b&e partner Jason Ehrenberg will be speaking at the American Bar Association's 35th annual Midwinter Symposium of the American Bar Association's Tort, Trial, and Insurance Practice Section. The symposium will be addressing emerging issues and litigation relating to life, health, and disability insurance, insurance regulation, employee benefits and reinsurance. The conference will take place January 15-18, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa in Bonita Springs, Florida. |
Supreme Court to Address Whether Arbitration Clauses in Negotiated Collective Bargaining Agreements Are Enforceable (PDF)
On December 1, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral argument to resolve conflicts existing among lower state and federal courts as to the enforceability of collective bargaining agreements negotiated between unions and employers.
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Supreme Court to Address Constitutionality of Union Fees for State Employees (PDF)
On October 6, 2008, the Supreme Court of the United States is scheduled to hear oral argument addressing the extent to which the First and Fourteenth Amendments prohibit a state government from compelling payment of union fees from state employees.
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Americans With Disabilities Act Amendments to Take Effect In January (PDF)
On September 25, 2008, President Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008 ("ADAAA"). The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives had recently approved this legislation to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), a federal statute that prohibits workplace discrimination based on disability. The ADAAA, which will take effect on January 1, 2009, marks a substantial expansion in the scope of federal disability law.
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