Lobby Day Schedule

We are looking forward to seeing you on April 12 for Lobby Day. Your participation is critical during this time when workers' rights are under attack. Below is a tentative schedule for Lobby Day. Lobby Day 2018 headquarters will be the United Methodist Building, located at 100 Maryland Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002. If you are staying at the Sheraton Tysons Hotel, please take the Silver Line from the Spring Hill Metro Station, 1 ½ blocks northwest of the hotel.

9:00 a.m. Lobby Day Check-In, United Methodist Building
Please plan to be seated in Conference Rooms 1 & 2 of the United Methodist Building by 9:25 a.m. for the start of the Lobby Day Orientation & Briefing.

9:30–10:30 a.m. Lobby Day Orientation & Briefing
You are encouraged to sit with your State Captain and NELA Lobby Day Participants from your state delegation as designated by the placards on the tables. State Captains will be provided with “Leave-Behind” folders for each scheduled meeting. Download Agenda

10:30–11:00 a.m. Final Hill Visit Preparations (Optional)
Meet with colleagues from your state to discuss final preparations and strategies for your Hill Visits.

11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Hill Visits, Capitol Hill
NELA members and their clients will visit their Senators and Representatives to talk about issues that are of great importance to employee rights advocates, working people, and the fair administration of justice: opposing forced arbitration of employment disputes and advocating for an independent federal judiciary.

9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. NELA Lobby Day Headquarters On The Hill
Stop by NELA’s Lobby Day Headquarters On The Hill between or after your meetings. The United Methodist Building is conveniently located at First Street, NE and Maryland Avenue, NE between the House and Senate Office Buildings and across from the Supreme Court. NELA Lobby Day Staff will be available to answer your questions and provide additional briefing materials. Free Wi-Fi is available.

5:00–7:00 p.m. NELA Lobby Day Reception, Tortilla Coast, 400 First St SE, Washington, DC 20003
Join NELA Lobby Day colleagues, members of the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association, NELA’s Spring Seminar participants, and invited guests for NELA’s Lobby Day Reception.

This event is generously cosponsored by the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association, Bernabei & Kabat, PLLC, Correia & Puth, PLLC, The Day Law Practice LLC, McCree Ndjatou, PLLC, and Tully Rinckey, PLLC.

Additional Resource

A limited block of rooms has been reserved at the Sheraton Tysons Hotel at the rate of $139 for single or double occupancy (plus applicable taxes). To ensure that you receive the group rate, identify yourself as part of the “2018 NELA Spring Seminar” room block. Reservations must be made no later than Friday, March 30, 2018 by 5:00 p.m. Eastern in order to receive the group rate. You may cancel your reservation 24 hours prior to arrival without penalty.

Sheraton Tysons Hotel
8661 Leesburg Pike
Vienna, VA 22182
(703) 448-1234
(800) 325-3535 Central Reservations
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