Comprehensive Labor Relations

Union organizing is surging. Election petitions have doubled since 2021, and unions are winning 79% of elections. Most HR teams are scrambling to respond because they never received formal labor relations training. This 2-day intensive program gives you the expertise to assess organizing risk, respond to campaigns lawfully, and protect your organization. Learn from practicing labor attorneys who handle these exact situations daily.

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45+ YEARS
Employment Law Training
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80,000+
Certificates Earned
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PRACTICING ATTORNEYS
Not Academics

Build Labor Relations Expertise That Protects Your Organization and Advances Your Career

Most HR professionals learn labor relations through trial, error, and frantic Google searches when organizing activity begins. Conference sessions offer 60-minute overviews. Law firm CLEs cover narrow topics briefly. Comprehensive Labor Relations is 2 intensive days where you'll master the complete NLRB landscape, union avoidance strategies, election readiness, and collective bargaining techniques. You'll work through realistic scenarios with practicing labor attorneys who handle these situations every day.

What Sets This Program Apart

  • Practicing attorneys, not academics – Your instructors handle union campaigns, defend NLRB charges, and advise employers daily. They teach from current experience, not textbooks.
  • Complete labor relations framework – NLRB compliance after Cemex, handbook policies under Stericycle, joint-employer rules, and organizing risk assessment
  • Strategies you'll use immediately – Campaign playbooks, good-faith bargaining techniques, and CBA administration approaches you can apply the week you return
  • Peer networking with HR professionals facing similar challenges – Share experiences and solutions with peers from other organizations in small-cohort discussions
  • Professional certification plus ongoing support – Earn your certificate with 13 CE credits, plus 12 months of quarterly legal updates and alumni resources that keep you current year-round. View participant benefits →
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What You'll Master in 2 Days

A comprehensive labor relations framework covering NLRB compliance, union avoidance, election readiness, collective bargaining, and advanced topics. You'll leave with practical strategies you can apply immediately and the confidence to handle complex labor relations situations.

The Current NLRB & Organizing Landscape

Key shifts in elections, handbooks, and joint-employer liability.

Foundation

Elections & recognition after NLRB Cemex decision

Faster elections; higher risk of bargaining orders for ULPs; what "card-check-adjacent" and new GC guidance mean in practice.

Advanced

Handbooks after NLRB Stericycle decision

Why neutral rules (civility, confidentiality, social media, devices) can still violate §7; how to rewrite with context-specific justifications.

Expert

Joint-employer status (where it stands now)

2023 rule invalidated; prior standard effectively back—implications for franchise/contracting models and vendor oversight.

Foundation

Hiring & onboarding practices

Lower ULP risk; orientation scripts that avoid "captive audience" pitfalls.

Advanced

The three big sparks for organizing

Scheduling/fairness, safety (including psychological safety), and transparency (wages/career paths)—how HR cools them with credible channels and swift fixes.

Expert

Manager training for §7 in non-union settings

Protected concerted activity on Slack/Teams and group chats; where discipline goes wrong under Stericycle.

Foundation

Campaign playbook: Do / Don't

Practical rules for message discipline under accelerated timelines; maintaining true laboratory conditions.

Advanced

Access, equal time, and solicitation rules

Apply solicitation/distribution and email/Teams policies—updated for hybrid work.

Expert

Post-election objections and reruns

Prevent and defend against objections to avoid costly reruns.

Foundation

Setting the table

Management rights, grievance/arbitration, zipper, information requests, technology/data clauses, and safety.

Advanced

Good-faith bargaining

Information requests, surface bargaining risks, and documenting proposals/counterproposals.

Expert

Handbook ↔ CBA alignment

Avoid conflicts and unintended past-practice creation.

Foundation

Types of strikes and lockouts

Intermittent/partial strike pitfalls; replacements and lawful lockout strategy.

Advanced

Picketing & social media amplification

What changes in a viral era and how to respond lawfully.

Expert

Contingency planning

Checklists and communication protocols that minimize disruption.

Foundation

Grievances to arbitration

Intake triage, settlement tools, record-building, arbitrator selection, and "just cause" proofs.

Advanced

Past practice, side letters, zipper clauses

How to manage change mid-term without creating legal traps.

Foundation

Successor obligations

When a buyer must recognize a union; hiring decisions that trigger duty to bargain.

