FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Mark Gaston Pearce, chairman of the National Labor Relations Board, will present "The NLRB in Changing Times" at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21, in the E.J. Ball Courtroom at the University of Arkansas School of Law.

"We are honored to host Chairman Pearce at the University of Arkansas School of Law," said Cynthia Nance, dean emeritus, Nathan G. Gordan Professor of Law and director of pro bono and community service. "Our students are fortunate to learn from this dynamic leader who has faced some of the nation's most interesting labor law questions." 

Pearce was named chairman by President Obama on Aug. 27, 2011. He was sworn in as a board member on April 07, 2010, following his recess appointment, and was confirmed by the Senate on June 22, 2010. On Aug. 23, 2013, he was sworn in for a second term that expires on Aug. 27, 2018.

Pearce was a founding partner of the Buffalo, New York, law firm of Creighton, Pearce, Johnsen & Giroux, where he practiced union and plaintiff side labor and employment law. Prior to his entry into private practice, Pearce was an attorney and district trial specialist in the National Labor Relations Board's Buffalo regional office.

By appointment of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Pearce served on several commissions as well as the New York State Industrial Board of Appeals, where he ruled on appeals of wage and hour decisions of the New York State Department of Labor.

He has taught at Cornell University's School of Industrial Labor Relations Extension and is a fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.

Pearce received a Juris Doctor from University at Buffalo Law School of the State University of New York and a Bachelor of Arts in government from Cornell University.

The National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency that protects the rights of private sector employees to join together, with or without a union, to improve their wages and working conditions. It has 26 regional offices and is headquartered in Washington, D.C.  

The campus and Northwest Arkansas community are encouraged to attend this free event.