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News & Notes The Summer Program held July 11, 2008, featuring Mike Esposito, attorney with Clemans Nelson & Associates, and arbitrator Robert Stein facilitating You Be The Arbitrator!, and Lori Torriero, attorney with Downes, Hurst & Fishel, and Don Collins, attorney with the City of Toledo Law Department, addressing Religious Discrimination Issues in the Workplace, was a great success. For those who attended, we hope you enjoyed it. Members may visit the "Members" tab for a copy of the materials from the program. Please don't forget that OHPELRA's 2008 Fall Seminar will be on the new FMLA regulations and the ADA Amendments Act, which was recently passed overwhelmingly by the U.S. House of Representatives (402-17). Both the FMLA regulations, for sure, and the ADA Amendments Act, if enacted, will have major implications on our daily lives as labor relations and human resources management professionals. Check back soon for more information.