Lawyers e-Journal
Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012
Next week's Sixth Annual Public Law Conference to feature a keynote by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman
Register for the Nov. 1 conference, which will focus on the intersection between private lives of public employees
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The Sixth Annual Public Law Conference
for state and local government attorneys will focus upon the
intersection of the private lives of public employees. State law,
regulations and employer policies impose limitations upon what
public employees can do, both "on" and "off the clock." But such
regulation often raises questions of the employee's First Amendment
and privacy rights, among other thorny issues. How far can -- or
should -- the government, as employer, go in regulating employee
conduct? This question is the heart of this year's conference.
Divided into two panel discussions, the program will include a
review of various legal restrictions upon public employee activity,
such as the state Conflict of Interest Law, as well as
consideration of the various competing interests that arise when
the government as employer attempts to restrict or regulate
employee conduct, from both the public employer and public employee
perspectives.
The conference keynote speaker is the
Hon. Timothy S. Hillman, of the U.S. District
Court for the District of Massachusetts. In addition to serving as
both a state and federal court judge, Hillman's career has included
serving as counsel for several cities and towns. Recently appointed
Inspector General Glenn A. Cunha will also
participate as a panelist.
Click here
to view the conference brochure.
Price:
MBA member paralegals, law students, recent admittees: $40; MBA
members: $80; and nonmembers: $160.
Registration:
For more information, or to register, call Member Services at
(617) 338-0530 or click here.