Overview
WHAT’S HIDING IN YOUR HR PRACTICES?
Employment law didn’t get simpler in 2026. Federal enforcement priorities shifted. States continued moving in different directions. AI became an everyday HR compliance issue. And the old-fashioned risks-wage and hour, leave, discrimination, hiring, safety and documentation—didn’t go anywhere.
The goal is simple: Find the weak spots before an employee, regulator, plaintiff’s lawyer—or algorithm—finds them for you.
Rather than another legal-update presentation, employment attorney and HR expert Don Phin, Esq. guides participants through a practical 15-point HR compliance audit they can use immediately.
Areas Covered
1. Wage & Hour — Classification, overtime and timekeeping
2. Independent Contractors — Employees, contractors and contingent workers
3. Pay Equity & Transparency — Compensation practices and disclosure requirements
4. AI in HR — Hiring, screening, performance management and vendor risk
5. Leave & Accommodation — FMLA, ADA, pregnancy and attendance issues
6. I-9 & Hiring Compliance — Immigration documentation and hiring practices
7. Background Checks — FCRA and state-law requirements
8. Noncompetes & Restrictive Agreements — What still works—and where
9. NLRA & Employee Rights — Policies, communications and protected activity
10. Employee Privacy — Confidential information, monitoring and data
11. Workplace Safety & OSHA — Current compliance and enforcement issues
12. Discrimination, Harassment & DEI — Navigating changing federal and state priorities
13. Notices, Training & Documentation — The fundamentals that create your defense
14. Multistate Compliance — When one policy no longer works everywhere
15. Your 2027 Action Plan — Turning the audit into priorities, ownership and deadlines
