William Welkowitz Email & Phone Number

Arlington, Va

-Working in the Employment Law Reference Unit-Doing research and reporting on the labor and employment laws and legislation in the individual states (social media in the workplace laws; ban the box legislation).-Working on Proving Discrimination chapters for the Employment Law reference materials.-Provided daily updates to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Litigation Tracker’s case docket by uploading documents and providing descriptions for important developments in federal cases being watched.-Provided new material on a quarterly basis to the FLSA Tracker’s Litigator Q&A and Special Report features.-Contributed monthly postings, beginning in January 2015, to the Bloomberg BNA Labor and Employment Blog.

Costa Mesa, Ca (Did Work Remotely From New York City)

-Worked for Professor William Patton• Researched legal and litigation issues surrounding government pilot projects (federal and state) that involve children, specifically looking at cases and statutes to determine what aspects of pilot projects are litigated in court to determine trends for the implementation of government pilot projects.• The research conducted contributed to a law review article on the subject being written by Prof. Patton, entitled “The Unexamined Multi-Billion Dollar Business: Congressional and State Legislative Pilot Projects.”

New York, Ny

• Helped to organize campaign events such as phone banks and literature distribution, specifically for events taking place in the borough of Queens, and encouraged voter participation in those events• Assisted in organizing and entering campaign donor information for legally required financial statements under New York City campaign finance laws.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Reviewed case files under consideration by the Administrative Judges to determine whether they should be decided through summary judgment, and writing the decisions based on whether federal employment discrimination law applies to the facts and evidence outlined in the specific cases• Attended and participated in a full-day workshop with professional mediators on facilitating settlement conferences in EEO cases

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

• Researched and wrote internal legal memos on various issues such as riparian water rights, evidence rules for an Environmental Hearing Board (EHB) proceeding, and various contracts issues.• Attended and sat in on various DEP-related functions such as staff meetings, an EHB hearing, and the Marcellus Shale Commission work groups

Villanova, Pa

• Researched various legal sexual issues, including the concept of consent and the reach of human trafficking laws around the world.• Researched statutory language of domestic human trafficking laws from countries who signed the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons Especially Women and Children.• Researched legislative history of human trafficking statutes from USA, UK, and Australia.

Santa Monica, Ca

• Assisted the office Caseworker with various constituent cases relating to problems with the Employment Development Department (EDD), health insurance programs, state health services, and other social services• Drafted constituent response letters on the state budget crisis, public education, and LGBT issues.

Fairfax, Va

• Organized young voters (ages 18-35) in Fairfax County, Virginia to vote on Election Day.• Part of a team that helped the Democratic candidates for President, U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives win Fairfax County, a traditionally swing county in Northern Virginia.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Note: This was done as a part of my capstone coursework at George Washington UniversityI researched and organized budget information as part of team of four developing a cost analysis of disaster volunteer activities. Information and data gathered through analysis of chapter budgets and personal interviews with disaster and budget managers from the national and local levels.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Researched and wrote talking points on political and social effects of Central American Free Trade Agreement in El Salvador used by Rep. Kucinich in public presentations and committee meetings focused on passage of free trade agreements under consideration.• Conducted research for and wrote letters on behalf of Rep. Kucinich in response to constituent concerns on such topics as free trade agreements, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, and SCHIP.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Collaborated with Health LA on organizing other House members’ Health LAs regarding initiatives introduced by Rep. Hodes. • Researched and drafted constituent letters on issues such as immunity of telecommunications companies, the ongoing foreclosure crisis, and support of biomass as a fuel source.• Wrote responses to local editorials published under the names of consenting constituents.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Collected between $3000 and $5000 in financial contributions for the Democratic National Committee.

Greater Chicago Area

• Wrote and edited deadline news stories and accompanying sound bites broadcast during local afternoon newscasts on such topics as local and state politics, local teachers’ union disputes, and policy speeches by then-Sen. Barack Obama, Sen. Dick Durbin, then-Rep. Rahm Emanuel, Louis Farrakhan, and King Abdullah II of Jordan. • Researched and wrote larger-scale news stories on such topics as the life and legacy of Johnnie Cochran.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Law

Activities and Societies: -Environmental Law Journal, Staff Writer: 2011-12; Environmental Hearing Board Editor: 2012-13 -Villanova Law.

Master Of Public Administration (M.P.A.), Public Administration

Bachelor Of Science In Journalism, Journalism, 3.30 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Study Abroad (Sept.-Dec. 2004) at the University of Edinburgh (Scotland, UK)Attended the Medill School.