Webinars

Esta Bigler, from our Labor and Employment Law program, hosted a detailed panel discussion that explores the lawsuit Palmer v. Amazon, which covers the vital topics of health and safety at work in the time of COVID-19.

Join us for a discussion about how some public sector organizations have made changes, which changes have worked and which have not, and what the workplace might look like when we go back to “normal.”

Esta Bigler hosts a panel discussing the safety and health (and employment law) impacts of the federal lawsuit brought by workers and their family members against Amazon.

This webinar will examine the issues that workers and communities are facing as New York City undergoes phase 4 of the reopening of its economy.

Esta Bigler hosted a webinar discussion with labor-law experts on the ramifications of reopening on older workers, and where the ADA relates to reopening.

Esta Bigler hosts a webinar discussion with labor-law experts that explores state and national approaches to employer liability and funding for employment benefits.

This free CLE webinar addresses issues that arise from the increased safety measures in reopening workspaces and their impact on workers who may face challenges.

Recorded June 8 - Former Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Seth Harris discusses the pandemic-related public policy issues affecting workers, labor markets, and workplaces.

Educators now face the challenge of planning to safely restart the school year this fall, in an environment in which state and local resources may be severely cut, and federal guidelines and resources are uncertain.

Building community partnerships will be a vital part of getting the economy back on track. Learn how grassroots organizations and local governments are coming up with some of the best policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sponsored by the Worker Institute's Lois Gray Innovation Initiative, this webinar will examine the issues that gig-economy workers have been facing prior to and during the COVID-19 crisis. The panel will assess the existing policy and organizing solutions to the challenges.

Cornell's CREA is hosting a webinar on May 21 covering changes in tax and offering advice to startups and entrepreneurs.

ILR faculty members draw from their research to address workplace issues in a student-organized panel.

Cornell's Center for Regional Economic Advancement hosted a webinar focused on legal and practical issues for startups and business owners for post-COVID recovery plans.

Cornell's Center for Regional Economic Advancement led an interactive webinar on leading remote teams with a wide range of panelists who blended theory with application for small businesses.

A panel of Cornell University experts in the fields of behavioral and economic decision-making, social influence and communication engage in a timely discussion on how to balance personal priorities with public health concerns.

A panel of leading voices in the fields of public health, economics, and politics inform priorities as we pursue the safest way to protect both our public health and the economic functions that are so essential to society’s well-being and civility.

On April 30th, 2020, join us for a live online forum hosted by the NYS AFL-CIO-Cornell University Union Leadership Institute

The panel explores ways to proactively address issues that may disproportionately impact older workers, as well as those with physical and mental disabilities, by employing internal organization and professional association resources.

This panel of owners/borrowers, lenders, and restructuring professionals discuss the myriad challenges to commercial real estate.

Cornell University’s ILR School, School of Hotel Administration, and Center for Innovative Hospitality Labor and Employment Relations (CIHLER) bring together both union and management leaders as well as a public policy expert to clarify productive answers to the challenges that have emerged.

April 15, 2020 - Cornell faculty experts, along with sourcing and union leaders, will discuss these questions and more as they examine the implications of COVID-19’s disruption of global supply chains for both buyers and workers.

April 16, 2020 - The Cornell University School of Hotel Administration and the Cornell Center for Food and Beverage Management (CIFBM) will bring together restaurant and foodservice executives and faculty experts to offer solutions to the challenges that operators, employees, and guests are experiencing in New York City.

April 16, 2020 - Travel industry experts will discuss the current market dynamics and different recovery scenarios.

A select panel of Cornell University scholars shared their insights on the functioning and structure of supply chains during this unprecedented crisis.

We examine pressing issues and the future of workplace health and safety in this new era.

Cornell’s panel of faculty experts discussed how HR can quickly rise to the challenge of managing a workforce during a crisis and preparing for what's ahead.

Cornell faculty panel share their insights into the actions and reactions of the world's financial markets.

Restaurant executives and faculty experts offer solutions to the challenges that operators, employees and guests are experiencing in our new normal.

Cornell faculty experts discuss how leaders and individuals can quickly rise to the challenge of managing conflict through crisis.