38th Annual Labor & Employment Law Conference

Ideal for employment lawyers, scholars, union leaders, people operations professionals, and federal and state agency representatives.

The URI Office of Strategic Initiatives, in partnership with the Schmidt Center for Labor Relations and Human Resources, is excited to welcome you to register for URI's 38th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, hosted by the Roger Williams University School of Law.

Sessions will address state and federal court updates, changes at the National Labor Relations Board, implications of the rapid integration of AI into workplace environments and functions, how employers can stay true to their DEI values while remaining compliant with evolving federal regulations, and the program will conclude with a special fireside chat with Rosemary Pye (bio included below). View the tentative agenda.

The conference is open to the public and will benefit anyone working in the labor and employment fields.

Registration Information:

Space is limited to 190 attendees. Early-bird tickets will be available until March 6th at a discounted rate of $200 per person. After that date, the ticket fee will increase to $250 per person.

A student rate of $60 is available to graduate and law students, and a discounted registration fee of $75 is available for URI faculty and staff. URI alumni may enjoy the discounted early bird rate until the close of registration. Students, faculty, staff members, and alums who are interested in registering at the discounted rate should contact the OSI team's conference coordinator, Jennifer, at jbelhumeur@uri.edu to receive a discount code and registration instructions.

Tickets will not be eligible for a refund but may be transferred with advance approval by the URI Office of Strategic Initiatives team.

Accommodations

A limited number of discounted room rates have been reserved at the Bristol Harbor Inn for conference guests. To reserve your room, contact the Bristol Harbor Inn by phone at (866) 254-1444 or Reserve Online: Labor and Employment Law Conference Guestroom Block

The Bristol Habor Inn is located at 259 Thames Street Bristol, Rhode Island 02809.
For questions or general information about the hotel, call (401) 254-1444.

Professional Development and Certification Credits:

This program is expected to be approved for Rhode Island MCLE credits, including DEI and ethics credits. Attorneys seeking MCLE credits should include their bar registration number on their online registration form.

This program is expected to be approved for SHRM PDC credits for SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP recertification. To receive the PDC Activity Number, please include your SHRM membership number on your online registration.

A Certificate of Completion will be provided at the conference and emailed to those who request one following the event.

Questions:

Please contact the URI Office of Strategic Initiatives team at stef.nelson@uri.edu or (401) 874-5289 with any questions.

Fireside Chat with Rosemary Pye, NAA

Rosemary Pye’s professional career has been as a neutral in labor law. Currently, she is an arbitrator and mediator in the D.C. metro area and in New England. She is a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators (NAA) and a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. She is the president of the NAA’s Research and Education Foundation, which awards grants for training and research on labor relations matters, and she is the president of the DC/MD/VA chapter of the NAA. Prior to becoming an arbitrator and mediator in 2013, she had a 38-year career with the National Labor Relations Board, including service as the Chief Counsel to an NLRB Board Member and 23 years as the Regional Director of the NLRB’s New England office in Boston, Region 1. She has received a federal Presidential Rank Award, a Cornell Law School Public Service Award, and the Boston Labor Guild’s Cushing Gavin Award for professionalism, objectivity, and service to the community.