Advanced

Alter-ego/single-employer risks

ER/LR due diligence checklists including wage/hour and privacy/data issues.

Foundation

Pay transparency (multi-state)

Job-post salary ranges, internal equity communications, and how transparency interacts with CBA wage grids.

Advanced

State privacy & monitoring

CPRA employee data and beyond—impacts on investigations, monitoring, and CBA data requests.

Part of a Larger Journey

Certificate in Employee Relations Law

You're Here I Comprehensive Labor Relations 2 days | 13 credits | $1,375
You're Here II Discrimination Prevention & Defense 2 days | 13 credits | $1,375
You're Here III Special Issues in Employment Law 0.5 day | 3.75 credits | $575
  • Complete all 3 blocks in any order
  • Any format: in-person, virtual, or on-demand
  • 2 years to complete the full certificate
  • Save $950 with full certificate enrollment
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Included With Every Registration

We're With You Before the Program Starts

Every IAML registration includes a complimentary 15-minute consultation with our program team. Tell us what's keeping you up at night: the organizing activity you're seeing, the handbook policies you're questioning, the union campaign you're preparing for.

We brief your instructor on the challenges participants are facing. Your real-world scenarios become teaching examples. You leave with strategies for YOUR situations, confidence to handle what comes next, and ongoing support that continues after you return to work.

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STEP 1

Tell Us What You're Facing

15-minute call to share your specific challenges

STEP 2

We Brief Your Instructor

Your scenarios shape the classroom discussion

STEP 3

Leave With Real Answers

Not generic advice. Solutions you'll use Monday morning.

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Whether you're attending yourself or building the case to send your team, this guide has everything you need: detailed curriculum, CE credits breakdown, investment details, and the outcomes 80,000+ HR professionals have experienced.

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Choose Your Format. Not Your Quality.

In-person, virtual, or on-demand - every program features the same practicing attorneys, current content, and professional credits you need.

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Practicing Attorneys, Not Academics

Learn from labor and employment attorneys who practice what they teach. Your instructors actively handle union campaigns, defend NLRB charges, and advise employers through collective bargaining. They share exactly what works in real organizing situations and workplaces.

Ray Deeny, Esq.

Ray Deeny, Esq.

Partner at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Ray is widely regarded as a dean of labor and employment law, known for his encyclopedic knowledge and unmatched command of workplace regulations. For over 40 years, he has represented management nationwide, blending a powerhouse advisory practice with a formidable litigation record.

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John F. Wymer, III, Esq.

John F. Wymer, III, Esq.

Partner, Labor & Employment at Thompson Hine LLP

John F. Wymer is a nationally recognized labor and employment attorney and partner in Thompson Hine LLP's Labor & Employment group. With decades of experience, he represents public and private sector employers nationwide in employment discrimination, wage-and-hour, labor negotiations, union matters, ERISA claims, and more.

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Wayne W. Williams, Esq.

Wayne W. Williams, Esq.

Founder, Law Offices of Wayne W. Williams

Wayne Williams is a distinguished employment and labor law attorney based in Colorado Springs. As the founder of his own firm, he advises and represents employers on a wide range of issues including employment discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge, wage and hour compliance, and traditional labor law.

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Dawn R. Kubik, Esq.

Dawn R. Kubik, Esq.

Of Counsel, Kubik Workplace & Investigative Services

Dawn Kubik is an employment attorney and founder of Kubik Workplace and Investigative Services and Dawn R. Kubik, P.C. With a legal career spanning since 1997, she has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in employment, personal injury, contract, and insurance disputes, earning a reputation as a strategic, well-prepared, and highly communicative advocate.

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Patrick Scully

Patrick Scully, Esq.

Partner at Foley Hoag

Patrick Scully primarily focuses on labor law issues and helps clients successfully navigate complex and persistent claims from international and local labor unions. Patrick's work includes unfair labor practice charges and representation cases as well as federal and state court litigation. He frequently advises employers in collective bargaining negotiations and handles labor arbitration.

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Rudi S. Turner, Esq.

Rudi S. Turner, Esq.

Senior Corporate Counsel, White Cap

Rudi is Senior In-House Counsel at White Cap, where she counsels and defends the organization as it responds to administrative agency complaints, potential litigation, and employee lawsuits. Drawing on extensive experience in labor and employment law, she supports leaders and HR professionals in navigating complex workplace issues.

