NEW YORK CITY CHAPTER OF THE LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LABOR RELATIONS ASSOCIATION

Our first meeting of the year will occur on Thursday, September 18, 2014 at Arno's Ristorante at 141 W 38th Street (between Broadway and 7th Avenue). Cocktails will begin at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6:15 p.m., with the program beginning shortly thereafter. Our first program entitled College Football, Basketball, & the NLRB: How Will Collective Bargaining, Pay and Other Labor Issues Affect College Sports? Distinguished panelists include Marc C. Edelman, Esq., Law Professor and Sports Business Scholar, Joseph Farelli, Esq., counsel to unions at Pitta & Giblin, and frequent commentator on labor and employment issues in sports, and Jonathan L. Israel , Esq., partner at Foley & Lardner LLP and former Assistant General Counsel to the NBA. 

The program will be moderated by Margaret C. Thering, Esq., Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C.

 

LERA thanks Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C. for providing CLE credit for this program. Epstein Becker Green, P.C. is an approved provider of New York Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit. This seminar is approved for 2 hours of credit in Professional Practice and is transitional and appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys. Please note that in order to receive full credit for attending this program, the registrant must be present and sign in for the program. Full scholarships to attend this briefing will be granted to nonprofit organizations, public sector employees and others for whom budgeting constraints would otherwise preclude attendance. To apply, send your request, stating the reason for your interest, to Meg Thering, at mthering@ebglaw.com.

 

All (whether attorneys or not) are welcome to join us for what should be an interesting an spirited discussion. For reservations, please use the shopping cart feature on this website or contact current NYC LERA Secretary, Meg Thering at MThering@ebglaw.com or 212-351-3732. 

 

Registration can be done in advance or at the door (subject to availability). Fees are as follows:

Members* with reservations - $80

Members at Door - $85

Non-Members with Reservations  - $95

Non-Members at Door - $100

Government Employees with Reservations - $55

Government Employees at Door - $60

Student Members - $30

*An individual LERA membrship is $60, and a full-time student membership is $25.