In this issue: Raising Our Voices For Change: A Special Message From Julie Strandlie, NELA's Legislative & Public Policy Director Legislative News Senate Judiciary Committee Today Again Delays Vote On Circuit Court Nominees President Obama Today Nominates Two To Serve On The U.S
NELA Blows The Whistle On General Mills -- Efforts Responsible For Significant Progress In Movement To End Forced Arbitration As many of you are aware, there has been a trifecta of bad corporate behavior toward employees and consumers. The Oakland Raiders’ motion to compel...
1 Comment - Serious treasure found in a box of cereal by Julie Strandlie. She identified, and focused attention on forced arbitration by General Foods embedded in a educational coupon offer,and got coverage, allies and reversal!!! This can be cited in all our advocacy to end forced arbitration. Great work Julie
Submitted by Patrick Callahan, NELA's 2013 Peggy Browning Fellow When President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA), he envisioned the law as a first step toward ensuring a level playing field for women in the workforce. As we celebrate the 50 th anniversary of this...
NELA Legislative & Public Policy Director Julie M. Strandlie added, "That’s right—the NFL Commissioner, whose $44.2 million salary is paid by the defendants in this case, would be the ultimate arbiter of fact and law
NELA submitted these comments in response to proposals being promulgated by the Duke Subcommittee of the Civil Rules Advisory Committee for consideration at the Advisory Committee's April 2013 meeting in Norman, Oklahoma. #FederalRules
NELA Comments to Advisory Committee on Duke Conference Rule Changes_Final_030113.pdf
If you have any questions about the template, the proposed amendments, the process for submitting comments, or participating in the public hearings, please contact Rebecca Hamburg Cappy ( rcappy@nelahq.org ; (415) 296-7629) or Julie M. Strandlie ( jstrandlie@nelahq.org ; (202) 898-2880)
If you would like more information about becoming a judicial candidate, are a candidate for a federal judicial vacancy who would like to be endorsed by NELA, or know someone who NELA should consider endorsing, please contact Rebecca Hamburg Cappy, NELA Program Director, rcappy@nelahq.org or Julie M. Strandlie, NELA Legislative & Public Policy Director, jstrandlie@nelahq.org
If you are interested in becoming a federal judge, or know of someone who is, please contact Julie M. Strandlie, NELA Legislative & Public Policy Director, at jstrandlie@nelahq.org or (202) 898-2880, ext. 115
The amicus brief was drafted by NELA member Lindsay Nako and Lynnette Miner (Impact Fund, Berkeley, CA), and the amicus sign-on outreach was coordinated by NELA member Julie Wilensky (Disability Rights California, Oakland, CA), on behalf of BALIF
Carcano v. McCrory Amicus Brief (4th Cir.).pdf
The NELA Exchange Blog is pleased to present the following guest posting from Julie M. Weiner, President of NELA-GA. For more information about NELA-GA, please visit www.nelaga.org . Julie can be reached directly at JulieMWeiner@aol.com
If you would like more information about becoming a federal judicial candidate, are a candidate for a federal judicial vacancy who would like to be endorsed by NELA, or know someone who NELA should consider endorsing, please contact NELA Program Director Rebecca Hamburg Cappy or NELA Legislative & Public Policy Director Julie M. Strandlie
The amicus brief was drafted by NELA member Lindsay Nako and Lynnette Miner (Impact Fund, Berkeley, CA), and the amicus sign-on outreach was coordinated by NELA member Julie Wilensky (Disability Rights California, Oakland, CA) on behalf of BALIF
The excellent amicus brief was drafted by NELA members Jeffrey Lewis and Julie H. Wilensky at Lewis, Feinberg, Lee, Renaker & Jackson and Mary Ellen Signorille at AARP Foundation Litigation
Rochow Amicus Brief - AARP and NELA1.pdf
NELA and AARP’s excellent amicus brief was drafted by NELA members Lindsay Nako, Catha Worthman and Julie Wilensky of Lewis Feinberg Lee Renaker & Jackson, P.C. and Mary Ellen Signorille of AARP Foundation Litigation
12-3548 AARP and NELA Amicus Brief_07.21.2014_FINAL.pdf
NELA & AARP File Amicus Brief In Rochow v. Life Insurance Co. of North America To Uphold Multi-Million Dollar Judgment In ERISA Case
*UPDATE: This document has been edited to reflect the correct mailing address for submission of requests to testify.* The Judicial Conference of the United States is proposing to change drastically the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to limit discovery significantly. On August 15, 2013, a...
Template for Public Comments with Chart_08 16 2013.pdf
Heimseshoff v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co. and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Case No. 12-729) involves the question of when a statute of limitations should accrue under ERISA for judicial review of an adverse disability benefit determination. In this case, the plaintiff brought suit to...
NELAAmicusBrief_12-729_tsac_aarp nela.pdf