2026 Employment Law Update
November 19, 2026
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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Omni Tucson National Resort & Spa
2727 West Club Drive
Tucson, AZ 85742
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2026 employment law update
Thursday, November 19, 2026
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Omni Tucson National Resort & Spa
2727 West Club Drive, Tucson
*Please note, there is a cancellation fee of $100 for all registrations.
| TIME | TOPIC | SPEAKER |
| 8:00-8:30 AM | Light Continental Breakfast | |
| 8:30-8:45 AM | Opening Remarks | Kristine Dias, SHRM GT President |
| 8:45-9:45 AM | Most Expensive Sentences a Manager Can Say | Joseph Kroeger & Ben Nucci, Snell & Wilmer |
| 9:45-10:45 AM | Rock the Employment Law Update | Justin Pierce, Pierce Coleman |
| 10:45-11:00 AM | BREAK | |
| 11:00 AM -12:00 PM | 1A: What You Don't Catch Will Catch You: Traps for the Unwary Employer | Denise Blommel, Denise M. Blommel PLLC & Abby Harbicht, Areinoff Harbicht Law LLC |
| 1B: Reel Violations: Employment Law Lessons from the Big Screen and TV | Barney Holtzman & Thom Cope, Mesch Clark Rothchild | |
| 1C: Borders, Business & the Bottom Line: Immigration and Worksite Compliance in 2026 | Ben Nucci, Snell & Wilmer | |
| 12:00-1:15 PM | The NLRB’s New Setlist: Workplace Rules, Concerted Activity, and A Brighter Future for Employers | Jeff Toeppel & Adrienne Good, Brueckner Spitler Shelts PLC |
| 1:15-1:30 PM | BREAK | |
| 1:30-2:30 PM | 2A: Leave Requests FMLA ADA Pregnancy Act | Abbe Goncharsky, Abbe M Goncharsky PLLC |
| 2B: Bridging Generations, Building Stratey: The Indispensable Role of HR | Denise Blommel, Denise M. Blommel PLLC & Abby Harbicht, Areinoff Harbicht Law LLC |
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| 2C: TBD | ||
| 2:30-2:45 PM | BREAK | |
| 2:45-3:45 PM | 3A: The Employer's Playbook: A Roadmap for Handling Complaints the Right Way | Mea Donnelly, Olgetree Deakins |
| 3B: HR Dept of One: Questions You Should Have Asked But Didn't | Michael Boreale, Boreale Law PLC |
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| 3C: How to Use AI Effectively as an HR Professional Minimizing Legal Risks Along the Way | Jennifer Sellers & Deb Verdier, Cavanagh Law | |
| 3:45-4:00 PM | BREAK | |
| 4:00-5:00 PM | Legal Jeopardy: Harassment Awareness Face-Off – Test Your Knowledge, Protect Your Workplace? | Sherry Downer, Sherry J Downer PLLC |
| 5:00-6:00 PM | Post Program Mixer |
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$275.00 Member Registration
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