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33rd Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference

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Regions 31 and 21 of the NLRB, along with the Orange County Labor and Employment Relations Association and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, held the 33rd Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference in Anaheim on July 22, 2015.

Regions 21 and 31 at the 33rd Annual Labor and Employment Conference
 
The conference was attended by more than 150 individuals, representing unions, union counsel, businesses, management counsel, public entities, neutrals, academics, government agencies, and students. The keynote speaker was Allison Beck, Acting Director of FMCS.

From left to right, Regional Director Mori Rubin (Region 31), Acting Director of FMCS Allison Beck, and Regional Director Olivia Garcia (Region 21)
 
There was a very lively and interesting NLRB panel that covered developments in NLRA law and procedure, including the new representation case rules, the new deferral standard, employee use of employer e-mail systems, and an audience-participation session on the legality of employer rules. Regional Director of Region 31 Mori Rubin and Regional Director of Region 21 Olivia Garcia participated on this panel, along with union attorney Josh Adams and employer attorney Richard Kopenhefer. The moderator of the panel was Region 31 Field Examiner Danielle Pierce.