NASHVILLE – The editors and writers of California Employment Law Letter and Indiana Employment Law Letter took home trophies for “General Excellence” in 2016 during the awards presentation today at the Employers Counsel Network National Conference. The California award winners are editors Mark Schickman and Cathleen Yonahara with Freeland Cooper & Foreman LLP in San Francisco. To cover one […]
by Susan Schoenfeld, JD Sr. Legal Editor, HR (September 2015) Getting a Senate committee to give unanimous approval on anything is rare these days. So when President Barack Obama nominated Philip A. Miscimarra to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in 2013 and the ruling Senate committee unanimously confirmed his nomination, political insiders took notice. […]
The new editors of New York Employment Law Letter are veteran attorneys Charlie Kaplan, with the New York City office of Sills Cummis & Gross P.C., and Paul Sweeney, with Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP, in Binghamton. The longtime friends will work together to cover employment law developments affecting workplaces across the state. “In most of […]
by Celeste Blackburn (August 2014) Members of the Employers Counsel Network (ECN) gathered in St. Louis for a regional meeting in early August 2014. There were 22 attendees from 10 firms, including two who joined the crowd for the first time—Shelley Ericsson of Kansas City, a partner with host firm Armstrong Teasdale, and Courtney Bru […]
(April 2014) Members of the Employers Counsel Network (ECN) met in Austin, Texas, April 23-25, to network, socialize, and gain insights into employment law trends and issues. Attorneys Michael P. Maslanka, Scott Agthe, and Mark Flora of host firm Constangy Brooks & Smith, LLP helped fill the agenda with expert speakers who addressed a wide […]
James F. Kilcur, 62, a Philadelphia labor attorney who had served as the editor of Pennsylvania Employment Law Letter since May 2002, died February 19, 2014, of leukemia. He had been a partner at Saul Ewing since 1995. Jim wrote a monthly “Ask the Editor” column for the newsletter and was often quoted in HR […]
(January 2014) by Sophie E. Zdatny Elizabeth Marcus, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) mediator for New England, recently attended a regional meeting of the Employers Counsel Network to share her insights and debunk some common mediation myths. The focus of her presentation was EEOC mediations, but many of the lessons are equally applicable to […]
(December 2013) – On December 6, 2013, attorneys from the Employers Counsel Network (ECN) met in Springfield, Massachusetts, to hear about the latest developments and trends in the employment law arena from D.C. and agency insiders. David Fortney of Fortney & Scott, LLC, Washington, D.C., addressed the emphasis on enforcement in President Obama’s administration. He called […]
(April 2013) – The Employers Counsel Network (ECN) met April 24-26 in Alexandria, Virginia to learn about the latest developments from Congress and the Obama administration that are of importance to employers.
(February 2013) – Employment Law Letter editors in Arizona, Idaho, and Rhode Island have moved to new firms and will continue to write and edit their newsletter and participate in the Employers Counsel Network (ECN).
(February 2013) – Employers Counsel Network welcomes new attorney editors in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
(February 2013) – State Employment Law editors in Georgia, Vermont, and Ohio are retiring from their law firms after distinguished careers that included active participation in the Employers Counsel Network.
(January 2013) – Delaware Employment Law Blog received the most votes from readers in the ABA Journal Blawg.
(September 2012) – Employers Counsel Network (ECN) members from the upper Midwest met recently in Chicago to network, debate ideals, and learn about emerging trends in employment law.
(August 2012) – Employers Counsel Network welcomes new editors for Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Virginia.