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24 Lab. & Emp. L. 1 (1995-1996)

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VOLUME XXIV, NUMBER 1, FALL 1995 SECTION OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW OF THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION • 750 NORTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60611 Whether you practice what many call traditional labor law or work more in the areas of toxic tort and personal injury, you simply cannot avoid dealing with issues that are governed by the Employee Retirement Income Securi- ty Act-ERISA. COBRA subrogation and preemption of both state law and section 301 claims give rise to issues that ERISA touches or regulates. This year's National Institute examining ERISA litiga- tion on an in-depth basis will be held on November 9-11 at the Swissotel in Chicago. The program will present skilled and experienced litigators from the plaintiff, union, and management viewpoints. Debate will be lively, and both fundamentals of litigation and the most recent developments will be covered. The program builds on the experience gained from past presentations, and adds a dis- tinguished U.S. district court judge to offer the judicial perspective from the trial court bench. The Section has been well served this past year by its elected leader, who gave his best and devoted untold hours to the suc- cess of his stewardship. On behalf of the Section of Labor and Employment Law, I thank Butch Powell for a job well done as Chair. During his tenure as leader, Section membership con- tinued to grow, climbing past the Donald P. MacDonald 20,000 member barrier in July to assume its place as the fifth largest Section of the ABA. In addition, registration for Section programs at the Annual Meeting in Chicago reached a new high, with almost 900 members in attendance. Throughout the year there was a significant increase in activities by our standing committees in publications and programs. The midwinter meetings of our fourteen stand- ing committees were attended by over 1,000 lawyers; the national and regional institutes have attracted over 2,200 participants; and it is anticipated that another 1,000 will participate in the eleven regional NLRA Basics Programs currently being presented in cooperation with the NLRB. It is because of these activities that among the larger Sec- Copyright © 1995 American Bar Association The topics include ERISA civil procedure, preemption, benefit claim litigation, pension and other retirement plan litigation, COBRA and conversion privilege litigation, dis- ability and medical plan litigation, retiree health and life insurance litigation, multi-employer plan litigation, and benefit litigation arising under the National Labor Rela- tions Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, other dis- crimination laws, and from downsizing. In addition, the program will include a presentation on special ethical con- siderations that arise in connection with ERISA litigation. In the past, the program has been well received by its attendees. As one past attendee said, I learned so much, I raised my rate! Whether you are faced with your first piece of ERISA litigation or are an experienced practi- tioner, you cannot afford to miss this program. To register, call the ABA Service Center at (800) 285- 2221. 0 tions of the ABA, none has a higher growth rate than our Section. Butch was correct when he said that our Section is alive and well. I welcome the new Council members, Don Elisburg and Howard Shapiro. Each has labored hard and long, Don most recently as Co-Chair of the OSHA Committee, and Howard as Co-Chair of the CLE/Institutes and Meetings Committee. Mike Gottesman of the Georgetown Universi- ty Law Center will serve as Secretary. Chris Barreca is the new Chair-Elect, and the Secretary-Elect is Keith Hylton of Boston University. I also welcome the incoming committee co-chairs and thank the retiring chairs for the outstanding jobs they have done. The standing committees have been and will contin- ue to be the center of activity of the Section. Almost 4,000 Section members have taken advantage of the self-nomi- nation process and are now active in committees. To better serve these members by improving communication and disseminating useful information, committees have been asked to consider publishing their own newsletters. We continue to remind the 15,000 members who have not self- nominated for committees that they are not maximizing the available benefits. The Council anticipates greatly expanded activities, (continued on back page) Produced by the ABA Press /

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