Speaking Engagements
Illinois Pay Data Certificate Renewal: Compliance and Best Practices
The Institute for Workplace Equality | Wednesday, September 24, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM EDT
DCI's Joanna Colosimo and Laura Mitchell of Jackson Lewis provide a detailed overview of changes to the Illinois Pay Data Certificates report format and content, practical guidance on data analysis, and strategies to accurately certify that “the average compensation for female and minority employees is not consistently below the average for male and non-minority employees within each major job category.”
Pay Equity and Pay Transparency
American Employment Law Council 33rd Annual Conference | Thursday, October 16, 2025 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
DCI's David Cohen sits on a panel of experts to provide pertinent updates on pay equity litigation and pay transparency laws requiring pay range disclosures including the EU Pay Transparency Directive. This program will succinctly sum up key current developments, including what every employment lawyer needs to know when it comes to compensation.
Beyond Titles: Job Analysis Methodologies in Modern Compensation Design
Chicago Compensation Association Virtual Webinar | Wednesday, November 19, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST
DCI's Lisa Harpe and Amanda Allen explore foundational job analysis methodologies—such as task-based, worker-oriented, and competency models—and how they underpin equitable, defensible job evaluation practices. Learn how these approaches support internal job leveling, enable accurate benchmarking, and enhance Total Rewards strategies. We'll also briefly discuss how AI-powered tools can assist in analyzing large volumes of job data without losing the judgment and context provided by human experts.
Through the Looking Glass – Looking Back and Ahead on Trump Administration 2.0
NILG Virtual Webinar | Tuesday, December 9, 2025 | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CST
In the most consequential year in employment law in over 60 years, join NILG panel members Brian Barger, Nita Beecher, and DCI's David Cohen with Moderator Teresa Salinas, who will discuss how the Trump Administration weaponized the federal government in a way no other administration has ever done in its war on “illegal DEI”. The panel will consider the impact of changes in the federal government’s approach to EEO on state laws, as well as what employers can expect from the Administration’s second year.
