On Wednesday, May 30, 2018, NELA was proud to join with a coalition of women’s, employee, and civil rights groups led by the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) in filing an amicus brief in support of the Plaintiff-Appellant Evangeline Parker in Parker v. Reema Consulting Services, Inc. ,...
Parker v. Reema Consulting_NWLC NELA Amici Brief_053018.pdf
On Wednesday, March 14, 2018, NELA joined the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) and a group of over two dozen women’s, employee, and civil rights organizations in supporting the Plaintiff-Appellants in their appeal in Jock, et al. v. Sterling Jewelers , pending currently in the U.S. Court of...
Jock v. Sterling Jewelers_NWLC NELA Amicus Brief_031418.pdf
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This article appeared in The Third Branch, the official newsletter of the federal judiciary. The article summarizes the recently adopted Initial Discovery Protocols For Employment Cases and includes commentary from Judge John G. Koeltl (S.D.N.Y.), who directed the committee that developed the...
The Third Branch_Employment Discovery Protocols Article_Feb 2012.pdf
NELA developed this Fact Sheet to help NELA members and other workers' rights advocates understand the recently adopted Initial Discovery Protocols For Employment Discrimination Cases, as well as to provide background information on the development of the protocols, summarize the benefits...
NELA Fact Sheet_Implementating The Initial Discovery Protocols_Feb 2012.pdf
These Protocols were developed over the course of eighteen months by a joint committee consisting of NELA members and members of the management bar. The project was supervised by Judge John G. Koeltl (S.D.N.Y.), and the final protocols were adopted by the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee...
Initial Discovery Protocols For Employment Cases_Nov 2011.pdf
Veteran litigators Alicia K. Haynes, Yona Rozen & J. Bryan Wood present Lessons Learned At Trial: Dos & Don'ts For Handling "Hidden Bias" In Employment Claims. Our presenters will share their best practice tips on handling "hidden bias" in employment discrimination cases. Topics to be addressed...
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On June 5, 2012, the White House Office of the Press Secretary released President Obama's statement on the failure of the Paycheck Fairness Act (PFA) to earn the requisite 60 votes to proceed to final consideration in the Senate: "This afternoon, Senate Republicans refused to allow an up-or-down...
On Tuesday, June 5, 2012 , from 3:00pm-4:00pm ET the National LGBT Bar Association, in co-sponsorship with the National Employment Lawyers Association and Seyfarth Shaw LLP, is hosting a national call-in to discuss the recent decision from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in...
On June 29, 2011, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing entitled, "Barriers to Justice and Accountability: How the Supreme Court's Recent Rulings Will Affect Corporate Behavior." NELA submitted written testimony to the Committee on behalf of its membership and their clients. The...
NELA Testimony_Barriers to Justice Hearing_Final_062711.pdf
VISION + ACTION: Inside The Institute, a quarterly e-newsletter jointly published by NELA and The Institute. The Institute Responds To Landmark NLRB Ruling In D.R. Horton Case Protecting Workers' Access To Justice Limiting The Reach Of Wal-Mart : The Institute's FLSA Collective...