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43rd Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference
In cooperation with
National Academy of Arbitrators (NAA), Southern California Region
and programming support provided by
National Labor Relations Board Region 21 and Region 31, Los Angeles
Please join us as we continue the tradition of SoCal LERA’s annual one-day conference in Southern California designed for all labor and employment professionals in both the private and public sectors. This program is geared to attorneys, union organizers and representatives, HR professionals, arbitrators and mediators, supervisors and managers, students and academics. We are providing training and updates on the latest in labor and employment law.
Date and Time
Friday July 17, 2026, 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Agenda
10 to 10:15 am — Welcome, Josh Adams, President, SoCal LERA
10:15 to 11 am — NAA Red-Light /Green-Light Panel
Promises, Promises: Tricky Problems of Contract Interpretation in Labor Arbitration
11 to 11:45 am — NAA Breakout Sessions with Guest Arbitrators
Jaye Bailey, Carl Bosland*, Dave Beauvais*, Kathy Fragnoli*, Molly Kagel, Sylvia Marks-Burnett, Jon Monat*, Dan Saling*, Ted Scott, Ellen Shadur, Cheryl Stevens, Lou Zigman*
*Indicates NAA member
12 to 12:30 pm — Lunch Provided
12:30 to 1:30 pm — Room A, NLRB Update
NLRB Region 21 Acting Regional Director, Lisa McNeill
NLRB Region 31 Regional Director, Danielle Pierce
Additional Panel Materials:
C-Case EOT Response-Valley Radiology PA Clarification Regarding Recent Coverage of the NLRB’s Updated Docketing Protocol _ National Labor Relations Board Endurance Environmental Solutions, LLC, 373 NLRB No. 141 (2024) Essentia Health, 374 NLRB No. 140 (July 15, 2026 GC Memo New Docketing Protocol FINAL.pdf (1) General Counsel Announces Case Reallocation Initiative to Tackle Historic Backlog _ National Labor Relations Board Home Depot USA, Inc., 373 NLRB No. 25 (2024) Int’l Union of Operating Engineers, Stationary Engineers, Local 39 (Macy’s) v. NLRB, 127 F.4th 58, 69 (9th Cir. 2025) McLaren Macomb, 372 NLRB No. 58 (2023) Metro Health, Inc. dba Hospital Metropolitano Rio Piedras, 373 NLRB 89 (2024) Operational Priorities to Ensure Consistent, Fair, and Timely Case Resolution Across Regions Siren Retail Corp. dba Starbucks, 373 NLRB No. 135 (2024) Stericycle, Inc., 372 NLRB No. 113 (2023) Tesla, Inc., 371 NLRB No. 131 (2022) NLRB Bench Book – 2026 Amazon.com Services, LLC, 373 NLRB No. 136 (2024) Case Handling Guidance
12:30 to 1:30 pm — Room B, PERB Update
Valerie Pike Racho, PERB Deputy Chief Administrative Law Judge
Christina Nielsen, PERB Senior Regional Attorney
Additional Panel Materials:
Atwater Elementary Teachers Association, CTANEA (Garcia) (2026) PERB Decision No. 2995 Chino Valley USD (2026) PERB Decision No. 3017 City and County of San Francisco (2025) Order No. Ad-532-M City and County of San Francisco v. PERB (June 22, 2026 A173302) City of Azusa (2026) PERB Decision No. 3004-M County of Kern and Kern County Civil Service Commission (2026) PERB Decision No. 2975-M County of San Diego (2026) PERB Decision No. 3006-M Downey Unified School District (2026)PERB Decision No. 3018 East Bay Regional Park Dist. (2025) PERB Decision No. 2969-M Oakland Unified School District v. PERB (2026) 112 Cal.App.5th 725 Regents of the University of California (2026) PERB Decision No. 3003-H Regents of the University of California (2026) PERB Decision No. 3034-H Rocklin Unified School District (2026) PERB Decision No. 2939 Trustees of the California State University v. PERB (2026) 118 Cal.App.5th 90
1:30 to 1:45 pm — Break (Coffee & Tea Provided)
1:45-2:45 pm – Practical Private & Public Sector Labor Relations – Solving the Grievance Pre-Arb
Union-Side: Jason Wojciechowski, Partner, Bush Gottlieb
Management-Side: Eric Riss, Partner, Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo
Union-Side: Donna Haddad RN, BSN, SCNSC and UNAC/UHCP Staff Representative
Management-Side: Richard D. Rosas, Kaiser Permanente Sr. Director, HR Strategy Design, Office of Labor Relations
3:15 – 4:15 pm– Keynote Speaker
Professor Eric Schnapper of UW School of Law on President Trump’s Supreme Court
Additional Materials:
Trmp v Slaughter Slip Opinion USSC
4:15 to 4:30 pm — Closing Remarks
MCLE Credit
If you plan to obtain MCLE credit, please input your California bar number when you register for the event. You will not be able to supply this information following the event.
Location
UFCW Local 324 Auditorium
8530 Stanton Avenue (corner of Crescent Avenue)
Buena Park, California 90620
Pricing and Registration
Registration is $100, which includes an annual membership and access to one year of SoCal LERA events. Please book your seat below.
Not yet a member of SoCal LERA? Please consider becoming a member of So Cal LERA; your annual membership dues of $100 will help support our future programs. Go to http://lerachapter.org/socallera/membership-account/membership-levels/ to join now!
Would you like to check if your SoCal LERA dues are current? If you are listed in our member directory, then your dues are paid. You can check that here: http://lerachapter.org/socallera/membership-account/directory/
Bookings
Bookings are closed for this event.