Description
This program provides an in-depth look at some of the issues that have recently dominated the public discourse regarding government employees. The topics discussed include: pensions, health insurance, employee speech, and a discussion of recent cases and hot topics in courts and administrative agencies. There is also a discussion of ethical considerations for attorneys engaged in online social networking, blogging, and other new communication technologies.
Speakers include representatives from the New York State Comptroller's Office, Public Employment Relations Board (PERB), and judges and advocates who represent management and labor, who share their wealth of knowledge, insight, and expertise in the areas presented.
Program Contents
• Pensions: Past, Present, and Future
• Health Insurance Bargaining: Negotiability, Trends, and Strategies
• Case Updates: Federal and State Courts, PERB (and OCB)
• Legal Ethics: Social Networking, Blogging, and More
• Employee Speech (Revisited): The Future of Garcetti
Program Speakers
Seth H. Greenberg, Esq. (Chair)
Greenberg Burzichelli Greenberg P.C.
Lake Success
John F. Black, Esq.
Hinman Straub, P.C.
Albany
Robert E. Coughlin, Esq.
Counsel, New York State Retirement Systems
Office of the NYS Comptroller
Albany
John M. Crotty, Esq.
Attorney at Law
Delmar
Matthew J. Fusco, Esq.
Chamberlain D'Amanda Oppenheimer & Greenfield LLP
Rochester
William A. Herbert, Esq.
Deputy Chair and Counsel
New York State Public Employment Relations Board
Albany
Lance H. Klein, Esq.
Keane & Beane, P.C.
White Plains
Monte A. Klein, Esq.
Director, Office of Public Employment Practices and Representation
New York State Public Employment Relations Board
Albany
Nathaniel G. Lambright, Esq.
Blitman & King LLP
Syracuse
Norma G. Meacham, Esq.
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP
Albany
Peter J. Spinelli, Esq.
Harris Beach PLLC
Albany
Paul J. Sweeney, Esq.
Coughlin & Gerhart, L.L.P.
Binghamton