Location:

New York Hilton Midtown
1335 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019
212-586-7000
www.hilton.com

Early Registration Price: $650.00
Early Registration Cutoff Date: On or Before 9/30/2026
NOTE: We must receive registration form (with payment arrangements indicated) by this date for early registration rate to be honored.
Regular Price: $775.00 After 9/30/2026

Tuition covers admission to all sessions, course materials, and coffee service.

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

Come to New York and learn the latest developments in labor law and labor arbitration.

Learn from top-tier faculty as they tackle challenging labor relations issues, answer questions and provide practical instruction you can put to use.

The conference covers contract interpretation, evidence, arbitration advocacy, past practice, off-duty misconduct, due process, discipline and discharge, novel and persuasive arguments and more.

Faculty

Our faculty members are highly respected labor arbitrators and teachers.

Howard Edelman is a labor arbitrator and mediator. His practice spans both public and private sectors, and he has served on more than 100 arbitration panels.

Joan Parker sits on numerous arbitration panels. Her umpireships have ranged from sports to federal agencies, and from telecommunications to oil and gas. She taught at Rutgers before arbitrating.

Martin F. Scheinman is a labor arbitrator and mediator serving on numerous panels across multiple industries in both the public and private sectors.

Alan Symonette is a labor arbitrator in the public and private sectors. He is the immediate past president of the National Academy of Arbitrators.

Rosemary Townley is a labor arbitrator and mediator. She serves as a member of the New York State Public Employment Relations Board and numerous arbitration panels.

Ellen Gallin Procida is a labor arbitrator and mediator in the New York Metropolitan area. She is also the Director of the Labor/Management Relations Programs at the Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution.

Recertification Credits

HRCI: This program has been approved for 07 HR (General) recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®).

SHRM: This program has been approved for 07 PDCs credit hours toward SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM recertification through SHRM.

CLE: This program may be eligible for CLE credit in your state. If you would like to self-report, we can provide you with the necessary materials.

To request any of these recertification credits, please send an email to ilrcustomerservice@cornell.edu upon completion of the program.

Facility Description

The conference will be held at the New York Hilton Midtown. Hilton New York Midtown is conveniently located in Midtown Manhattan, with easy access to numerous subway lines, bus routes and nearby transit hubs, making it an accessible conference location from throughout New York City and the surrounding area.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

New York Hilton Midtown
1335 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019

Accommodations may be secured by calling the hotel directly at 212-586-7000.

Please make reservations early, as there is no group block of rooms.