Basics of Labor, Employment and Workers’ Compensation Law | Practical Skills

This program will cover the practical skills attorneys need to know about the basics of labor and employment law, and workers' compensation law practice.

Agenda

10:00 – 11:15 a.m.

Part 1 – Labor and Employment Law

To provide the general practitioner who encounters occasional workplace issues with an overview of the complex and interrelated issues in labor and employment law. Coverage includes the state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination and retaliation in employment, wage and hour laws and workplace health and safety, collective bargaining law in the private and public sectors, and more.

Speakers:

William A. Herbert, Esq.

Distinguished Lecturer at Hunter College, CUNY

New York, NY

Norma G. Meacham, Esq.

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, Albany, NY

Part 2 – Workers’ Compensation Law

Focuses on the essential questions related to workers’ compensation law in New York State, with tips on evaluating your client’s claim and an overview of the many related forms and their uses.

Speaker:

Martin Minkowitz, Esq.

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, New York, NY

This program is part of our Practical Skills Series of CLE Programs. It offers Skills credit and includes a free copy of the Practical Skills eBook for the topic. A printed copy of the book may be purchased for an additional $75.

This program is part of our Practical Skills Series of CLE Programs. It offers Skills credit and includes a free copy of the Practical Skills eBook for the topic. A printed copy of the book may be purchased for an additional $75.

Part One of this practice guide is designed to provide the general practitioner who encounters occasional workplace issues with an overview of the complex and interrelated issues in labor and employment law. Coverage includes the state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination and retaliation in employment, wage and hour laws and workplace health and safety, collective bargaining law in the private and public sectors, and more.

Part Two focuses on the essential questions related to workers’ compensation law in New York State, with tips on evaluating your client’s claim and an overview of the many related forms and their uses.

Coverage of labor and employment law has been substantially revised and reorganized by the authors to make it even more useful for the practitioner. Workers' comp forms have been reviewed and updated, and new forms relating to labor and employment practice have been added.

The 2023-2024 release is current through the 2023 legislative session.