Becker Green on artificial intelligence and the workplace. An internationally recognized authority on AI, Sonderling discussed the technology and its ability to mitigate the risks of bias and promote accessibility (e.g., through “glasses” that can describe a scene) as well as its unintended consequences.