Call for Applications – Due July 10, 2009

The ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law (the Section) is inaugurating a Leadership Development Program to provide leadership training and development to a select group of Section members representing all constituencies of the Section (Union/Employee, Employer, and Government/Neutral). The Program offers tools for advancement in the Section’s leadership. The Section is seeking talented and motivated applicants to fill the first twenty-five member class. The Program is appropriate for individuals who have been active in the Section's standing or administrative committees as well as those who have been active in labor and employment related YLD activities or in labor and employment related leadership positions in other bar entities and want to become more involved in the Section.

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The purpose of the Section Development Fund is to increase membership in the Section by encouraging participation in the Section’s Annual CLE Conference and Section Committee Midwinter Meetings, by providing fellowships of up to three years in duration to individuals who would otherwise be financially unable to participate in such activities. Applications must be received in the Section office on or before June 30, 2009 in order to be considered for the activities during the next ABA fiscal year, which commences September 1. (In FY2009-2010, the Section CLE Conference occurs November 4-7, 2009 in Washington, D.C., and Section Committee Midwinter Meetings occur during January-May, 2010.)

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The Section's committees deal with emerging legal issues and are a major force behind many developments in labor and employment law. Each committee offers members the opportunity to meet and work with colleagues experienced in the committee's area of concentration and, when appropriate, with government policy makers and regulators. Committees meet in conjunction with the ABA Annual Meeting and several committees hold independent midwinter meetings each year.

Technology in the Practice and Workplace Committee

The Technology in the Practice and Workplace Committee held its Midyear meeting in Seattle, Washington at the Seattle University School of Law from April 29 through May 1, 2009. At this year's meeting, the committee presented panels on a number of cutting edge issues focused on the crossroads between employment law and new technologies. Topics included application of new technologies for providing reasonable accommodation under the recent Americans with Disabilities Act amendments; ethical issues created by the globalization of legal services; an overview and discussion about the recently enacted Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA); e-discovery from an in-house perspective, presented by in-house counsel from Microsoft, Amazon.com and Boeing; and a discussion about use of radio frequency identification technology (RFID) in the workplace, which is highlighted in more detail below.

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