IWBA 2025 Winter CLE
Friday, January 24 - Saturday, January 25, 2025

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THE NEW YORK CITY BAR ASSOCIATION

42 WEST 44TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10036
and
Virtually via Zoom

HOTEL ROOMS:
Iroquois Hotel
49 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036

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AGENDA*

The content of this program will be appropriate for experienced attorneys, as well as newly admitted attorneys.

Friday, January 24, 2025

2:30pm - 3:00pm
Registration

3:00pm - 4:50pm
TITLE TBA
Zoey Laskaris, PhD.
(1 CLE Credits)

3:50pm - 4:00pm
Break

4:00pm - 4:50pm
PROTECTION OF INJURED WORKERS UNDER NYS HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
José M. Grajales, Esq.
(1 CLE Credits)
Injured workers are pressured to return to work as soon as possible, often while they are still recovering from their job-related injuries.  This presentation will cover the protection that the Human Rights Law affords injured workers when they seek reinstatement or re-employment, and will also cover the barriers that injured workers face when attempting to attach to the labor market.  This presentation will sensitize the worker’s compensation practitioner to situations when their disabled clients are excluded from employment in a discriminatory manner and the need to refer those clients to civil rights agencies or to attorneys that handle employment discrimination matters.

José M. Grajales, Esq. is a partner with Gabriel, Grajales and Moroff, PLLC.   He is an experienced Workers’ Compensation attorney who has practiced for over 15 years.  He has previously worked as an equal employment officer of a large hospital network with over 9,000 employees.  He has also worked as Human Rights Specialist at the NYS Division of Human Rights.  Mr. Grajales received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Fordham University, double majoring in Political Science and Philosophy. He graduated from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University.

Saturday, January 25, 2025

8:00am - 9:00am
Registration and Breakfast

9:00am - 9:50am
YEAR IN REVIEW - Part 1
Holly L. Schoenborn, Esq., Dolce Firm
(1 CLE Credits - Areas of Professional Practice Credit)
A complete overview of all relevant Third Department Decisions decided in 2024. A synopsis of key facts and relevant holdings will be provided.

Holly L. Schoenborn, Esq. is a Binghamton University graduate.  She obtained her Juris Doctor from the University at Buffalo in 2002.  She has been practicing in the area of workers' compensation since 2004.  She has worked at Dolce Panepinto since 2013, where she co-runs the compensation department.  She serves on the Board of Directors for the Injured Workers’ Bar Association and is Treasurer of the Workers’ Compensation Alliance.  She is a proud mom of three.

9:50am - 10:00am
BREAK

10:00am - 11:00am
ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING: Members Only

11:00am - 11:50am
YEAR IN REVIEW - Part 2
Holly L. Schoenborn, Esq., Dolce Firm
(1 Areas of Professional Practice Credit)

CLOSING

*Subject to change
Refunds for cancellation are only available up to one week prior to the event. 

Registration Information and Registration

Conference Registration Deadline: Friday, January 17, 2025 by noon

Member Registration Fee: $375
One Day Member Registration: $275

Non-Member Registration Fee: $575
One Day Non Member Registration Fee: $475

Attendee Information

• This event is being planned as a hybrid event, both in-person in New York City and virtually via Zoom.
• Registration is the same whether you attend in-person or virtually.
• Agenda subject to change.
• The content of this program is appropriate for experienced attorneys, as well as newly admitted attorneys.
• This continuing legal education program has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the Continuing Legal Education Board.
• Financial aid is available for this program.  Please click here for more information.
• A pre-event email will be sent the week prior to the event and will include all log in and event information. 
• If you have registered to attend, but find yourself unable to attend, you must cancel your registration by no later than noon on Friday, January 3rd, or IWBA will be charged and, therefore, must then pass the cost along to you. If you cannot attend, please contact the office to have a substitute individual on your behalf.

Or book via telephone: Tel: 212-840-3080 

All registrants are encouraged to register for the Friday Evening WCA Reception with a donation of $100.
Your donations protect the Injured Workers of New York and those that represent them. 

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