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The Section of Labor and Employment Law is your link to information that matters to you. Our 22,000+ members represent all perspectives of labor and employment law: employer, union, employee, public, and neutral. All are committed to a balanced discussion of employment issues in the United States and abroad.

Section membership is open to all regular, associate and law student members of the ABA. Annual dues are $40 for ABA Lawyer and Associate members and free for ABA Law Student Division members.

The benefits of membership include committee participation, publications, CLE, government contacts, networking and more.

Section Calendar

July 14, 2009 - July 14, 2009
Location: N/A
Format: Webcast/ Teleconference

24th Annual National Institute on Compenstion for Executives and Directors
October 26, 2009 - October 27, 2009
Location: TBD
Format: Live/In-Person

November 4, 2009 - November 7, 2009
Grand Hyatt Washington
Washington,
DC
Format: Live/In-Person

Section Calendar | Past Programs

The Flash has been called the ABA Labor and Employment Law Section's bulletin board: it carries a regular message from the Chair and a monthly update of Section news and events plus hot topics in the field of Labor and Employment Law.

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3RD ANNUAL CLE CONFERENCE
November 4-7, 2009
Washington, DC

The success of the first two ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law Annual CLE Conferences has positioned the annual event as the premier meeting focusing on all aspects of labor and employment law. We are delighted to share with you the program agenda for the 3rd Annual CLE Conference to be held November 4–7, 2009, in Washington, D.C. We are excited to have the Young Lawyers Division (YLD) cosponsoring the Fundamentals Track again this year and hope to see many YLD members at the Conference.

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Leadership Development Program

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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ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law Development Fund Program

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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LEL Committees


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.

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Section Newsletter

Spring 2009
Volume 38 | No. 3

Featured Article

Divided Supreme Court Allows Union Waiver of Judicial Forum | by: Michael Z. Green

Daily Labor Report

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Leadership Opportunities

Law Student Division Spring Meetings
Each Spring, the ABA Law Student Division's 15 circuits host a Spring Meeting so law students in their region can learn about the scope of the profession and begin building a foundation of the ABA for their future legal careers.

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Perspectives Magazine – An Invitation to Authors

Publication Offer

Special Section Member Discounts from the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law and BNA Books

Save Up to 25% on Main Volumes and Save Up to 60% on Supplements!

Committee Spotlight

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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Featured Publication

How to Take a Case Before the NLRB, Eighth Edition

$415.00

The National Labor Relations Board is an administrative agency like no other. It has its own rules and procedures. There are unique pitfalls for the unwary practitioner. But with the right preparation and guidance, your interactions with the agency can be smooth, confident, and successful. Find the point-by-point advice you need in the Eighth Edition of How to Take a Case Before the NLRB.

Disparate Impact vs. Disparate Treatment: The Supreme Court’s Decision in Ricci v. DeStefano

(Decided June 29, 2009)

Introduction:
Title VII provides: “notwithstanding any other provision . . . it shall not be an unlawful employment practice for . . . an employer to give and to act upon the results of any professionally developed ability test provided that such test, its administration or action upon the results is not designed, intended or used to discriminate because of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.” 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(h). To determine when such a test has a disparate impact on minority candidates, the EEOC uses a benchmark known as the Four-Fifths Rule.

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