Wayne State University law School will host the 29th Annual Bernard Gottfried Memorial Labor Law Symposium Thursday, September 26. Alumni, students and anyone interested in furthering their insight into labor law are invited to attend the symposium from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Wayne Law’s Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium, 471 W. Palmer St., Detroit.
Topics to be covered during the symposium include:
• Aggregate Opinions: The Impact of Cemex
- Natalie Rygiel, field examiner, Region 7, NLRB
- Labor’s Perspective—Anthony Kaled, attorney, SEIU Healthcare Michigan
- Management’s Perspective—Keith Eastland, attorney, Miller Johnson
• Panel Discussion: Debating Labor Law’s Current Events
- Moderator, Michael Oswalt, professor of law, Wayne Law
- Labor’s Perspective—Amy Bachelder, attorney, Int’l Union of Operating Engineers, Local 324, and Rachel Helton, attorney, Gregory, Moore, Brooks, Clark, & Helton PC
- Management’s Perspective—Craig Schwartz, attorney, Butzel, and David Pryzbylski, attorney, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
• Special Breakout Session: I’ll Be the Judge of That: Insights from the Insiders, ALJ Perspectives
- Charles Muhl, administrative law judge, NLRB
- Sarah Karpinen, administrative law judge, NLRB
- Renee McKinney, administrative law judge, NLRB
The luncheon speaker for the symposium will be Donele Wilkins, founder and CEO, The Green Door Initiative.
The symposium, sponsored by Wayne Law and the National Labor Relations Board Region 7, honors the labor relations vision of Bernard Gottfried (1925-92), who was director of Region 7 from 1973 until his death. He taught as an adjunct professor at Wayne Law for many years.
To register for the symposium, visit https://law.wayne.edu and click on “events.” For additional information, contact Region 7 Regional Attorney Erikson Karmol at 313-335-8025 or erikson.karmol@nlrb.gov.
Topics to be covered during the symposium include:
• Aggregate Opinions: The Impact of Cemex
- Natalie Rygiel, field examiner, Region 7, NLRB
- Labor’s Perspective—Anthony Kaled, attorney, SEIU Healthcare Michigan
- Management’s Perspective—Keith Eastland, attorney, Miller Johnson
• Panel Discussion: Debating Labor Law’s Current Events
- Moderator, Michael Oswalt, professor of law, Wayne Law
- Labor’s Perspective—Amy Bachelder, attorney, Int’l Union of Operating Engineers, Local 324, and Rachel Helton, attorney, Gregory, Moore, Brooks, Clark, & Helton PC
- Management’s Perspective—Craig Schwartz, attorney, Butzel, and David Pryzbylski, attorney, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
• Special Breakout Session: I’ll Be the Judge of That: Insights from the Insiders, ALJ Perspectives
- Charles Muhl, administrative law judge, NLRB
- Sarah Karpinen, administrative law judge, NLRB
- Renee McKinney, administrative law judge, NLRB
The luncheon speaker for the symposium will be Donele Wilkins, founder and CEO, The Green Door Initiative.
The symposium, sponsored by Wayne Law and the National Labor Relations Board Region 7, honors the labor relations vision of Bernard Gottfried (1925-92), who was director of Region 7 from 1973 until his death. He taught as an adjunct professor at Wayne Law for many years.
To register for the symposium, visit https://law.wayne.edu and click on “events.” For additional information, contact Region 7 Regional Attorney Erikson Karmol at 313-335-8025 or erikson.karmol@nlrb.gov.
