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How the NLRB Dramatically Changed Unionization

2025 PALA Fall Conference


Best Western Premier The Central Hotel
800 East Park Dr
Harrisburg, PA 17111

Blank Rome partner Brandon S. Shemtob will serve as a speaker at Pennsylvania Assisted Living Association’s (“PALA”) 2025 Fall Conference, being held September 23 through 24, 2025, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Brandon’s session, “How the NLRB Dramatically Changed Unionization,” will take place on Wednesday, September 24, from 12:40 to 2:00 p.m. 

ABOUT THE SESSION

Many employers have heard about unions but do not understand exactly what they are or how they work. Brandon will discuss how a company goes from being non-union to union and how an organization can prepare for a unionization drive.

Other sessions include:

  • 2025 Immunization Update
  • Insights from Experienced Administrators
  • Protecting Yourself from HIPAA’s New Security Rule Updates
  • Supporting Pennsylvania: An Overview of the Alzheimer’s and Dementia Office
  • Crisis Management with a Smile
  • In Lieu of Service (“ILOS”) for Assisted Living Residences
  • Living with Joy and Agency While Living with Dementia
  • AI for Elder Care: Revolutionizing Health Monitoring and Disease Prevention

The conference will also include two keynote addresses:

  • Bouncing Back: Handling Setbacks Like a Comedian, by Jan McInnis
  • Implicit Bias: You Don't Know What You Don't Know, Sheri Bender, Pulse HR Solutions, LLC

For more information and to register, please visit the event webpage.