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:32-892@lerachapter.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261215T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261215T130000 DTSTAMP:20261021T170114Z URL:https://lerachapter.org/colera/events/public-colleges-and-universities / SUMMARY:Labor and Employment Law Matters Facing Public Colleges and Univers ities DESCRIPTION:Labor and Employment Law Matters Facing Public Colleges and Uni versities\nHosted by COLERA\n\nProgram\nThis presentation will provide inf ormation regarding current labor and employment case law in Ohio\, the evo lving legal status of student-athletes\, and recent labor organizing activ ities in Ohio universities.\nDuring this event\, the speaker will provide an overview of current labor and employment law developments affecting Ohi o’s public colleges and universities. Topics will include the Ohio Supre me Court’s decisions in Portage County Educators Association for Develop mental Disabilities\, OEA/NEA v. SERB addressing picketing\; Mahoning Educ ation Association of Developmental Disabilities v. State Employment Relati ons Board addressing informational picketing\; and recent decisions from t he State Employment Relations Board (SERB).\nThe program will also examine the evolving legal status of student-athletes and the question of whether they should be considered employees under federal and state law. Discussi on will include developments under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)\, including Johnson v. NCAA\, the Dar tmouth College unionization petition and subsequent withdrawal\, applicabl e Ohio statutes\, and pending federal legislation such as the Protect Coll ege Sports Act and the SCORE Act.\nFinally\, the presentation will explore recent labor organizing activity at Ohio universities\, including develop ments involving Ohio University\, Miami University\, and The Ohio State Un iversity Marion campus and the broader implications of these efforts for h igher education institutions and labor relations professionals.\n\nDate an d Time\nDecember 15\, 2026  12:00 pm - 1:00 pm\n\nSpeaker\nErika Pearsol\ n\n\n[caption id="attachment_2729" align="aligncenter" width="280"] Erika Pearsol\, Senior Associate General Counsel with The Ohio State University Office of Legal Affairs[/caption]\nErika Pearsol – Ms. Pearsol is a Seni or Associate General Counsel with The Ohio State University Office of Lega l Affairs. Since joining Ohio State in 2013\, she has advised and counsele d the university on a broad range of labor and employment matters\, includ ing issues arising under Ohio’s Collective Bargaining Law (Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4117)\, Title VII\, Title IX\, the Americans with Disabilitie s Act (ADA)\, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)\, the Age Discrimina tion in Employment Act (ADEA)\, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)\, and other federal and state employment laws. Ms. Pearsol serves on all un iversity and medical center bargaining teams. Ohio State currently has 19 bargaining units and administers 15 separate collective bargaining agreeme nts. In addition to her labor relations practice\, Ms. Pearsol oversees Eq ual Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Ohio Civil Rights Commiss ion (OCRC) charges filed against the university\, as well as State Personn el Board of Review (SPBR) appeals and employment-related litigation.\nPrio r to joining Ohio State\, Ms. Pearsol served as Director of Employee and L abor Relations and in-house counsel at Ohio University. She also worked in the Ohio Attorney General’s Office\, where she represented colleges and universities in labor and employment matters\, including state and federa l litigation\, arbitration\, and mediation proceedings. Earlier in her car eer\, Ms. Pearsol was a partner at a boutique labor and employment law fir m\, representing employees and labor unions in a wide variety of workplace matters.\nMs. Pearson is a member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys. She received her B.A. from Kent State University Honors College and her J.D. from The Ohio State University\, Michael E. M oritz College of Law.\n\nLocation\nLower-Level Meeting Room\nFOP Building\ n222 East Town Street\nColumbus\, OH 43215\nTake the elevator or the back stairs down to the lower level.\n\nFREE Parking Available\nHoliday Inn Col umbus Downtown-Capitol Square by IHG\,\n175 East Town St\, Columbus\, OH 4 3215\, is providing free parking in their lot! Also\, metered parking avai lable in front\, or spaces in the lot behind the building off of Chapel St reet.\n\nCost and Registration\n$25 for Members\, with lunch included\n$30 for Visitors\, with lunch included\n$15 for Students\, with lunch include d\n$10 Standard Ticket\, no lunch included\nRefunds will not be offered un less requested more than 5 calendar days prior to the Event date.\nAttende es must register by 12 PM on the day prior 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/32/2026/09/COLERA12-15-26Featured3-1-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:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR