Hofstra Labor and Employment Law Journal Hosts
"The 40th Anniversary of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964."

Click here for the symposium schedule and list of panelists.

The Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journalis hosting a symposium in commemoration of "The 40th Anniversary of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964." The conference will be held on Friday, February 25, 2005, at Hofstra University School of Law in Hempstead, New York. This event is FREE OF CHARGE. Attendees may be awarded 6 hours of (transitional/non-transitional) Professional Practice CLE credit.

The event will last from 8:30 a.m. until 2:40 p.m., and will consist of three panel discussions: "Title VII Developments: Affirmative Action and Strategies for Protecting Undocumented Workers," "Developments in the Law of Sex Discrimination and Harassment: A Story of Evolution," and "Title VII at the Crossroads: A Discussion of Disparate Impact, the Role of the EEOC and the Future of Title VII."

Panelists include former United States Supreme Court plaintiffs Ann Hopkins (Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins) and Beth Faragher (Faragher v. City of Boca Raton). In addition, lawyers from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other esteemed practitioners and academics from across the country will be speaking about this historic legislation.

Among the academics is Professor Robert Belton from Vanderbilt Law School. Professor Belton is a living legend, having, amongst other accomplishments, served as counsel for plaintiffs in a number of landmark employment discrimination cases. These cases include the Supreme Court decisions in Griggs v. Duke Power Co., Albermarle Paper Co. v. Moody, and Harris v. Forklift Systems.

To register in advance for this free event, please e-mail the Journal at laborlaw@hofstra.edu or you may register at the event. For more information, please phone Holly Rich, Editor-in-Chief, at 516-463-6317.

The Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journalis widely regarded as one of the premier authorities in the fields of labor and employment law. Most recently, the Journalwas ranked the top labor and employment law journal in the country in an article published in the Florida State University Law Review, 26 FLA. ST. U. L. REV. 813.

Hofstra University School of Law has been certified by the New York State Board of Continuing Legal Education as an accredited provider.