Overview
The employment law landscape has undergone significant changes over the past 18 months, creating new challenges for employers navigating DEI, discrimination, and harassment compliance. With the rescission of the EEOC's harassment guidance, increased scrutiny of DEI initiatives, evolving enforcement priorities, and expanding state-level requirements, organizations must carefully evaluate their workplace policies and compliance strategies.
This practical, case-driven webinar will help HR professionals, employment counsel, and compliance leaders understand the latest legal developments, assess potential risks, and develop a compliant approach to managing workplace policies in 2026 and beyond.
Areas Covered
· Gain a clear, practical understanding of how the EEOC guidance rescission affects your harassment policies, training programs, and compliance obligations.
· Examine the six DEI practices identified by the EEOC and DOJ as potentially high-risk, and learn how to assess whether your organization's initiatives may be impacted.
· Understand key state law requirements that may impose stricter obligations than federal law, regardless of future regulatory changes.
· Learn a practical 30/60/90-day compliance audit framework to evaluate and strengthen your workplace policies and programs.
· Explore the growing conflict between federal and state employment laws and discover strategies for managing compliance risks across multiple jurisdictions.