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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: Navigating Employee Leave: Established Requirements and Recent Updates \;- \;Practical guidance for administering traditional leave obligations\, while highlighting recent statutory\, regulatory\, and case-law developments and other leave issues affecting compliance with the changing landscape of leave laws including the ADA\, the HFLL and the FMLA\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: Clocked In: Wage &\; Hour Updates and Pitfalls - \;A timely overview of new rules\, recent cases\, DOL &\; DLIR enforcement priorities and updated guidance regarding common issues such as independent contractor status\, overtime\, AI and FLSA\, and equal pay\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: \;From HR Complaints to the Courtroom: Strategies for Building a Winning Defense Through Internal Investigations &ndash\; Equipping you with the essential strategies\, guidance\, and compliance tools to successfully navigate internal investigations in 2026\n\n
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1:30 &ndash\; 2:30 PM: Breakout Session #1B: Countdown to Change: Staying Ahead of Major Shifts in Labor Rights \;&ndash\; Overview of changes coming as part of the new NLRB'\;s agenda such as the reversal of established labor law and possible new legislation regarding first time CBAs\, and how employers can prepare\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 New EEO Playbook: What&rsquo\;s Changed and What&rsquo\;s Next &ndash\; Overview of new rules\, recent cases (including how the courts are deciding COVID-19 and religious accommodation cases)\, EEOC enforcement priorities and updated guidance regarding DEI\, EEO-1 reporting requirements\, and voluntary affirmative action plans \;\n\n
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2:45 &ndash\; 3:45 PM: Breakout Session #2B: Dotting the I&rsquo\;s and Crossing the T&rsquo\;s: I-9 audits and Tax Withholding Update &ndash\; Overview of updates regarding I-9 audits\, responding to subpoenas from ICE\, garnishment of wages\, and tax withholding considerations for Hawaii employers\n\n
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3:45 &ndash\; 4:00 PM: Break \n\n
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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 2026-2027 Chamber 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) video commercial to play during breaks\, (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!
