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The mission of the Labor & Employment Law Section is to serve and support our members and others by providing education, leadership and networking opportunities and promoting professionalism. We pursue these goals through offering quality CLE and educational programs for attorneys with an interest in the practice of labor and employment law in Florida.


Message from the Chairman

Welcome to the Website of the Labor and Employment Law Section (LELS) of the Florida Bar. From excellent CLE seminars and webcast programs to publications and our soon to-be-updated and published membership directory, membership in the LELS is a must for Florida labor and/or employment law attorneys, whether they represent employees or employers or serve as neutrals or work for a government entity. I am honored to follow some of the best L&E attorneys in the nation as Chairman of the Section.

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September 12, 2008

FLSA FMLA GINA & ADEA – It’s All Alphabet Soup: Emerging Issues for Today’s Employment Law Practitioner (0675R)
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, FL
Executive Council Meeting: Thursday, September 11, 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Group Rate: $209 / Cut-off date:
August 21, 2008

Reservation Number: (954) 797-2415

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October 16 & 17, 2008

34th Annual Public Employment Labor Relations (0678R)
The Peabody Hotel, Orlando
Executive Council Meeting: Thursday, October 16, 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Group Rate: $189 + $10 Resort Fee / Cut-off date: September 24, 2008
Reservation Number: (407) 345-4488

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D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Reverses Opinion That Encouraged Settlement of Employment Law Claims
New Florida Law Requires Employers To Provide Domestic Violence Leave
Unfair Labor Practices
Self Nomination Form
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Labor & Employment Law Certification
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Section News :
Alan Orantes Forst of Palm City and Tallahassee has moved up the ladder and is the 2008-09 Chairman of the Section. Alan’s day job is Chairman of the Unemployment Appeals Commission. Eric Holshouser of Jacksonville is the new chair-elect. As a result of changes to the Section’s by-laws, Jill Schwartz of Winter Park is the last chair of the legal education committee and Greg Hearing of Tampa is the last chair of the CLE subcommittee.

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