BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.14//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:32-795@lerachapter.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260519T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260519T160000 DTSTAMP:20260518T175325Z URL:https://lerachapter.org/colera/events/ohio-political-landscape-and-ser b-update/ SUMMARY:Ohio Political landscape and SERB Update DESCRIPTION:Ohio Political landscape and SERB Update\nHosted by COLERA\n\nP rogram\nHerb Asher and Terry Casey will discuss the challenges currently f aced in Ohio against the backdrop of an intense gubernatorial race and new developments at the state legislative level.  Employment law remains in constant flux\, and this year’s political environment in Ohio adds layer s of complexity. With the general election set for November 3\, candidates are staking out positions on policy issues that directly impact employers and employees alike.\nDaniel Sabol and Monica Williams from Clemans\, Nel son &\; Associates will provide a legal update on SERB cases and decisi ons in the last year. The speakers will also cover SERB’s most recent Wa ge Settlement Report\, the Cost of Healthcare in Ohio’s Public Sector Re port and the quarterly Fact Finding and Conciliation statistics and how at tendees can incorporate this information into their own negotiations and r epresentation. The speakers will then discuss hot topics they have encount ered at SERB in recent years and how both union and management-side repres entatives can best navigate these situations.\n\nDate and Time\nMay 19\, 2 026   12:00 am - 4:00 pm\n\nAgenda\n12:00 – 12:30 – Lunch catered at FOP\n12:30 – 1:30 – Ohio’s Political Landscape – 2026 Legislation and Elections- \nTerry Casey and Dr. Herb Asher\n1:30 – 1:50 – Annual Meeting and Vote on Organization’s Officers\n1:50 – 2:00 – BREAK\n2 :00 – 3:00 – SERB  Updates  – Dan Sabol and Monica Williams\n3:00 – 4:00 – Social Mixer\nLocation – The Woodbury\, 215 East Town Stree t\, Columbus\, OH 43215\n\nSpeakers\n[caption id="attachment_2670" align=" aligncenter" width="200"] Terry Casey[/caption]\nTerry Casey is a graduate of Ohio State University\, with business administration and journalism st udies.  Mr. Casey has worked over five decades with state legislators\, i ncluding Speaker Jo Ann Davidson\, judges\, mayors\, state officeholders\, members of Congress\, community groups\, schools\, etc.\, for research an d media on various public policy issues.  Former Administrative Assistan t to Columbus Mayor Tom Moody and U.S. Congressman Sam Devine.  Franklin County Board of Elections\, Board Member for 14 years and Board Chairman f or 12 years.  Former Chairman of State Board of Voting Machine Examiners.   Since January 2011\, has been Chairman of State Board of Personnel Revi ew appointed by Governor John Kasich.\nMr. Casey has been a regular paneli st on WOSU-TV’s “Columbus on the Record” for the past eleven years.   He is also a regular on other media/news programs\, including WCMH-TV ’s Spectrum show with Colleen Marshall\, WBNS-TV’s “Face the State\, ” etc.  His community involvement includes Columbus Metropolitan Librar y Board of Trustees\, 14 years\; Board President for two years\, including the Columbus library system gaining national ranking as the number one li brary in the United States.  He was named in 2001 to the Ohio Library Tru stee Hall of Fame and former statewide Ohio Library Council Chair.\nMr. Ca sey is an extensive student of history and travel.  He has visited 23 different countries in Europe and 6 continents.\n\n\n[caption id="attach ment_2671" align="aligncenter" width="167"] Dr. Herb Asher[/caption]\nDr. Herb Asher – Dr. Asher is professor emeritus of political science at The Ohio State University.  He previously served as counselor to the univers ity president\, senior vice president for government affairs\, special ass istant to the university president for government relations\, and founding director of the John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy .  He is frequently called upon as an expert political analyst by local a nd national media.  Dr. Asher earned his degrees at Bucknell University ( B.S. Mathematics) and the University of Michigan (M.A. and Ph. D. in polit ical science).