| EMPLOYEE RIGHTS IN THE OBAMA ERA
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
38TH ANNUAL ROBERT FUCHS LABOR LAW CONFERENCE
Please Note: This course has already
been held.
Date: Thursday, October 20, 2011
Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
Time: 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Schedule/Agenda
Registration Information
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ABOUT THE CONFERENCE Highlighting the 38th Annual Fuchs Conference are Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon and Solicitor of Labor M. Patricia Smith. Both federal officials look forward to presenting an in-depth discussion of their agencies' policies and initiatives with the bar and the public. Focusing on opportunities for reform at these agencies and the impact of agency policies on practitioners is our panel of lawyers and academics joined by Solicitor Smith and Acting General Counsel Solomon. Don’t miss this exclusive opportunity to meet with your colleagues, program faculty, and the leaders of the labor and employment bar.
| S C H E D U L E / A G E N D A |
| 1:00 |
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS |
| Rosemary Pye, Regional Director, National Labor Relations Board
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| 1:10 |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS |
Lafe Solomon, Acting General Counsel
National Labor Relations Board
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| 2:00 |
INTRODUCTIONS |
| Michael Felsen, Regional Solicitor, U.S. Department of Labor
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| 2:05 |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS |
M. Patricia Smith, Solicitor of Labor
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| 2:45 |
PRESENTATION OF ROBERT FUCHS AWARD |
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| 3:10 |
REGULATING LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS IN THE 21ST CENTURY—IS NEW DEAL LEGISLATION STILL UP TO THE JOB? |
- How well suited to 21st century labor-relations conditions are the National Labor Relations Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and other core legislative programs?
- What are the major problem areas - in doctrine and especially in administrative agency policy - affecting practitioners and the parties?
- Absent significant action by Congress, what are the opportunities for the NLRB and DOL to reform and modernize labor and employment law in response to the problems of the 21st century?
- What changes of direction have occurred and are likely to occur, under the Obama Board and DOL?
Moderator
Karl Klare, Matthews Distinguished University Professor, Northeastern University School of Law
Panelists
Cynthia Estlund, Catherine A. Rein Professor, New York University School of Law, member, Obama NLRB transition team
Judy Scott, General Counsel, Service Employees International Union, Washington, DC
Rachel Muñoz, Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP, Boston, MA
Responses and Commentary
Lafe Solomon and M. Patricia Smith
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| 5:00 |
NETWORKING RECEPTION |
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| Date: |
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Thursday, October 20, 2011 |
| Tuition: |
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$75; $69 for more than two registrations from the same office (on website please select “Sponsoring Organization” in the drop down menu to receive this rate), $25.00 for government employees and for students from other law schools.
The course materials for this program will be published electronically and will be sent to you prior to the conference. If you would like to purchase a hard copy, there will be an additional charge of $35.00. It will be sent after the conference.
Government Employees and Non-Suffolk University Law School Students: you cannot register on our website for the $25.00 rate. Please call 617.573.8627 to register with a major credit card or send in a check to Advanced Legal Studies, Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont Street, Suite 160, Boston, MA 02108-4977.
If you want your agency or municipality to be billed, be prepared to mail in or fax in a copy of a purchase order or something on your letterhead referencing a PO number and the name and address of the person the invoice should be sent to.
CHECK PAYMENTS
If you would like to register with a check, the following link will lead you to a registration form. Please print out and send it along with your check to the address listed on the bottom of the form. NLRB Registration Form
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| Walk-Ins: |
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Please call 617.573.8627 to confirm space availability.
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| Refunds: |
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There is a $15 cancellation fee if you cancel the business day before. Otherwise, you will receive the course materials.
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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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Approved for CLE Credit in RI, NH, VT and ME.
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If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act, please notify us as soon as possible.
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