National Labor Relations Board-NJ PERC Update
Register at: https://www.njlera.org
Program
Join us for the final meeting of the 2025-26 year as the Deputy General Counsel of the PERC and NLRB Newark Regional Director discuss recent developments at their respective Agencies. The NLRB now has three of five members, with a 2-1 Republican majority. The Regional Director and our panel of practitioners will address legal developments, including the joint employer doctrine, organizing in the cannabis sector, and adjustments to its Cemex election procedures decision. We will also discuss the recent decision of the NJ State Supreme Courtin Rutgers v. AFSCME, where the Court found a contractual grievance procedure preempted by federal Title IX regulations, the Workplace Democracy Enhancement Act, the Responsible Collective Negotiations Act, recent changes to PERC’s unfair practice and representation rules, highlight developments in Interest Arbitration from the recent Paterson decision and pending legislative reforms.
Speakers
William J. Campbell IV, Esq., Deputy General Counsel, NJ PERC
Suzanne Sullivan, Esq., Regional Director, NLRB Newark
James J. La Rocca, Esq., Partner, Hunton
Hop Weschler, Esq., Partner, Selikoff and Cohen
Moderator: Dean L. Burrell, Esq., Arbitrator-Mediator, Burrell Dispute Resolution
Date
May 4, 2026
Time
5:30 P.M. Registration and Informal Reception
6:00 P.M. Dinner
7:00 – 8:30 P.M. Program
Location
Il Castello’s
81 Main Street
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
Registration and Cost
Chapter Members $60.00
Non-Members $75.00
Register at: https://www.njlera.org
NJ LERA Members receive a $15 discount for the event ($60.00 price). Please login if you are a member to receive the discount.
Registration closes 2/6/26 at 5:00 PM
Membership
If you are not a NJ LERA Chapter member (which is different from the National LERA membership), we encourage you to join. If you are a member, we encourage you to renew when your membership expires. We have dropped the price to attend meetings for members to $60. The non-member price remains the same at $75.
We are looking forward to seeing you on May 4, 2026.
Respectfully,
NJ LERA Board
The New Jersey Chapter of LERA is a unique organization of professionals from New Jersey and contiguous states interested in labor & employment relations and human resource management. The chapter includes members from the management, labor, neutral (including arbitrators and mediators), government, and academic fields.