NYSBA

Public Sector Labor Relations: Selected Issues (2010)

This program provides an in-depth look at some of the issues that have recently dominated the public discourse regarding government employees.  The topics discussed include: pensions, health insurance, employee speech, and a discussion of recent cases and hot topics in courts and administrative agencies.  There is also a discussion of ethical considerations for attorneys engaged in online social networking, blogging, and other new communication technologies.

Speakers include representatives from the New York State Comptroller’s Office, Public Employment Relations Board (PERB), and judges and advocates who represent management and labor, who share their wealth of knowledge, insight, and expertise in the areas presented. 

Program Contents

• Pensions: Past, Present, and Future
• Health Insurance Bargaining: Negotiability, Trends, and Strategies
• Case Updates: Federal and State Courts, PERB (and OCB)
• Legal Ethics: Social Networking, Blogging, and More
• Employee Speech (Revisited): The Future of Garcetti

Program Speakers

Seth H. Greenberg, Esq. (Chair)
Greenberg Burzichelli Greenberg P.C.
—Lake Success

John F. Black, Esq.
Hinman Straub, P.C.
—Albany

Robert E. Coughlin, Esq.
Counsel, New York State Retirement Systems
Office of the NYS Comptroller
—Albany

John M. Crotty, Esq.
Attorney at Law
—Delmar

Matthew J. Fusco, Esq.
Chamberlain D’Amanda Oppenheimer & Greenfield LLP
—Rochester

William A. Herbert, Esq.
Deputy Chair and Counsel
New York State Public Employment Relations Board
—Albany

Lance H. Klein, Esq.
Keane & Beane, P.C.
—White Plains

Monte A. Klein, Esq.
Director, Office of Public Employment Practices and Representation
New York State Public Employment Relations Board
—Albany

Nathaniel G. Lambright, Esq.
Blitman & King LLP
—Syracuse

Norma G. Meacham, Esq.
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP
—Albany

Peter J. Spinelli, Esq.
Harris Beach PLLC
—Albany

Paul J. Sweeney, Esq.
Coughlin & Gerhart, L.L.P.
—Binghamton


Total MCLE Credits    5.0
Ethics MCLE Credits  1.0

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