Morgan, Brown & Joy Partner Robert P. Joy Presents at ABA’s 18th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference
Morgan, Brown & Joy partner Robert P. Joy will present at the American Bar Association’s (ABA) 18th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference on November 15, 2024. Joy will speak on the panel, “Collective Bargaining for the Common Good: Spotlight on Immigration Issues in the Workplace.” The panel will discuss the potential for and limits of bargaining over a range of immigration issues and mandatory and permissive subject implications, and will address the benefits and potential pitfalls in adopting or rejecting certain topics.
Joy also served as a conference faculty member on the Immigration and Human Trafficking programming track. The conference, taking place in New York City from November 13 – 16, will offer cutting-edge and in-depth programs covering developments across the full range of labor and employment law topics. For more information, visit here.
Joy has over four decades of experience handling employment cases before state and federal agencies and courts at every level. He has appeared in employment cases in 36 states, including successfully arguing Lechmere, Inc. v. N.L.R.B. before the Supreme Court of the United States, a decision setting the national balancing test for private property rights and organizational rights. Joy was a member of the firm’s management committee and served as Chair from 1994 – 2013.
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About Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP
For over 100 years, Morgan, Brown & Joy has been among the largest management-side labor and employment law firms in New England, representing a wide range of Fortune 100 corporations, educational and health care institutions and small businesses across all sectors of the economy. The firm’s attorneys are known for anticipating and finding solutions to the ever-expanding range of employment-related legal issues in order to avoid the time and cost of litigation. When litigation becomes necessary, the firm aggressively defends its clients and has a proven record of success.