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A Career in Labor and Employment Law

If you are thinking about Labor and Employment Law as an area of practice, you are preparing for internships or permanent placements in the following settings:

• Small, midsize, or large law firm
• Corporate legal department
• Legal department of a labor union
• Government agencies such as the NLRB, EEOC, New State Division of Human Rights, or New York City Commission on Human Rights
• Public interest organization focused on employment discrimination issues

You may do any of the following in practice:

• Assist clients in establishing and managing all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including employment agreements and employee handbooks, benefits and retirement programs, workers’ compensation issues, and occupational safety and health issues;
• Enforce clients’ rights against discrimination in the workplace on the basis of race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, or disability;
• Assist clients in all aspects of the collective bargaining process, including organizing, managing bargaining unit elections, negotiating collective bargaining agreements, and managing and enforcing such agreements

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Contact

For more information regarding this Path to Practice, contact Professor Emily Gold Waldman.