The Center for Labor and Employment Law was created in 1996 to establish a nonpartisan forum for the debate and study of the policy and legal issues involving the employment relationship.
Events
Webinar Thursday, Nov. 14th, 12:00-1:15pm EDT
Will the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) be Declared Unconstitutional?
Does lack of a jury trial and insulation of administrative law judges (ALJ) from presidential removal render the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) unconstitutional? The Supreme Court’s recent decision in SEC v. Jarkesy, No. 22-859 (2024), raises whether the NLRB can continue to rely on ALJs – a problem since the NLRB, unlike the SEC, likely does not have authority to file enforcement proceedings in district court. In Space X v. NLRB, a Texas district court decision declaring the NLRA unconstitutional and barring the Board from going forward in that case puts this issue squarely on the table. Join us for a balanced discussion of this critical legal development of special pertinence to practitioners and scholars of labor law. Speakers include former NLRB General Counsel Richard F. Griffin, Jr. (Bredhoff & Kaiser), Howard Robbins (Proskauer), and administrative and constitutional law scholar, Prof. David Noll (Rutgers University School of Law). Moderated by Faculty Directory Samuel Estreicher, Dwight D. Opperman Professor of Law at NYU School of Law. Approved for 1.5 NYS CLE in the Areas of Professional Practice.
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Wednesday, November 20, Breakfast- Employment Law Roundtable for Corporate Counsel & HR Executives at NYU School of Law. Join other in-house counsel and senior HR executives to talk shop on top employment law issues. Facilitated by experienced employment lawyers from companies and management firms: Michael Delikat (Orrick), Shari Goldsmith (Assistant GC, Cantor Fitzgerald/BGC/Newmark), Erika Ozer (Global Head of Employment Law, Boston Consulting Group), Martin Schmelkin (Schulte) and Teri W. Wood (Jackson Lewis, former Associate GC at IBM). Discussion topics: (i) employee speech; (ii) restrictive covenants; (iii) employment law risk for year-end decisions such as compensation and promotion; (iv) affinity groups and DEI after Students for Fair Admissions; and, (v) sharing of attendee top employment law issues. Applying for NYS CLE and SRHM PDC. Financial assistance is available. Attendance is only for in-house counsel and in-house HR. To Register: Here
Webinar Thursday, February 13, 2025
Corporate and Union Political Activism
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Increasingly, we are seeing a rise of corporate and union political activism on foreign policy and broader social issues beyond constituent work interests. What does this mean for workers, shareholders, customers, and staff with views that do not always align with their company's or union's political stances? What are the fiduciary and legal obligations and constraints, if any? Is there a need for a change in public policy? Join a balanced dialogue across corporate law and labor law experts on the handling of these issues. Register Here 
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SAVE THE DATES! June 9-10, 2025 - NYU's 77th Annual Conference on Labor and Employment Law
Faculty Director Professor Samuel Estreicher in the News:
- Second Circuit Rebuffs Starbucks Strategy of Seeking Rank-and-File Employee Discovery in Labor Law Injunction Proceeding, June 4, 2024.
- Diminished NLRB 'Drowning' In Cases, Litigation, Chair Says, May 23, 2024.
- Organizing Principles: Prof. Samuel Estreicher and Jack Samuel '23 argue that century-old federal labor laws give gig workers the right to engage in collective action, including union campaigns, without fear of antitrust liability, May 21, 2024.
Faculty Director
Samuel Estreicher, Dwight D. Opperman Professor of Law at New York University leads the Center for Labor & Employment Law. See Professor Estreicher in the News
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