On October 26, 2015, NELA joined the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association (MWELA) in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in support of the Plaintiff-Appellant in Sharif v. United Airlines, Inc . Drawing on an extensive line of cases...
Sharif v United Airlines_4th Cir_NELA MWELA Amicus Brief_Final_102615.pdf
On October 26, 2015, NELA joined the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association (MWELA) in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in support of the Plaintiff-Appellant in Sharif v. United Airlines, Inc. Mr. Sharif, who worked as a...
On March 3, 2014, NELA filed an amicus curiae brief in Travers v. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in support of plaintiff Patricia Travers who was wrongfully terminated in violation of the ADA and in retaliation for taking FMLA...
Amicus Brief 03.03.14 Final.pdf
In this issue: Legislative News Raising Our Voices For Change: NELA Seeks Client Stories To Support Civil Rights Tax Relief Act & Arbitration Fairness Act Senate Confirms Tenth Circuit Nominee Bacharach, More Circuit Votes Expected Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Nomination Hearings...
Guest Blog by Kathryn S. Piscitelli On February 5, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage & Hour Division issued final amended regulations concerning the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that include new provisions relating to FMLA rights of servicemembers, military...
The National Employment Lawyers Association joined the National Partnership for Women & Families, A Better Balance, California Women’s Law Center, Equal Rights Advocates, National Women’s Law Center, and 9to5, National Association of Working Women, on an amicus brief filed on...
Escriba_Final Amicus Brief_061312.pdf
NELA's Legislative Report. In This Issue: NELA's Judicial Nominations Program: Your Voice In The White House Meeting With Christopher Kang, White House Counsel, On NELA's Judicial Nominations Agenda> NELA Meets With Key...
OTH_04_2012.pdf
On September 27, 2011, NELA and ten other organizations joined an amicus brief, written by the National Partnership For Women & Families, in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Coleman v. Maryland Court of Appeals (Case No. 10-1016). The question presented in Coleman is "whether Congress...
NELAAmicus_Coleman_09 27 11.pdf