ABA Labor & Employment Conference in Philadelphia -- Materials available online
If your labor & employment attorney isn't returning phone calls over the next few days, odds are he or she is at the
first annual ABA Labor & Employment conference in Philadelphia. I arrived this afternoon and discovered that over 1250 of my closest colleagues are here as well.
I had the opportunity to chat at the welcome reception tonight with NLRB Board Member Peter Schaumber. Knowing him only by Board decisions, I found him a pleasure to talk with. Regardless of political affiliation, you have to appreciate that he's charming, affable and has a breadth of knowledge on a variety of subjects. Too often, lawyers tend to depersonalize judges -- forgetting that behind each decision is a real person making difficult decisions.
One item he mentioned was that the NLRB was actually holding a rare oral argument on one of its cases on Friday in Philadelphia. He was looking forward to it. Thus, if you're at the conference, or in Philadelphia, it's worth a visit. The WorkPlace Prof prepared a thumbnail sketch of the case a short time ago.
For practitioners and those interested in the subject, the conference has posted their program materials -- free of charge -- on the ABA website. It's easily over 1000 pages worth of materials. It's a treasure trove of information about cases, strategy, law and the like. It's helpful not only to employer and employee lawyers, but to in-house counsel as well.
If you're at the conference, drop me an e-mail at daschwartz@ebglaw.com and perhaps we'll have an opportunity to meet in person.
first annual ABA Labor & Employment conference in Philadelphia. I arrived this afternoon and discovered that over 1250 of my closest colleagues are here as well.I had the opportunity to chat at the welcome reception tonight with NLRB Board Member Peter Schaumber. Knowing him only by Board decisions, I found him a pleasure to talk with. Regardless of political affiliation, you have to appreciate that he's charming, affable and has a breadth of knowledge on a variety of subjects. Too often, lawyers tend to depersonalize judges -- forgetting that behind each decision is a real person making difficult decisions.
One item he mentioned was that the NLRB was actually holding a rare oral argument on one of its cases on Friday in Philadelphia. He was looking forward to it. Thus, if you're at the conference, or in Philadelphia, it's worth a visit. The WorkPlace Prof prepared a thumbnail sketch of the case a short time ago.
For practitioners and those interested in the subject, the conference has posted their program materials -- free of charge -- on the ABA website. It's easily over 1000 pages worth of materials. It's a treasure trove of information about cases, strategy, law and the like. It's helpful not only to employer and employee lawyers, but to in-house counsel as well.
If you're at the conference, drop me an e-mail at daschwartz@ebglaw.com and perhaps we'll have an opportunity to meet in person.