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Jacqueline E. Kalk, Esq.

Jacqueline E. Kalk, Esq.

Shareholder at Littler Mendelson P.C.

Jacqueline E. Kalk represents and advises management across industries including manufacturing, construction, crowd-sourcing, and virtual companies. She focuses on independent contractor classification, wage-and-hour compliance, equal pay, and employment litigation, defending clients in state and federal courts.

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Grant S. Gibeau

Grant S. Gibeau

Partner at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Grant Gibeau is a partner in Taft's Minneapolis Employment and Labor Relations practice group. Grant's practice primarily focuses on helping employers navigate all aspects of the employment relationship, from identifying workplace best practices and policies, drafting employee handbooks, and vigorously defending against claims.

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Amy J. Zdravecky, Esq.

Amy J. Zdravecky, Esq.

Partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Amy represents employers across industries including retail, hospitality, manufacturing, transportation, and healthcare. She advises on employee relations, union avoidance, collective bargaining, harassment prevention, and compliance with key employment laws like Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, and FCRA.

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✨ Exclusive Attendee Benefits

  • Pre-Program Consultation

    Identify your priorities and customize your learning focus before day one.

  • Professional Credits

    Earn 13 SHRM/HRCI/CLE credits—more than most HR professionals earn in two years.

  • Ongoing Development

    12 months of quarterly employment law updates keep you current as regulations change.

  • Alumni Advantages

    $300-$500 off all future programs—for you and every colleague you refer.

Pre-Program Consultation

Identify your priorities and customize your learning focus before day one.

Quick Answers

We know you're busy. Here's what you actually need to know.

Yes. Comprehensive Labor Relations is Block I of the full Certificate in Employee Relations Law program. You can take it as a standalone 2-day program, or combine it with Discrimination Prevention & Defense (Block II) and Special Issues in Employment Law (Block III) to earn the full certificate.
All three formats feature the same practicing attorney instructors, current content, and professional credits. In-person provides face-to-face networking and immediate interaction. Virtual delivers the same live instruction via Zoom with full Q&A capability. On-demand lets you learn at your own pace over 90 days with the ability to pause and revisit complex topics. Choose the format that fits your schedule and learning style—the quality and content remain identical.
Within minutes, you'll receive an invoice email. Once payment is processed, you can schedule your complimentary pre-program consultation (10-15 minutes) to discuss your specific workplace challenges and identify which program content will have the biggest impact for you. Pre-program materials arrive one week before your session starts.
The 2-day program provides 13 SHRM/HRCI/CLE credits. Plus, your enrollment includes 12 months of quarterly employment law updates (4 sessions × 1.5 credits each = 6 additional credits), bringing your total to 19 credits.
IAML is an approved provider for both SHRM and HRCI. We provide you with documentation at the end of your program that includes all information needed to self-report your credits. For SHRM, you'll receive a completion certificate with our provider ID. For HRCI, you'll get the documentation to submit credits directly to HRCI. We walk you through the process during the program.
Your materials are living resources that update continuously as employment law changes. Unlike static textbooks that become outdated immediately after publication, our content reflects current court decisions, regulatory changes, and compliance requirements. Recent updates include the NLRB's Cemex decision on organizing, the Stericycle handbook standards, post-Bostock LGBTQ+ protections, and state-specific AI hiring regulations.
Your instructors handle employment law cases, defend discrimination charges, and advise employers on these exact issues daily. They're not teaching from textbooks—they're sharing strategies that work in actual courtrooms and real workplaces. When you ask "what do I do about [specific situation]," they answer from direct experience, not theory.
Every program enrollment includes FREE access to all four quarterly 90-minute update sessions for 12 months (valued at $1,588). These instructor-led sessions cover new regulations, court decisions, and compliance changes—delivered mid-January, April, July, and October. Each session is recorded and available within 24 hours. After your first year, you can continue receiving updates at alumni pricing.
Yes. Your $1,375 enrollment includes all live instruction, complete program materials, continuing education credits, pre-program consultation, 12 months of quarterly employment law updates (4 sessions, $1,588 value), permanent access to living resources, and alumni benefits for all future programs. There are no hidden fees or additional charges.

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