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. Section dues are $40 for ABA Lawyer and Associate members and free for ABA Law Student Division members.

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Your membership includes these invaluable benefits and opportunities:

Committees
The Section of Labor and Employment Law gives you the opportunity to participate in any of our twenty-one standing committees, putting you on the cutting edge of new labor law issues. Committee involvement gives you visibility in your area of expertise - a valuable commodity in an ever-tightening legal market.

Publications
The Section of Labor and Employment Law provides you with publications to keep you up-to-date on changes and trends in labor and employment law. As part of your membership you receive the Section's law review, The Labor Lawyer, published three times annually, as well as the quarterly Labor and Employment Law Newsletter. Through an arrangement with the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., you can also purchase, at very substantial discounts, copies of some 20 Section treatises, including The Developing Labor Law, Employment Discrimination Law, How Arbitration Works, Employee Benefits Law, and Covenants Not to Compete. There are also many opportunities to participate in authoring these treatises, which entitles you to a free contributor copy, a benefit that can offset the entire cost of both Section and ABA membership.

Continuing Legal Education
Section members receive information on relevant National Institutes, including programs on Basic Labor and Employment Law, ERISA Litigation, and NLRA Law and Procedures. You are eligible for considerable discounts for these institutes, as well as other CLE programs, as a member of the Section.

Member Service Initiatives
Considerable effort is devoted to the development and implementation of member programs designed to enhance your career as much as your membership experience. Resources such as the Employment Arbitrator Listing, The Labor Lawyer Student Writing Contest, the Law School Outreach Program, are just a few of the value-added benefits enjoyed by Section members.

Government Contact
The Section of Labor and Employment Law is the only labor and employment forum that regularly includes government officials, such as the members of the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and other agencies in its programs and activities.

Networking
In addition to quality information, your membership provides you with invaluable opportunities to work with the top labor and employment law attorneys both in the U.S. and abroad. Tapping into the experience of other Section of Labor and Employment Law members can give you a much-needed edge in your practice.

You can join the section through the ABA's online membership application.