Labor Relations in Challenging Times
October 22, 2009 - Rochester
A conference sponsored by Labor and Employment Relations Association chapters in Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse and Cornell ILR Labor Programs
Place: Woodcliff Hotel, Fairport, NY -- www.woodclifflodge.com
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Agenda
8:15–9:00 - Registration/continental breakfast
9:00-9:15 - Welcome
9:15-10:30 - Panel
- "Workplace Implications of Health Care Reform" with Bruce Popper (SEIU 1199)
- Dan Farberman (Buffalo News)
- Dr. Roger Oskvig (Strong Memorial Hospital)
- Frank Fanshawe (MVP)
- Joe Wild (MVP)
- Christopher Fiorello and Charles Catalino (Employee Benefit Concepts)
10:30–10:45 - Break
10:45–11:45 - Steven Greenhouse, NY Times Reporter & Author of "The Big Squeeze"
11:45–12:15 - Panel of Federal/State Agencies
- NLRB, Rhonda Ley, Director of Region 3
- PERB, Gregory Poland, Director and Chief Regional Mediator of the Buffalo Office
- FMCS, Mary Kluczycki, Mediator
- NYS Mediation Board, Bruce Newman, Mediator
12:15–1:15 - Lunch
1:15-2:15 - Workshops (please select one):
- Accessing the NLRB with Rhonda Ley, Regional Director, NLRB
- Update on Employment Law with James Holahan and Colin Leonard, Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, Nathaniel Lambright and Chris Getaz, Blitman & King, LLP
- The Labor Beat with Steven Greenhouse, New York Times
2:15–2:30 - Break
2:30-3:30 - Workshops (please select one):
Trends in Employee Benefits with Christopher J. Fiorello & Charles T. Catalino
Employee Benefit Concepts with Joseph Wild, MVP
Wage and Hour Update with Patrick Solomon, Thomas & Solomon, LLP, Andrew Cahill, NYS Department of Labor, and Brendan P. Kelleher, Esq., Hodgson Russ
Promoting Violence-Free with Sandra King, Practical Consultants LLC
3:30 - Closing Remarks & Evaluation