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 Export to Your Calendar 11/6/2025
When: 11/06/2025
7:30am
Where: Marsh McLennan Agency
9171 Towne Centre Drive
Suite 100
San Diego, California  92122
United States
Contact: Dena Culpepper
info@sdshrm.org


Online registration is available until: 11/4/2025
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Meet Your Speakers

    
Michelle Meek
Constangy
Guillermo Escobedo
Constangy

Darcey Groden
Fisher Phillips

Chaz Estelle
Fisher Phillips

Schedule

  • 7:30 – 8:15 a.m.      Check In
  • 8:15 – 9:30 a.m.      Program
  • 9:30 – 9:45 a.m.      Break
  • 9:45 – 11:30 a.m.    Program

Program Overview 

Each year brings new legislative changes that affect how organizations manage risk and support their workforce. This annual Legal Updates program equips HR and business leaders with the latest insights on current and upcoming regulations, including California-specific reforms. Attendees receive expert guidance and a compliance checklist to ensure organizational readiness for 2026.

Session 1: Legislative Updates — What’s New

Stay informed on the latest employment laws and executive orders shaping HR for 2025–2026. This session highlights key updates and executive orders affecting pay, compliance, and workplace expression—especially where California’s rules differ from federal standards.

Key Takeaways:

• Understand the most recent legislative and regulatory changes affecting California employers.

• Learn how new laws around pay, immigration, and workplace rights influence policy updates and HR practices.

Session 2: Top 6 for ‘26 — Litigation & Counsel Perspectives

What legal issues are most likely to land employers in court—or on their counsel’s radar—in 2026? This session will explore the top six areas drawing heightened attention from employment attorneys and regulators, from PAGA reform and privacy enforcement (CCPA) to AI-driven decision-making, immigration audits, and employee monitoring practices. Presenters will connect these developments to real-world implications for HR policy, risk management, and litigation prevention.

Key Takeaways:

• Learn the top litigation and counsel priorities emerging across California workplaces for 2026.

• Recognize how HR can proactively reduce exposure by understanding where legal disputes and enforcement activity are increasing.

Q&A Lightning Round + Compliance Checklist

Wrap up with an interactive Q&A designed to answer real-world HR compliance questions. Attendees will also receive a concise 2026 Legal Checklist to help put learning into action.

Key Takeaway: 

• Leave with clear, practical direction and a ready-to-use checklist to strengthen 2026 compliance planning.

Sponsored by:

  

San Diego Society of Human Resource Management, Chapter 130
325 W. Washington Street #2355  |  San Diego, CA 92103  
(858) 988-SHRM (7476) • info@sdshrm.org