Center for Labor and Employment Law

Wednesday, April 29 | 12:15 p.m.- 1:30 p.m. EDT (Webinar)

Increasingly complex requirements are reshaping how non-profit organizations recruit and onboard talent across jurisdictions. This discussion examines ban-the-box laws, salary history bans, and pay transparency obligations, with a focus on maintaining consistent policies for national nonprofits amid varied state rules. It also explores background check requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, including consent and standalone disclosure forms, adverse action procedures, and state-specific considerations, as well as variations for certain organizations. The session concludes with best practices for offer letters, including conditional offers, contingencies, and at-will acknowledgments. Speakers: Mark Brossman '78, LLM '81 (Partner & Co-head, McDermott Will & Schulte), Michele A. Coyne '95 (Partner & Chair, Kauff McGuire & Margolis LLP), and Holly Weiss (Mediator and Arbitrator, HWH Mediation) This event is applying for NY CLE and SHRM PDCs. Registration is required.  REGISTER

Save the Date: The 78th Annual Conference on Labor and Employment Law is October 15-16, 2026

The Center for Labor and Employment Law is led by Samuel Estreicher, Dwight D. Opperman Professor of Law at New York University.

March 16, 2026
During the Employment Arbitration & Mediation Today conference, hosted by NYU's Center for Labor & Employment Law and the American Arbitration Association, speakers discussed AI in Employment Decision-Making, Assessing AAA Rule Changes for Employment Cases, and Mass Employment Arbitration.

June 9-10, 2025
In June 2025, the Center held the 77th Annual Conference on Labor & Employment Law: Trump Administration Initiatives & Opportunities for New Approaches. The new Republican administration has garnered more support from working Americans and some labor unions than in decades. Despite concerns in some quarters about the President’s style and willingness to discard or radically alter the existing playbook, that willingness also presents a historic opportunity for entertaining new approaches in workplace law and policy. NLRB Chair Marvin Kaplan and Deputy Solicitor of Labor Hon. Jonathan Snare gave keynote addresses. See agenda

November 20, 2024
In-house counsel and senior HR executives talked shop on top employment law issues. Discussion topics: (i) employee speech; (ii) restrictive covenants; (iii) employment law risk for year-end decisions such as compensation and promotion; (iv) affinity groups and DEI after Students for Fair Admissions; and, (v) sharing of attendee top employment law issues.

November 14, 2024
This Webinar, hosted by the NYU Labor Center in collaboration with the Institute of Judicial Administration, discussed recent challenges to the NLRA brought by SpaceX and other companies. Read Justia.com's Key Takeaways.