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New York Labor Law & Labor Arbitration Conference
December 7
Registration for our NYC conference is closed.
Please review our upcoming conferences for another option.
Location:
Sheraton Times Square
Metropolitan West Ballroom
811 7th Avenue (use the 53rd St. entrance)
New York, NY 10019
212-581-1000
www.sheratonnewyork.com
Early Registration Price: $625.00
Early Registration Cutoff Date: On or Before 10/1/2023
NOTE: We must receive registration form (with payment arrangements indicated) by this date for early registration rate to be honored.
Regular Price: $750.00
The Labor Arbitration Institute’s financial hardship policy is in accordance with the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board’s policy. For New York licensed attorneys seeking financial assistance, please send an email message to: registrar@laborarb.com. The registrar will reply by email. To determine you meet the criteria, the registrar may ask you to submit additional information before a determination can be made. Thank you.
Conference Description
Every year, a rotating group of top labor arbitrators come together for a day of teaching and learning. They cover the topics and issues which labor and management have faced in the past year.
In addition to a stellar faculty, this conference features:
– Up-to-date coverage on the important subjects
– All new case studies
– A variety of formats that make the material come alive
More information about the program is provided in conference agenda link above.
We welcome you to learn with the best in New York City.
Faculty
The five faculty members are among the most distinguished labor arbitrators in the country. They are student-focused so you learn the material in a practical and dynamic way. In alphabetic order, they are Richard Adelman is based in New York City and sits on several panels. He was a teaching fellow at Stanford Law School and an attorney with the NLRB before joining the arbitrator ranks. Steve Befort is the umpire/arbitrator on several major panels and also teaches at the University of Minnesota Law School He is the former editor of the ABA Journal of Labor & Employment Law. Melissa Biren is a nationally-known labor arbitrator based in New York. Her prior work was as an advocate. She is an editor and writer of the best-selling book Discipline & Discharge in Arbitration. Walt De Treux is a distinguished labor arbitrator. His previous work was as a labor attorney. He sits on several panels throughout the public and private sectors. Jacquelin Drucker is a prominent labor arbitrator based in New York. She previously practiced law and served as general counsel for a state public labor relations agency. She is on the adjunct faculty at Cornell University in this subject area.
CLE/HRCI/SHRM Information
To New York Attorneys: Application for accreditation of this course or program in New York is currently pending. Please check our website for the current information.
The Labor Arbitration Institute’s financial hardship policy is in accordance with the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board’s policy. For New York licensed attorneys seeking financial assistance, please send an email message to: registrar@laborarb.com. The registrar will reply by email. To determine you meet the criteria, the registrar may ask you to submit additional information before a determination can be made. Thank you.
To Pennsylvania Attorneys: The Labor Arbitration Institute is an Accredited Provider of Continuing Legal Education under the rules of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Continuing Legal Education Board. This program is approved for 7.0 hours of substantive law, practice and procedure CLE credits.
This activity is also approved in other states as well, so please let us know on the registration form which state(s) you need credits.
This program is valid for 7.0 PDCs for the SHRM-CPsm or SHRM-CPsm. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertifcation.org.
This program has also been approved for 7.0 recertification credit hours through the HR Certification Institute. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute homepage at www.hrci.org.
Facility Description
The Conference will be held at the Sheraton Hotel on 53rd Street (now part of the Marriott Hotels). Located at Times Square (part of the theatre district), the Sheraton is a great location for a business meeting and combining with a weekend or evening in New York City. The Sheraton is 1 mile from Grand Central Station and 1 mile from Penn Station. If you fly-in, the hotel is 9 miles from LaGuardia airport, 18 miles from JFK International Airport and 20 miles from Newark International Airport. The list of things to do – from sports to arts – is endless and makes New York one of the must-see cities in the world.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
Accommodations at the Sheraton Times Square (now part of the Marriott Hotels) may be secured by calling the hotel direct at 212-581-1000 or going online at www.sheratonnewyork.com . The hotel has online check-in and a best rate guarantee. Please make your reservations as early as possible, because there is no group block.