Upcoming MWELA Events:

MWELA Brown Bag: Thorny Employment Tax Issues—Advice and Best Practices for the Allocation of Employment Taxes in Severance and Settlement Agreements

Date:	Thursday, September 23, 2010
Time:	12:00 – 2:00 pm
Location:	Passman & Kaplan 1090 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20005 (Metro: McPherson Square//Farragut North)
Registration:	No charge. No RSVP needed
Speaker:	Edward James Leyden, Hollrah Leyden LLC Areas of Practice: Independent-Contractor Litigation, Employment Litigation, Tax and Business Planning and Controversies, and Sports and Entertainment Law. Published Works: Contributing Editor for several legal and tax publishers, including BNA, Inc., WG&L, and the American Bar Association. Professional Associations and Memberships: American Bar Association (Immediate Past Chairman, Section of Taxation, Employment Tax Committee), Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, National Employment Lawyers Association, Maryland State Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, American Association for Justice, D.C. Trial Lawyers Association, Consumers for Civil Justice, Sports Lawyers Association, City of Bowie Economic Development Committee (Chair), Phi Delta Phi.

NELA Member and employment tax attorney Edward J. Leyden will provide practical tips and advice on how to deal with the allocation of employment taxes in settlement negotiations and severance agreements, including the allocation of W-2 and 1099 income and applying IRC Section 409A (nonqualified deferred compensation) in employment and separation agreements.

EJC 10th Anniversary Labor Day Dinner

Date:	Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Time:	6:00 pm
Location:	Capitol Hilton 1001 16th Street, NW Washington, DC
Registration & Information:	http://www.dcejc.org/event/event.html

On Labor Day 2010, the Employment Justice Center will celebrate 10 years of successful advocacy on behalf of working people. Join EJC for a dinner to honor the 2010 and Decade of Service Workplace Justice Award recipients, including MWELA, who will be honored as the EJC 2010 Community Partner of the Year.

Over the last 10 years, MWELA attorneys have volunteered as advising attorneys at the EJC's Workers' Rights Clinic and done “know your rights” education programming for area workers. MWELA law firms have represented EJC clients in a wide variety of employment law cases and supported EJC advocacy campaigns. MWELA has given scholarships to EJC attorneys to attend important conferences. And the MWELA leadership has been a constant, vocal supporter of the EJC's work. There is no better time to celebrate this partnership than at the EJC's 10 year anniversary dinner.

Decade of Service Awards will be presented to MWELA members Mark Hanna, Steve Kahn and Denise Clark in recognition of many years of pro bono service at the EJC's Workers' Rights Clinic.

The 2010 Champion of Workplace Justice & Keynote Address will be Harold Meyerson, Editor of the American Prospect. And there will be special messages from Lilly Ledbetter and the EJC's co-founding directors, Judy Conti and Kerry O'Brien.

MWELA Happy Hour—Silver Spring, MD

Date:	Thursday, October 7, 2010
Time:	6:00 - 8:00 pm
Location:	McGinty's 911 Ellsworth Drive Silver Spring, MD 20910 Metro: Silver Spring
Registration:	No charge. RSVPs & inquiries: Josh Bowers, Jbdclaw@aol.com

Two free drinks for MWELA members and their guest(s). McGinty's is located in the new restaurant district in Silver Spring, MD a few blocks from the Metro.

Join us for this annual gathering of MWELA members, friends and guests. There's no program, simply an opportunity to connect and network with fellow MWELA members.