| NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, 36TH ANNUAL ROBERT FUCHS LABOR LAW CONFERENCE
Sponsored with the Labor & Employment Law Sections of the Boston Bar Association; Connecticut Bar Association; Maine Bar Association; Massachusetts Bar Association; New Hampshire Bar Association; Rhode Island Bar Association; Vermont Bar Association
Please Note: This course has already
been held.
Date: Thursday, October 16, 2008
Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
Time: 12:30 PM - 05:30 PM
Schedule/Agenda
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The 36th Annual Labor Law Conference addresses topics of critical importance to practitioners, analyzes developments, and frames forthcoming issues. Solicitor of Labor Gregory F. Jacob, the chief legal officer and third-ranking official of the U.S. Department of Labor, delivers a keynote address on recent developments in laws affecting the American workforce. The NLRB’s Deputy Associate General Counsel for the Division of Advice, Ellen A. Farrell, delivers a keynote address on the General Counsel’s recent prosecutorial decisions on concerted protected activity and bargaining issues. Written materials to supplement presentations will be provided.
The NLRB panel focuses on Register-Guard, one of the last decisions of the Bush Board, in which the Board for the first time addressed the right of employees to use an employer’s e-mail system for union solicitation and modified Board law on discriminatory enforcement of rules. Counsel in this case, to be argued on appeals from both sides in the D.C. Circuit this fall, discuss how it and other recent cases affect the Board’s analysis of non-discriminatory enforcement of solicitation, distribution, and other protected conduct.
The DOL panel provides insight into the Department’s enforcement priorities for 2008-09. Moderated by Professor Marc Greenbaum of Suffolk University Law School, it features the top regional officials of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Wage & Hour Division (WHD), and the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), which oversees ERISA.
We conclude with a networking and cocktail reception. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet with colleagues, program faculty, and leaders of the labor and employment bar.
| S C H E D U L E / A G E N D A |
| 12:30 |
REGISTRATION AND COFFEE |
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| 1:30 |
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS |
| Frank McDermott, Regional Solicitor, U.S. Department of Labor, Boston, MA
Rosemary Pye, Regional Director, National Labor Relations Board, Boston, MA
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| 1:40 |
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PLENARY ADDRESS |
| Recent Developments in the Law Affecting the American Workforce
Gregory F. Jacob, Solicitor of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C.
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| 2:30 |
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD PLENARY ADDRESS |
| Recent Prosecutorial Decisions on Concerted Protected Activity and Bargaining Issues
Ellen A. Farrell, Deputy Associate General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board, Washington, D.C.
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| 3:15 |
PRESENTATION OF THE 2008 ROBERT FUCHS AWARD |
| Robert M. Cheverie, Esq., East Hartford, CT
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| 4:00 |
CONCURRENT PANELS |
| PANEL A NLRB
Employee Union Solicitation and E-mail: The NLRB Decision in the Register-Guard case
Analysis of Register-Guard decision in light of Board and court precedent
The pending appeal with focus on the Board’s finding that employer can prohibit union solicitation in e-mails while permitting personal e-mails
Possible implications for employee union solicitation in the workplace
Andrew M. Kramer, Partner,Jones Day, Washington, D.C.
James B. Coppess, Associate General Counsel, AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C.
Linda J. Dreeben, Deputy Associate General Counsel, Appellate & Supreme Court Litigation Branch, National Labor Relations Board Washington, D.C.
PANEL B DOL
U.S. Labor Department Enforcement Priorities for 2008 and 2009: OSHA, Wage and Hour Laws, ERISA
OSHA inspections: compliance, training, and education assistance
WHD investigations: requirements and compliance assistance for FLSA, FMLA, Davis-Bacon Act, Migrant and Seasonal Agriculture Workers Protection Act
EBSA protections: pensions, health plans, other benefits under ERISA
Professor Marc Greenbaum, Moderator, Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA
Marthe B. Kent, Regional Administrator, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Boston, MA
Corlis L. Sellers, Regional Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor Philadelphia, PA
James M. Benages, Regional Director, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Boston, MA
Please email your panel selections to: pmcclary@suffolk.edu
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| 5:30 |
CONCLUDE |
| Networking reception follows from 5:30-6:30 p.m.
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| Date: |
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Thursday, October 16, 2008 |
| Tuition: |
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Tuition is $75.00, $69.00 for more than two registrants from the same office and $25.00 for government employees (includes book and reception).
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES & MULTIPLE REGISTRANTS
At this time you cannot register on our website for the discounted rate. Please call our office to register at (617) 573-8627.
INFORMATION REGARDING CHECK PAYMENTS
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| Walk-Ins: |
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Please register early as space is limited.</b> Registrations at the door will be permitted only if space is available. Please call in advance to confirm space availability.
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| Refunds: |
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Written requests for cancellations received via fax or email 24 hours prior to the program will be granted a refund, minus a $15 charge. If you cannot attend, you may send a substitute.
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| Location: |
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Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
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| Credit: |
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This course will provide CLE Credit in RI, NH, VT & ME.
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