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**Gold Coast Hotel**
(Across from the Palms Casino Hotel, next to Rio Casino Hotel)
June 12, 2012
Breakfast Meeting:
7:30am - 9:30am
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Union Grievances:
Learn the Best Practices and Win More Cases
Presented By: Mark Ricciardi (bio) and Debbie Gianini (bio)
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Mark Ricciardi is the founding partner of the Las Vegas office of the national law firm of Fisher & Phillips LLP, one of the oldest and largest firms in the country practicing exclusively in labor and employment law representing management. |
Mark Ricciardi received his undergraduate degree and his Master in Business Administration from Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. He also received his law degree from Washington University in 1982. He has been admitted to the Missouri, Illinois and Nevada Bars. Mark has been advising and representing hotels, casinos, financial institutions, manufacturers, construction contractors, subcontractors, government agencies, and other large and small businesses in labor and employment matters in Las Vegas since 1987. Considered one of the top labor and employment lawyers in Southern Nevada, and a leading authority in Nevada on wage and hour law, Mark has successfully tried jury and bench trials in wrongful termination, retaliation, sexual harassment, sex discrimination, age discrimination, national origin discrimination, and wage and hour claims. He has litigated unfair labor practice charges and union election objections before the National Labor Relations Board. Mark has briefed and argued numerous cases before the U. S. Court of Appeals in the Ninth Circuit, and has briefed and argued the Costa vs. Desert Palace, Inc. case before the United States Supreme Court. Mark also has conducted supervisory training in the areas of discrimination and harassment awareness, union avoidance and employment law compliance.
Mark has written numerous articles on labor and employment law topics including an article on the administrative exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act that was published in the American Bar Association's Labor Lawyer. Mark taught labor economics as an adjunct professor at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, and he is a frequent speaker for the Southern Nevada Human Resource Association, trade associations, and other business groups. Mark has been listed in Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, since 2002, and in Best Lawyers in America since 1999. Mark has also taught at continuing legal education programs for lawyers sponsored by the State Bar of Nevada. Mark serves on the board of directors of Nevada Public Radio. Mark is also Co-Chairperson of the firm's Hospitality Business Practice Group.
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Debbie Gianini is currently Regional Director of Human Resources Las Vegas Region for Caesars Entertainment, Inc. Debbie has over 20 years experience in human resources at various levels of management for a Fortune 100 Company with an emphasis on labor and employee relations. She has extensive experience in labor/employee relations advice and counsel, human resources training, grievance handling, labor arbitrations, grievance mediations, and labor contract negotiations. |
Debbie has over 6 years of handling a high demand grievance and arbitration process at a Las Vegas Flagship property and over 3 years handling all human resources issues at a Las Vegas Flagship property. Debbie's expertise includes writing and drafting legal documents such as Arbitration Arguments, Bargaining Contract Proposals, Memorandum of Agreements and Company Policies, providing training, advice, and counsel to all levels of management on day-to-day human resources issues and planning. She has written and delivered training to all levels of management on a variety of human resources subjects including contract interpretation, progressive discipline, attendance, problem resolution, grievance handling, FMLA, other leaves of absence, documentation and other human resources issues.
Debbie's extensive education and training in labor and human resource management includes Senior Professional in Human Resources, Collective Bargaining Certification, Human Resources Certification, Mediation Certification, and Advanced Arbitration Presentation Skills.
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