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LERA 76th Annual Meeting

Presented by the Labor and Employment Relations Association

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JAMS is a proud Silver Sponsor of the Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) 76th Annual Meeting. This unique triad event, hosted in partnership with ILERA AND FMCS brings together the finest practitioners, academics, and neutrals in the world of labor relations. LERA’s mission bridges research, practice and policy, as well as stakeholders. ILERA's general purpose is to promote the study of labor and employment relations throughout the world in the relevant academic disciplines. The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) is a federal agency that works to build better, more effective workplace relationships and mitigate the damage from inevitable conflict through preventive dialogue, honest communication, and responsive strategies. JAMS neutrals will be participating in several panels throughout the conference. 

Featured Programs

Ethics in Action: Assessing Credibility and Fighting Implicit or Unconscious Bias in Arbitration
Thursday, June 27th | 10:45am - 12:00pm ET
A practice driven session identifying some of the most important ethical issues arbitrators confront, including assessing credibility, fighting implicit or unconscious bias, unconscious drivers of arbitrator decision-making, the sources of ethical obligations in arbitration, disclosure issues, partiality, and the neutrality of party-appointed arbitrators.
Moderator: Jed L. Marcus, Marcus ADR Services LLC
Panelists: Dean Burrell, Burrell Dispute Resolution; Randi E. Lowitt, Esq., Lowitt Labor Arbitration; and Robin H. Gise, Esq., JAMS

Advancing Equity for Women in the Workplace

Thursday, June 27th | 10:45am - 12:00pm ET
Adopting equity-based solutions is key for employers to keep their competitive female employees from leaving. Some ways to ensure women's equity in the workplace include, but not limited to, mandatory diversity and inclusion training for leaders, ensure promotion strategy is fair, avoid making assumptions, and recognizing your team members equally.
Moderator: Sa'Mecha Echols, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Panelists: Stephanie M. Collier and Carla Cardona, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; Rebekah Ratliff, JAMS; and Arthur Theotis Matthews, Pennsylvania State University

The Power of Empathy and Chemistry of Trust in the Workplace

Friday, June 28th, 9:45 - 11:00am ET
Empathy is the cornerstone of caring workplace relations, and trust is the platform for growing healthy organizations. This session will demonstrate how labor-management professionals can build empathy and trust, improving their problem-solving success.
Moderator: Renée Mayne, Labor-ADR

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