Empowering Workers' Rights Attorneys
The Sheraton New Orleans Hotel is the host to NELA’s 2026 Annual Convention. The Sheraton New Orleans Hotel on Canal Street stands out for its prime location steps from the French Quarter, offering sweeping views of the Mississippi River and the city’s vibrant streetscape. Guests have easy access to New Orleans’ renowned dining, nightlife, and cultural attractions.
NELA has reserved a limited block of rooms at a discounted rate of $235 per night for single/double occupancy (plus applicable state and local taxes). Reservations can be made online or by calling (504) 525-2500. To ensure you receive the group rate, identify yourself as part of the “National Employment Lawyers Association” room block. A credit card or deposit equal to one night’s stay is necessary to guarantee hotel reservations. Reservations must be made no later than June 1, 2026 in order to receive the group rate. The group rate will be honored three days prior to and after the program dates based on availability.
NELA is committed to utilizing socially responsible venues for our events and works closely with the Informed Meetings Exchange (INMEX) to find locations that respect the communities, the workers, and the environment in which they operate. Founded in 2006 with the support of the hotel workers’ union (UNITE HERE), INMEX is a non-profit organization that provides comprehensive meeting planning resources. Unlike traditional third-party meeting planners, INMEX ensures meetings are booked with socially responsible hotel corporations.
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel
500 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 525-2500
Single/Double Occupancy $235 (plus tax)
Deadline: Monday, June 1, 2026
Hotel check-in time is 4:00 p.m., check-out time is 11:00 a.m. All guests arriving before 4:00 p.m. will be accommodated as rooms become available. The hotel bell desk can arrange to check baggage for those arriving early when rooms are unavailable and for guests attending functions on departure day. For more information about the physical features of the hotel’s accessible rooms, common areas, or special services relating to a specific disability please call (504) 525-2500.
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Bernard Alexander, III prosecutes demanding private and public sector employment cases. He has tried over sixty cases to verdict with seven- and eight-figure judgments for claims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation based on gender, race, age, sex, sexual orientation, and disability, among other things. Over the last 9 months his verdicts include: (1) $3 million for a security guard terminated for “job abandonment” after he took emergency leave from work to care for his school age daughter (February 2018); (2) $5.3 million for a 25-year FedEx employee fired after not having his disability accommodated (March 2019); (3) $1.3 million for CFRA retaliation, for a 29-year employee terminated before his return from leave (April 2019); and $100,000 in a Title IX retaliation case where a Girls’ Soccer Coach complained of unequal treatment compared to boys sports (Sept 2019). Board Member of the National Employment Lawyers Association; Past Chair of the California Employment Law Association; 2016 CELA Joe Posner Award Recipient; 2019 Top 100 Attorneys in California; Top 75 California Labor and Employment Lawyer (2012 to present); Top 100 Southern California Super Lawyers (2015 to present); American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA): Associate 2013.