The Labor and Employment Law Program (LEL) merges law and social science research to provide attorneys, legislators, social scientists, and policymakers with multifaceted perspectives at forums and conferences. Current and emerging legal issues affecting the workplace are analyzed with the goal of influencing research, legislation, policy, and litigation.
NYS Commissioner of Labor Roberta Reardon presents Esta R. Bigler, Chairperson of the NYS Apprenticeship and Training Council, a proclamation by Governor Kathy Hochul declaring November as NYS Apprenticeship Month. Ms. Bigler was recently reappointed as Chairperson of the Council by Gov. Hochul.
The New York State Cannabis Workforce Initiative is a collaboration between the New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University and the Workforce Development Institute. Our mission is to promote and support social equity in the adult-use cannabis market by providing quality workforce development and legal education. Our work, supported in part by a state budget appropriation, prioritizes diversity, equity, and quality jobs in the emerging cannabis industry through skills training, entrepreneurism services, workforce supports, legal education for employees and employers, and the development of high-road career pathways.
The Labor and Employment Law Program offers multi-perspective forums and conferences that address current legal topics affecting the workplace.
The Title VII Class Action Consent Decree Repository contains unedited full text decrees and allows searching by specific clauses. The database is free and open to the public and includes consent decrees negotiated in Title VII race and sex discrimination class action lawsuits.
The ADA Case Repository contains court decisions, settlement agreements, and consent decrees decided or agreed to under the Americans with Disabilities Act as amended (ADA as amended).
Esta Bigler, Esq., as Director of Cornell University ILR’s Labor and Employment Law Program, uses her extensive background in labor and employment law to convene conferences and forums studying the
Social Justice and Employment
Social Justice and EmploymentThe Labor and Employment Law Program has been working in areas of social science research, social justice, and employment discrimination for over 20 years through its national conferences, seminars, and training programs. Its Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative (CJEI) was founded in 2014 and has grown into separate entity, now part of ILR's Outreach Strategic Initiatives Incubator.
ILR Program Helps People with Criminal Records Return to Workforce