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Section News
3/9/2010:
New Jury Charge in the Jury Charge Bank
New Jury Charge
Visit the Jury Charge Bank for new Jury Charges. Subject area: Age Discrimination.
10/1/2008:
From the Chair
FROM THE CHAIR
Greetings. I am the 2009-2010 Chair of the State Bars Labor and Employment Law Section. I write to tell you a little about us and then ask for your suggestions.
The Labor & Employment Law Section has been in existence since 1948 and serves as a neutral forum for the practice of labor and employment law in Texas. Our sections membership includes representatives of unions, management, individual employees, academics, mediators and arbitrators, and law students. The section is a place where all sides can come together and work for the common good of our professional specialty.
The section has many important projects, including a wonderful quarterly newsletter, a jury charge database (which is getting bigger by the day), a fall employment law seminar, and a summer internship program to support pro bono legal providers. We also make grants to non-profits for specific employment-related programs.
We have a number of standing committees on which we can always use volunteers. These include membership, pro bono, history, website, jury charge database and continuing legal education.
But enough about us. We want to hear from you. What do you think we should be doing as a section? We have a lot of wisdom and experience in our membership and we would love you to share it with us. Please let us hear from you during the coming year.
Katherine L. Butler (kathy@butlerharris.com)
12/11/2009:
November 2009 Newsletter
Available now. See the Newsletters page of this site.
10/24/2006:
Labor & Employment Law Internship Program
The Labor and Employment Law Section of the State Bar of Texas will provide two stipends with a total value of $4,000 each to two Texas law students who spend the summer of 2008 working on labor and employment issues at a legal aid, pro bono or other such non-profit legal services organization or program in Texas. Through the internships, the Section expects law students to receive hands-on training in labor and employment law while having a positive impact on the clients they serve. The internships will enable law students to earn a stipend while working with nonprofit organizations that provide access to justice for low-income Texans. The Section prefers to fund internships for projects in which student interns primarily provide direct legal services to low-income clients. However, community outreach and education components will be considered.
7/11/2007:
2008 Pro Bono Awards Announced
Summer Internships will be funded by the Labor and Employment Law Section at the Equal Justice Center in Austin and Texas Rural Legal Aid in Weslaco.
7/10/2007:
Jordan Kaplan wins 2009 Law Review Writing Award
Jordan Kaplan has won the 2009 Law Review Writing Award for his comment "Help is On the Way: A Recent Case Sheds Light on Workplace Bullying."
See this article in PDF format.
As soon as this article is published, it will be posted on the website.
5/20/2008:
Janette Johnson wins Sarah T. Hughes Award
Section member Janette Johnson will be awarded the Sarah T. Hughes Award at the State Bar annual meeting.
This award honors the accomplishments of women whose outstanding
achievements as attorneys have helped pave the way to success for other
women lawyers. The award criteria honors a woman attorney who has achieved
professional excellence and has: 1) Influenced other women to pursue legal
careers; 2) Opened a door for women lawyers in a variety of job settings
that historically were closed to women; 3) Advanced opportunities for women
within a practice area or segment of the profession; or 4) Otherwise served
her profession and community in a manner which has benefited the legal
profession.
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