The Alabama State Bar Labor and Employment Section held its annual Seminar on the Gulf on October 9-10, 2015. Warren Lightfoot, Shareholder at Maynard Cooper & Gale and Chairman of the Alabama State Bar Labor & Employment Section, organized and moderated the conference. Shareholder Matt Stiles was one of the presenters on the agenda, speaking about “Pregnancy in the workplace and the intersection of the PDA, FMLA, ADA, and recent EEOC guidance.” Other topics addressed during the two-day conference included a Wage and Hour Update, Same Sex Challenges with ERISA and FMLA, Title VII Trends, a Whistleblower Update, a NLRB Update, and Litigating Attorney Fees in Fee-Shifting Cases. The Honorable John Carroll addressed New Federal Discovery Rules, and The Honorable Judges Karon Bowdre, Sonja Bivins, and Terry Moorer served on the Federal Judge’s Panel. Over 60 state bar members were in attendance.