The Atlanta Lawyer August/September 2014 | Page 43

section update Labor & Employment Section By Benjamin I. Fink Berman Fink Van Horn P.C. [email protected] I hope everyone had a great summer. As I mentioned in my last update, this year marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This landmark piece of civil rights legislation outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. The Act forms the foundation for much of the work in which members of our Section are engaged and we have spent a lot of time and energy debating, arguing over and litigating the nuances of the statute and the case law that has grown up around it. In order to commemorate this historic legislation, in conjunction with the Labor & Employment Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia, the Atlanta Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and the Gate City Bar Association, we are in the process of planning a significant event to celebrate the anniversary of the passage of the Act. We are hoping to hold this event in mid-November and expect to have some very exciting speakers at the event. Please keep an eye out for upcoming details about the event. Hopefully, the size and scope of the event will do justice to this momentous occasion. We also have scheduled our fall luncheon for October 3, 2014 at the Capital City Club. Magistrate Judge Justin S. Anand has graciously agreed to speak at this luncheon. Please mark your calendars. We are also in the process of planning joint events with the Intellectual Property, Corporate and Dispute Resolution Sections of the Atlanta Bar. Please keep an eye out for information about those upcoming events, as well. If anyone is interested in becoming a member of our Section, or participating in Section activities, please get in touch. We would love to have you. Once again, our Section is most gracious to SullivanStrickler and Huseby Court Reporting for serving as sponsors of the Section. I look forward to seeing everyone at our upcoming events. Have a little downtime this summer? Take Advantage! Get CLE anytime, anyplace. Click here to vi ]