Join us for our 43rd Annual Employment Law Seminar on Tuesday, May 19! Our Employment Practice Group will present on the latest employment law developments facing businesses. Breakfast and lunch will be served. Hors d’oeuvres and cocktails will be provided during the networking happy hour. Please see the agenda below for more details.
About the Event:
Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Eden Resort & Suites, 222 Eden Rd, Lancaster, PA 17601
Registration is open!
Early Bird Rate (until April 17): $75.00 fee per person
Regular Rate (after April 17): $95.00 fee per person
Agenda:
Registration and Breakfast – 8:00am – 9:00am
Sessions 1 – 9:00am to 10:15am
1A: From Policy to Practice: Advanced Strategies for FMLA and ADA Compliance
–Presented by Jennifer Craighead Carey
1B: The Compliance Compass: Mastering Remote Workforce Law in a Borderless World
–Presented by Mike Crocenzi
1C: “Let’s Make a Deal!” – How Collective Bargaining Skills Can Enhance Your H.R. Toolkit
-Presented by Kevin Moore
Sessions 2 – 10:30am to 11:45am
2A: Wage and Hour Update, And Overlooked Pay Considerations During Everyday HR Decision-making
–Presented by Caleb Setlock and Jill Sebest Welch
2B: 2026 Federal Update: What are the Agencies and the Courts up to?
–Presented by David Freedman and Kevin Moore
2C: Marijuana in the Workplace: Balancing Workplace Safety and Compliance with State Law
–Presented by Sarah Doyle
Lunch – 11:45am – 1:00pm
Sessions 3 – 1:00pm – 2:15pm
3A: Why Process Matters: Building a Prudent Framework to Manage Fiduciary Risk
–Presented by Mark Smith
3B: Inside An Unemployment Compensation Appeal Hearing
–Presented by Susanna Fultz and Caleb Setlock
3C: Ethics and Attorney-Client Privilege for HR Professionals: Navigating Business Ethics, the Attorney-Client Relationship, and the HR Professionals’ Role in Legal Matters
–Presented by Hon. David L. Ashworth (Ret.) and Josh Schwartz
Sessions 4 – 2:30pm – 3:45pm
4A: The New Co-Pilot: Mastering the AI-Human Partnership in HR
–Presented by Mike Crocenzi
4B: Write Like it Matters: Documenting Workplace Investigations
–Presented by Sarah Doyle, Susanna Fultz and Hannah Schroer
4C: Workplace Immigration Enforcement Under the Trump Administration: Types of Enforcement Actions, Trends, and Employer Preparation
–Presented by Andy Mahon
Cocktail Hour – 4:00pm – 5:00pm
This program has been approved for 5 PDCs for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP, 5 HR (General) Hours for HRCI, and 5.00 Substantive PA Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Credits.
Stay up to date with the latest developments by joining our Employment Practice Group mailing list at the link here.
Questions? Please contact Jennifer Mowen at 717-553-1066 or jmowen@barley.com.
