 It’s been a busy and gratifying semester for CIHLER. First, in February we held our third annual in-house Labor Relations Roundtable. After our 9th annual (and largest ever) HR in Hospitality Conference in March, we held our first Union-Management Roundtable in April in Ithaca. We followed that in May with a Human Resources Roundtable led by Prof. Bruce Tracey in Ithaca and then held our first Regional Roundtable in Chicago...read more.
Roundtable examines latest labor law
 Now in its fourteenth year, the Labor and Employment Law Roundtable addresses critical issues affecting the hospitality and service industries. CIHLER presents a forum for industry and academe to address current issues regarding the industry’s labor and employment law. Hosted by roundtable chair and director, David Sherwyn...see more.
Inaugural roundtable brings owners & operators together
Although hotel owners and operators should be working together to offer the best possible guest experience, there seems to be, at times, a disconnect between the owners and operators with regard to labor, HR, wage & hour, and discrimination issues. This roundtable examines the issues arising when unions have used this disconnect to pit owners versus operators in negotiations...see more.
New commentary from our partners
The Center's partners contribute timely commentary and analysis regarding judicial holdings and other legal issues, including links to current blogs. Recent commentaries address changes in discovery in EEOC cases, judicial review of EEOC conciliation efforts, and proposed EEOC rules on employer wellness programs. Center partner firms are leading legal, labor, and employment-related practices who are on the forefront of labor and employment law. Topic areas include hospitality and labor law, labor relations, human resources, and contemporary issues such as the minimum wage, background checks, mandatory wellness programs, and workers’ compensation...read more.
CIHLER welcomes new industry advisors
CIHLER recently welcomed four new industry leaders to our advisory board. As advisory board members, they provide financial support to CIHLER and engage in the development of programming and research for the institute...read more.
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Students attend the definitive industry conference
 What’s more valuable to a student than learning from the best? How about learning from the best and accompanying them to major events, where they can hear directly from—and network with—professionals at the forefront of industry? Thanks to financial support from CIHLER, ten SHA students were selected to attend the ninth annual HR in Hospitality Conference...see more.
Landmark roundtable brings labor and management together
 Work rules in union contracts were a key focus of the roundtable produced this year by CIHLER. As explained by roundtable chair David Sherwyn, the 2015 Labor and Management Roundtable could be considered a historic entry in the roundtable series...read more.
Roundtable focuses on improved use of big data
 The hospitality industry is ready and willing to dig into big data to improve human resources policies and decision making, but participants in the 2015 Hospitality HR and Big Data Roundtable expressed substantial concerns regarding specificity, quality, and comprehensiveness of the available data....read more.
Regional roundtable series opens
The inaugural CIHLER Regional Area Roundtable focused on issues pertinent to the Chicago area, including the joint employer doctrine and the latest concerns of the wage and hour law. CIHLER developed the Regional Area Roundtables to address regional issues. Held on May 18, 2015, in Chicago, the event was hosted by the institute's partners—Michael Gray of Jones Day, and David Ritter of Barnes & Thornburg—at the Barnes & Thornburg Chicago office...read more.
CIHLER sends students to arbitration
 With the support of CIHLER, students from Cornell’s SHA and ILR schools went to New York City during the spring semester to observe an arbitrator hearing an actual case. An understanding of arbitration is important for students, since the process has become increasingly important in resolving disputes between labor and management.
Sherwyn keynote presentation addresses franchise law earthquake
A potential upheaval in labor provisions of franchise agreements was the topic, as CIHLER director Dave Sherwyn spoke in the keynote presentation at the 48th Annual IFA Legal Symposium...read more.
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The Cornell Institute for Hospitality Labor and Employment Relations was established in 2013 as a platform for students, employers, employees, unions, and their advocates involved in the hospitality industry. The institute's mission is to support educational programs, sponsor and disseminate research, and hold conferences and roundtables dedicated to the modernization of labor and employment relations, labor and employment law, human resource management, and leadership in the hospitality industry. To learn more about the institute and its projects, visit www.cihler.cornell.edu.
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