2026 Labor and Employment Law Update

Join our Labor Law Committee for their essential annual updates on state and federal employment laws and hear directly from NYS and federal labor agency representatives on what you need to know for your practice!
Agenda
Subject to slight changes
8:30-9:00AM – Registration & Breakfast
9:00-9:10AM – Welcome & Introductions
Christina Akers-DiCenzo, Esq., Chair, Labor & Employment Law Committee
9:10-10:00AM – National Labor Relations Board Update
Scott Horton, Esq., Horton Management Law, PLLC
Linda Leslie, National Labor Relations Board
Candace Morrison, Esq., Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP
10:00-10:10AM – Break/transition
10:10-11:00AM – Navigating the Different Types of Employment Leave Stephanie (Cole) Adams, Esq., The Law Offices of Stephanie Adams PLLC
11:00-11:10AM – Break/transition
11:10AM-12PM – Advising Clients on Employment Insurance Coverage
Stuart Shapiro, Esq., The Law Office of Stuart Shapiro
12:00-1:00PM – Lunch & Networking
1:00-1:25PM – Using Brackets in Mediation
Krista Gottlieb, Esq., Krista Gottlieb ADR Center & Law Office
1:25-2:15PM – Workers’ Compensation Update
Samuel S. Feuerstein, Esq., Hurwitz, Whitcher & Molloy, LLP
Marissa Wickett, Esq., Habberfield Kaszycki, LLP
2:15-2:25PM – Break/transition
2:25-3:15PM – Common Grievance Complaints and How to Avoid Them
Cydney Kelly, Esq., 4th Department Attorney Grievance Committees
3:15-3:25PM – Break/transition
3:25-4:40PM – Agency Updates Roundtable
Moderated by Asia Evans, Esq., Deputy Commissioner of Labor Relations for Erie County
Allison Lack, Esq., New York State Division of Human Rights
Deirdre Quain, Esq., New York State Department of Labor
4:40-4:45PM – Adjourn
$125 for BAEC members
$250 for nonmembers
FREE for current law students
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