Cornell ILR Labor & Employment Law Program

02/07/2024

LEL Director Esta R. Bigler, Chair of the NYSDOL Apprenticeship Council, was at the most recent meeting in ILR's NYC Conference Center.

The New York State Apprenticeship and Training Council's final meeting in 2023, held at Cornell ILR, emphasized apprenticeship as integral to higher education. Commissioner Roberta Reardon stated apprenticeship isn't an alternative but a part of it. The event showcased the impact of apprenticeship p...

01/19/2022

The Promise of Social Equity in the NYS Cannabis Industry--Free Webinar, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, from 12:30-2:00p (eastern)

Join us for discussion of the social equity goals of the NYS Ma*****na Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) with speakers including NYS Commissioner of Labor Roberta Reardon and Executive Director of the NYS Office of Cannabis Management Chris Alexander.

For more information and to register, go to:

This program is a discussion of the implementation of the NYS Ma*****na Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA), which is both social equity and employment legislation and has as its goal repairing the damage caused by criminalization of cannabis and mass incarceration to individuals and communities.

11/22/2021

12/9 CLE Webinar--Return to Work: NYC Human Rights Law & Reasonable Accommodations

CLE Webinar on Dec. 9, 2021

09/21/2021

Webinar on the future of real estate in NYC on 10/13

NYC’s real estate market is heating up, as offices start to reopen and Broadway returns. Join leaders in NYC real estate and labor as they discuss the road to recovery for builders, owners, union workers, and others.

09/21/2021

Upcoming CLE webinar with new NLRB GC Jennifer Abruzzo, 10/6/2021

Jennifer Abruzzo is the new General Counsel of the NLRB. Join us to hear her views on current challenges and opportunities, initiatives she is considering, and potential effects on workers, employers, unions, and the general public in the workplace protection and enforcement realm.

04/20/2020

https://www.ilr.cornell.edu/work-and-coronavirus
ILR resources for the workplace during the pandemic

Helping people understand how COVID-19 affects work and employment by sharing insights and help from ILR's workplace experts.

04/20/2020

https://www.ilr.cornell.edu/work-and-coronavirus

Resources for employment issues during the pandemic from ILR

Helping people understand how COVID-19 affects work and employment by sharing insights and help from ILR's workplace experts.

07/03/2018

LEL's Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative at work!

“Throughout the years, I’ve been in many, many programs in prison and this one is by far one of the best, especially when successful re-entry is the ultimate goal for all. I learned so much about Labor Laws, understanding my rights, how to restore myself as an active member of society when it pertains to employment...In just three hours, I left the classroom feeling prepared, empowered, and ready to enter the job world with confidence in my ability to succeed, in spite of my past.”- Anonymous Student at Queensboro Correctional Facility. Esta Bigler and her team at ILR's Labor and Employment Law Program were awarded a "Certificate of Appreciation for their Commitment, Excellence, and Dedication to the Offender Population of Queensboro Correctional Facility" for their bi-monthly Criminal Records and Employment Law class. https://www.ilr.cornell.edu/news/empowering-job-search

10/11/2017

10/24: special book event: Immigrant Girl, Radical Woman http://p0.vresp.com/HRvTG9

09/11/2017

10/4/2017: EEOC Commissioner Chai Feldblum on LGBT Issues in the Workplace http://p0.vresp.com/AYv1n5

06/08/2017

6/27/2017: NLRB Chairman Philip Miscimarra http://p0.vresp.com/kOpLvZ