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Agenda At-a-Glance
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\n7:30 - 8:30 AM: Registration\, Breakfast and Exhibitor Tables\;
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8:30 - 9:00 AM: Welcome and Legislative Update
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9:00 &ndash\; 10:15 AM: \;Group Session #1: Is DEI Dead?: Navigating Title VII in the New Era. How to ensure legal compliance with Title VII under Trump 2.0\, and discussion of 4 main areas of exposure: 1) contract claims\, 2) discrimination claims\, 3) whistleblower claims\, and 4) retaliation claims.\n\n
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10:15 &ndash\; 10:30 AM: Break
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\n10:30 &ndash\; 11:45 AM: Group Session #2: Paying the Price: Managing Wage and Hour Risks Before They Cost You. \;Wage and Hour Liability and responding to investigations to limit exposure. \;Back wages\, liquidated damages and civil monetary penalties\, and discussion of how to audit pay practices to comply with overtime obligations.\n\n
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11:45 \;&ndash\; 12:00 PM: Break \n\n
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\n12:00 &ndash\; 1:15 PM: Lunch\, Exhibitor Tables
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1:15 &ndash\; 1:30 PM: Break
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\n1:30 &ndash\; 2:30 PM: \;Breakout Session #1A:The Hiring Game: Rules\, Risks\, and Recruitment Done Right. \;Hiring do&rsquo\;s and don&rsquo\;ts\, and best practices to avoid legal traps from job posting to employee onboarding.\n\n
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1:30 &ndash\; 2:30 PM: \;Breakout Session #1B: Under New Orders: Navigating Immigration Laws in the Workplace Under the New Administration. \; A review of the recent Executive Orders regarding immigration\, ICE'\;s enhanced Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO)\, I-9 compliance\, and consideration of the impacts of immigration under Trump 2.0 on employers.\n\n
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2:30 &ndash\; 2:45: Break
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\n2:45 &ndash\; 3:45 PM: \;Breakout Session #2A: \;The Legal Landscape of Leave: Charting the Constellation of Rights Under FMLA\, ADA\, and More. \;FMLA\, HFL\, ADAAA\, State Disability and Worker&rsquo\;s Compensation\, and discussion on how the recent Supreme Court decision on religious accommodation impacts leave and accommodation issues.\n\n
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2:45 &ndash\; 3:45 PM: \;Breakout Session #2B: \;Systemized Analysis of Discipline\, Discharge and the \;Interactive Process: Understanding and navigating the employee life cycle from employee development to separation. \;Discussion of best practices for managing your workforce and addressing personnel problems to ensure legal compliance and a smooth transition from one employment stage to the next\n\n
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3:45 &ndash\; 4:00 PM: Break \n\n
\n4:00 - 5:00PM: One Big Beautiful Bill Act Tax Provisions
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\n - Ronald Heller\, Torkildson Katz
\n - Thomas Yamachika\, Aloha State Tax
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\n4:00 &ndash\; 5:00 PM: Pau Hana and Exhibitor Tables \;
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In-Person Registration includes: self-parking\, WIFI\, SHRM/HRCI/HSBA continuing education credits\, Continental Breakfast\, Coffee\, Lunch\, Pau Hana Networking Reception with appetizers and one drink ticket and 2025 \;Employment Law Desk Manual book with pdf version. \;
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\nExpo Table $750 Registration includes: \;(1) self-parking\, WIFI\, \;Continental Breakfast\, Coffee\, (2) Lunch\, Pau Hana Networking Reception with appetizers and one drink ticket\, six-foot expo table and two chairs. **Expo Table Sponsorship does not include tickets to seminar \;
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Exclusive Sponsorships includes: \;(2) Tickets to the seminar\, Verbal and Logo Recognition\, 2-minute speaking opportunity from the stage\, (1) self-parking\, WIFI\, Continental Breakfast\, Coffee\, (2) Lunch\, Pau Hana Networking Reception with appetizers and one drink ticket\, six-foot expo table and two chairs. \;**There are only (1) sponsorship for each of the items\, so first come first serve.
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\nThe Chamber Desk Manual contains common sense advice concerning Hawaii\, federal employment and labor relations issues\, and continues to an indispensable resource for personnel matters. \;Published annually by Torkildson \;Katz \;this edition features new and revised materials not found in older editions. \;
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Mahalo to our presenting sponsor!
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