Employment Law Alliance

The Employment Law Alliance (ELA) is a global law firm network focused on employment law employment law and immigration law related matters. Headquartered in San Francisco, ELA counts more than 3,000 lawyers in more than 100 nations and all 50 U.S. states among its members.
Clients and members of the Employment Law Alliance are also provided access to the organizations “Global Employer Handbook” which details labor and employment laws around the world. This web-based resource is updated by members of the ELA. Content from the "Global Employer Handbook" can now be found in Aperian Global's "GlobeSmart" web resource.
The organization was founded in 2000 by Stephen J. Hirschfeld, Esq. who currently serves as the organization's CEO. Hirschfeld was recently honored for his contributions to legal marketing with the 2011 Legal Marketing Association Bay Area’s Rella Lossy award.
Polls
Periodically the alliance has surveyed member firms on pressing labor and employment issues. In April of 2010, the alliance produced a poll regarding outsourcing. In 2007, the alliance conducted a poll regarding workplace bullying. In 2005, the alliance conducted a poll regarding blogging in the workplace.
World Bank Partnership
In February 2011, it was announced that the World Bank had partnered with the ELA for the the upcoming report and dataset “Women Business and the Law.” The report, based on an international survey, details how the laws of each country affect a woman’s abilities to secure employment and start a business. According to the press release announcing the project, topics to be covered include maternity and paternity leave, retirement and pensions, flexible work and restrictions on working at night and in specific industries.

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