Orange County

Labor and Employment Relations Research Association

(OCLERA)

OCLERA sponsors dinner meeting programs on vital labor and employment relations issues.  OCLERA also sponsors an annual labor law conference, which is considered one of the best one-day conferences in the West.  OCLERA provides a venue for organizations and individuals to obtain unique insights, to expand their knowledge base, and to network with other labor and employment relations professionals.  OCLERA provides an opportunity to gain acquaintances in the field, while staying abreast of current trends and practices.

  HOW TO JOIN OCLERA

OCLERA includes members from throughout the Southern California area.  Membership is not restricted to Orange County residents or practitioners.

Annual DUES are $55 for regular membership, $10 for student membership, and $150 for organizational membership.  Dues are tax deductible as professional association expenses.  Members receive a $5 discount on all dinner meeting programs.  You may also mail a completed membership application.  You may print a copy from the link below for mailing, or you may electronically submit your application via email delivery.  Dues may also be paid at the next dinner meeting.  Members receive a substantial discount in registration fees to the annual Labor Law Conference held in July. 

Application - E-mail

Application - Print hardcopy and mail

  OFFICERS and BOARD MEMBERS

The chapter president serves a one year term.  For continuity, like the national LERA, the chapter president is a long term chapter member who must serve one-year terms as executive vice president, followed by president-elect. Representatives from labor, management, and neutral groups serve multi-year terms with staggering dates of service. 

2008 Officers

  PAST PRESIDENTS

OCLERA Past Presidents

  AWARD WINNING CHAPTER HISTORY

OCLERA affiliated with the national organization in 1977.  The OCLERA chapter has received numerous national recognition awards, including Outstanding Chapter Awards for 2003 and 2004, as well as continued recognition for outstanding programming and events.  The OCLERA chapter has a history of activism, producing many members who have gone on to participate in various levels of the national organization.   Marlene Heyser, a former national president, remains an active chapter member and chair of the annual labor law conference.  Anthony T. Oliver, a future national president, is also an active chapter member.   Sara Adler, a national board member, is president-elect of the local organization.  Many other chapter members, past and current, play an active role in the national organization and in the labor and employment relations community. 

     In view of the name change by the national organization, the Orange County Chapter is consideration adapting the LERA mantle. OCLERA/OCLERA.  We are the same local chapter of the same fine organization.   

The upcoming 27th Annual Labor & Employment Law Conference remains one of the best one day long conferences held in the West.  The Conference is co-sponsored by the National Labor Relations Board, OCLERA and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.  This year's conference is scheduled for July 22, 2009 at the Sheraton Park Hotel at the Anaheim Resort, beginning at 8:00 a.m. and running till 5:00 p.m..  The featured luncheon speaker will be Phyllis Chang, Director, California Department of Fair Employment and Housing.  Four exciting, cutting edge workshops are part of the exciting program.  The Chapter has become synonymous with the Labor Law Conference. 

  PROGRAMS and EVENTS

OCLERA sponsors 5 dinner program meetings a year.  The programs are the most cutting-edge in contemporary employment relations.  The program meetings are normally held at the Sheraton Park Hotel, 1855 South Harbor Boulevard, Anaheim, CA 92802.  Dinner meetings are scheduled for the months of January, March, May, September and November.  (Call for confirmation of dates and location.  Note:  the regularly used hotel is undergoing renovation.)   Program registration begins at 6 p.m.  A no-host bar follows.  An enjoyable dinner is served at 7 p.m.  The program begins at 8 p.m. and is usually over around 9 p.m.  Parking at the hotel is included in the cost.  Dinner meetings are $44/members and $49/nonmembers.   MCLE Credit—1 hour.

  2009 Meeting Schedule

Thursday, January 23-----Sheraton Park Hotel

            Thursday, March 26------Sheraton Park Hotel

            Thursday, May 21--------Sheraton Park Hotel

            Wednesday, July 22------Sheraton Park Hotel (Annual Labor Law Conference)

            Thursday, September 24--Sheraton Park Hotel

            Thursday, November 19—Sheraton Park Hotel