Registration open for the Rocky Mountain LERA 2026 Annual Fall Conference!

Join the Rocky Mountain Chapter of LERA for a full day of timely labor and employment programming. The conference will feature a plenary session with NLRB General Counsel Crystal Carey providing updates from the Board, along with breakout sessions including a panel of experienced arbitrators discussing hot topics in union arbitration, an EEOC attorney giving an overview of current enforcement priorities and emerging issues, an update from the Colorado Division of Labor Standards & Statistics on Colorado developments and an ethics session focused on labor practice. We are also developing a specialized breakout for public employers and labor professionals in partnership with Colorado WINS.

Light breakfast and full buffet lunch provided.

CLE Credit applied for.

Date

September 24, 2026

Time

Registration begins at 8:15 AM

Program: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Lunch Provided

Plenary Speaker: NLRB General Counsel Crystal Carey 

Crystal Carey was sworn in on January 7, 2026, as the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). GC Carey began her labor law career as an intern at the Agency’s Baltimore Regional office (Region 5) while attending Penn State Dickinson School of Law. After graduation, she served as a Field Attorney in Region 5 for three years. She then spent six years working at the NLRB’s Headquarters both in the Division of Enforcement Litigation in the Office of Appeals and as senior staff counsel to Chairman Philip A. Miscimarra. In 2018, Ms. Carey transitioned to private practice at Morgan Lewis, where she became a partner.

CLE and HRCI credit applied for.

Speakers

Laurie Jaeckel — Assistant Regional Attorney, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Lauren Jaeckel CLE

Leslie W. Langbein — Labor Arbitrator – Leslie W. Langbein – Mediator & Arbitrator based in Miami Lakes, Florida.

John Weathers — Labor Arbitrator – Home

Deborah Brodsky — Labor Arbitrator – Deborah M. Brodsky – Labor Arbitration Institute

Troy Rackham — Attorney, Spencer Fane LLP – Troy Rackham – Spencer Fane

Kristina Rosett, Director of the Colorado Division of Labor Standards and Statistics

Diane Byrne, President of Colorado WINS Local 1876

Location

University of Denver

 Joy Burns Center – 2044 E. Evans Ave., Denver CO 80210

Parking map here: Aug23DUCampusMap.pdf

Cost

$95, includes annual Rocky Mountain LERA Dues

$35 student rate

Questions?

Rocky Mountain LERA c/o Ryan Sarni
Email: rockymtnlera@gmail.com or ryansarni@yahoo.com

Hope to see you there!

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