Bracewell & Giuliani Partner to Discuss Labor Relations Challenges for Non-Union Healthcare Organizations.AUSTIN, Texas -- Bracewell & Giuliani labor and employment partner Lacey L. Gourley will speak at the Texas Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration and Education Annual Conference on Thursday, Sept. 7 at the Radisson Hotel on Town Lake in Austin, Texas. Gourley's presentation "Labor Relations for the Unorganized Texas Hospital" reviews the impact of the National Labor Relations Act The National Labor Relations Act (or Wagner Act) is a 1935 United States federal law that protects the rights of most workers in the private sector to organize labor unions, to engage in collective bargaining, and to take part in strikes and other forms of concerted on non-union hospitals and how Texas hospitals are facing new labor relations challenges from unions, which are working to organize differently than the traditional methods of direct contact with employees. She will recommend strategies for preparing for union organization activity such as identifying NLRA NLRA National Labor Relations Act NLRA Northern Late-model Racing Association supervisors and updating and enforcing a facility's solicitations and distributions policy. The presentation will also review the early warning signs of potential union organizing activity. Gourley, who practices in the Austin office, concentrates on labor and employment law issues facing employers today with a special emphasis on defending employers in state and federal court litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. . Gourley's practice also includes traditional labor law labor law, legislation dealing with human beings in their capacity as workers or wage earners. The Industrial Revolution, by introducing the machine and factory production, greatly expanded the class of workers dependent on wages as their source of income. , including representing employers before the National Labor Relations Board National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), independent agency of the U.S. government created under the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (Wagner Act), and amended by the acts of 1947 (Taft-Hartley Labor Act) and 1959 (Landrum-Griffin Act), which affirmed labor's right , in arbitrations, collective bargaining, union campaigns and preparing union plans for federal contractors. Gourley advises clients in all areas of labor and employment law, including all federal and state anti-discrimination statues, the WARN Act, Fair Labor Standards Act Fair Labor Standards Act or Wages and Hours Act, passed by the U.S. Congress in 1938 to establish minimum living standards for workers engaged directly or indirectly in interstate commerce, including those involved in production of goods bound , Equal Pay Act, Americans with Disabilities Act Americans with Disabilities Act, U.S. civil-rights law, enacted 1990, that forbids discrimination of various sorts against persons with physical or mental handicaps. , the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Older Workers' Benefits Protection Act. Gourley's clients include Southwest Airlines Co., Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Target Stores. The Texas Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration and Education Annual Conference will be attended by various healthcare organizations, hospitals, human resources representatives and administrators from throughout Texas. For more information, visit www.tshhrae.org. About Bracewell & Giuliani Bracewell & Giuliani provides Fortune 500 companies, major financial institutions and governmental entities with practical advice spanning law, business, and public policy. With offices in Texas, Kazakhstan, New York, Washington, D.C., and London, Bracewell is well positioned to serve clients worldwide. For more information about Bracewell & Giuliani, visit www.bracewellgiuliani.com. 
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