About Our Section

The Labor and Employment Law Section is comprised of practitioners who represent individuals, unions, employers and agencies, or serve as neutrals. The functions of the Section include studying and analyzing legal principles having particular significance to labor or employment law; providing leadership in matters of public importance affecting labor or employment law; educating through the publication of works of legal scholarship and presentation of the highest quality educational programs; promoting diversity within the labor and employment bar, and fostering collegial relations among the diverse practitioners within the section and between the section and other professions and disciplines.

Section Executive Committee 

Chair
Claire Howard
Madsen Prestley & Parenteau LLC
402 Asylum St
Hartford, CT 06103
(860)246-2466
choward@mppjustice.com

Vice Chair
Andres D. Jimenez-Franck
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC
281 Tresser Blvd, Ste 602
Stamford, CT 06901
(203)969-3119
andres.jimenez-franck@ogletree.com

Secretary
James N. Demetriades
Ferguson Doyle & Chester PC
35 Marshall Road
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
(860)834-1994
jamesdemetriades@fdclawoffice.com

Treasurer
Megan L. Nielsen
Rose Kallor LLP
750 Main Street, Ste 309
Hartford, CT 06103
mnielsen@rosekallor.com

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Upcoming Events

  • Mar 26
    2026 Annual Advanced Labor and Employment Law Symposium (ELE260326)
    New Haven Lawn Club
    193 Whitney Ave.
    New Haven, Connecticut
    United States
    8:30 AM to 3:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
    Sponsorship Opportunities

    Join us for the premier Labor and Employment Law Symposium in Connecticut, which will cover a wide range of topics, including ethics, workplace political expression, SBLR and SBMA practice essentials, discrimination claims, arbitrations, and labor law updates.

  • Mar 24
    Chevron's Sunset, Loper Bright's Sunrise: A New Era in Federal Employment and Labor Law (EYL260324)
    Wood n' Tap
    99 Sisson Ave
    Hartford

    6:00 PM to 7:30 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)

    The evening will begin with networking from 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm, followed by a one-hour panel presentation exploring the Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright, its doctrinal shift away from Chevron deference, and how courts, agencies, and practitioners have navigated this new landscape in the past year and a half, particularly in the employment and labor contexts. Our panelists will discuss the impact of Loper Bright on EEOC, DOL, and NLRB guidance, early post-Loper Bright decisions and emerging judicial trends/approaches, and what may lie ahead for administrative and employment law.

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