New York’s Paid Family Leave Law: What Lawyers Need to Know

Tuesday, September 12, 2017 | 6 pm – 8 pm

Program Chair:

Molly Weston Williamson, A Better Chance, Staff Attorney

Molly Weston Williamson
Staff Attorney
A Better Balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • New York’s new paid family leave law will begin providing rights and benefits on January 1, 2018. This CLE will address key features of the new law, its interaction with existing laws, and the underlying policy considerations, including:

    • Paid Family Leave Research & Policy
    • Nuts & Bolts: How the New York Law Works
    • Interaction with Other Employment Laws

    Attendees will learn how to advise their clients on the impact that this new law will have on all New York State employers and employees.

    Live Program:

    • $99 Member / $199 Nonmember
    • Registration is free for members of the Association who are employed by legal services organizations and non-profit organizations that provide legal services to the poor.
    • 50% off the Member rate for members that are employed by nonprofit organizations, Sponsoring Association Committees and nonmembers who are employed by legal services organizations.
    • 50% off the Nonmember rate for nonmembers who are employed by nonprofit organizations.

  • Program Moderator

    Cyrus E. Dugger
    The Dugger Law Firm, PLLC

    Faculty

    Elizabeth Saylor
    Emery Celli Brinkerhoff & Abady LLP

    Suma Setty, MPH
    Research Associate
    National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health

  • 6:00 p.m. – 6:40 p.m. Paid Family Leave Research & Policy

    Presentation Leader: Suma Setty, followed by panel discussion

    6:40 p.m. – 7:05 p.m. Nuts & Bolts: How the New York Law Works

    Molly Weston Williamson

    7:05 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. In Context: Interaction with Other Employment Laws

    Elizabeth Saylor

    7:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Q & A

    Panel

  • NY: 2.0 professional practice
    NJ: 2.4 general
    CA: 2.0 general
    PA: 2.0 general

  • Sponsoring Association Committees:

    Labor & Employment Law | Jyotin Hamid, Chair

    Sex & Law | Mirah E. Curzer & Melissa S. Lee, Co-Chairs

    Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:

    Marciela Alfonso, Membership and CLE Relations Associate | (212) 382-6608 |
    MAlfonso@nycbar.org

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