\nDr. Asher serves as faculty adviser to several student org anizations\, including the Ohio State University College Democrats.  He a lso serves on the Executive Committee and Board of Trustees of Hillel and formerly served as faculty adviser to the Undergraduate Student Government \, College Republicans\, and to two fraternities.\nDr. Asher is a former m ember and chair of the Ohio Ethics Commission and is currently a member of the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission.  He was also a member of the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission and is currently on the board of trustees of Equality Ohio.  He is a former member of the Board of Tru stees of Community Research Partners\, a former member of the Board of Tru stees of the Columbus Metropolitan Club\, a former member of the Ohio Stat e University Alumni Association Board of Directors\, and former president of the Ohio State University Faculty Club.\nDr. Asher has authored numerou s books and articles.  He is currently working on The History of Ohio St ate University during the Second Administration of President Gordon Gee a nd will be writing a book on the lessons of university presidential and tr ustee leadership.\n\n\n[caption id="attachment_2668" align="aligncenter" w idth="300"] Monica Williams[/caption]\nMonica Williams joined Clemans Nels on in 2023 and is a Senior Consultant. Monica works with clients on variou s employment and human resources management issues\, compensation plans an d wage surveys\, and labor relations related work. Monica received her Bac helor of Science degree from The Ohio State University in Business Adminis tration specializing in Human Resources and minoring in Communications. Mo nica is a SHRM Certified Professional\, and is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).\n\n\n[caption id="attachment_2669" alig n="aligncenter" width="290"] Daniel Sabol[/caption]\nDaniel A. Sabol joine d Clemans Nelson in 2026 and is the Director of Administrative Practice an d Investigations. Dan represents clients before the State Employment Relat ions Board\, OCRC\, EEOC and other administrative agencies\, as well as ov ersees CNA’s workplace investigations. Dan advises clients in human reso urce management\, labor relations and negotiations\, regulatory compliance \, discipline\, and policy development. He regularly conducts training on a variety of human resource and labor issues such as FLSA\, FMLA\, ADA\, d iscrimination/harassment\, and the use of social media in the workplace. P rior to joining CNA\, out of law school\, Dan represented public and priva te sector employers at management side firms\, before joining SERB as its Labor Relations Administrator and ALJ in Jan. 2022. In this role\, Dan ove rsaw SERB’s Representation and ULP Investigations departments\, with his departments processing\, investigating and making final recommendations o n approximately 1\,300 cases over 4 years\, with 0 decisions overturned by the courts on appeal or mandamus.\n\nLocation\nLower-Level Meeting Room\n FOP Building\n222 East Town Street\nColumbus\, OH 43215\nTake the elevator or the back stairs down to the lower level.\n\nFREE Parking Available\nHo liday Inn Columbus Downtown-Capitol Square by IHG\,\n175 East Town St\, Co lumbus\, OH 43215\, is providing free parking in their lot! Also\, metered parking available in front\, or spaces in the lot behind the building off of Chapel Street.\n\nCost and Registration\nLunch-Included Ticket Costs f or End of Year Buffet from Bravo\n$25 for Members\, with lunch included\n$ 30 for Visitors\, with lunch included\n$15 for Students\, with lunch inclu ded\nRefunds will not be offered unless requested more than 5 calendar day s prior to the Event date.\nAttendees must register by 12 PM on the day pr ior to the Event date to guarantee lunch will be available to them.\n  \;\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lerachapter.org/colera/wp-content/upload s/sites/32/2025/11/COLERA5-19-26Featured2-scaled.png CATEGORIES:In-person LOCATION:FOP Building\, Lower Level Meeting Room\, 222 East Town Street\, Columbus\, Ohio\, 43215\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=222 East Town Street\, Colu mbus\, Ohio\, 43215\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=FOP Buildin g\, Lower Level Meeting Room:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR