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.

Federal Service Labor and Employment Law Committee

The Federal Service Labor and Employment Law Committee held its Midwinter Meeting at the ABA offices in Washington, D.C. on April 22-23, 2009. The meeting was well attended by Government officials, union representatives and union and private sector attorneys. Our meeting began with a panel discussion on current developments and prospective initiatives under the new Obama Administration. Panelists included Elaine Kaplan, the new General Counsel of the Office of Personnel Management; Susan Tsui Grundmann, General Counsel, National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) and President Obama's nominee to fill a vacancy on the Merit Systems Protection Board; and Charity Wilson, Legislative Representative, American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE).

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Immigration Committee

The mission of the Immigration Committee is to provide information, education and a forum for immigration issues as they relate to labor and employment law. In today's workplace, legal practitioners must have a basic understanding of the intersection of these areas of law.

The Committee held its Midwinter Meeting this year in Orlando on April 2 and 3, 2009, in conjunction with the EEO Committee's Midwinter Meeting. The Committee presented sessions on the impact of changing immigration policy on discrimination law and other immigration law developments impacting employment lawyers.

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