The Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association (MELA) is a non-profit, unincorporated association of lawyers dedicated to advancing the rights of individual employees in the workplaces of Massachusetts. MELA is affiliated with the National Employment Lawyer's Association. Like our national counterpart, our purpose and goal is to protect and promote the rights of working people through litigation and advocacy on behalf of our clients and through the important work done by our standing committees.

Annoucements:

Don't Miss the 2008 New England Regional Conference, May 9-10 in Boston

NELA members in the New England region are invited to attend the 2008 NELA New England Regional Conference on May 9-10, 2008 at the Omni Parker House in Boston, MA. The conference is being planned by representatives from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Registration is $350 for the two-day program ($300 for lawyers who have been in practice for 5 or less years). Don't miss this opportunity to learn from and network with the best employment lawyers in New England -- complete the registration form today (program details are included as well)!

For more information, contact conference co-chairs Wendy Kaplan (MA) at wendykaplan@aol.com or Nancy Richards-Stower (NH) at nrichardssto@igc.org.

Click here for the NELA New England Regional Conference Schedule.

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
Our membership year runs from September through August, so please renew your membership! Please download and fill out a membership form and return it (with your check for dues) to David Conforto, MELA Treasurer, at Conforto Law Group, 8 Faneuil Hall, Suite 300, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

DATES FOR FUTURE MEETINGS:

Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Thursday, May 29, 2008

TIME: 4:45PM

LOCATION: Except for one meeting that we hope to schedule in Western Massachusetts or Worcester, all meetings are currently scheduled to be held at the offices of Rodgers, Powers and Schwartz at 18 Tremont Street, 5th Floor in Boston.

TELECONFERENCING CAPABILITY: To make the meetings remotely accessible, we would like to offer a teleconferencing option. If you are interested, please contact Clare at clare@theemploymentlawyers.com and she will give you instructions.