*Webinar to be hosted in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Description:
Join us for an informative webinar on the latest employment policy updates from the new administration and their impact on employers in the construction industry. Our expert legal panel will break down key regulatory changes, employment policies, and workforce initiatives that could shape hiring practices, compliance requirements, and labor availability.Ìý The presentation will cover the many recent developments in employment discrimination,Ìý wage and hour, and immigration enforcement initiatives at the federal level. The panel will also cover the recent development affecting compliance for federal contractors. This session will provide valuable guidance on how to adapt and stay ahead in a shifting employment landscape.Ìý Don’t miss this opportunity to gain actionable insights and ensure your workforce strategy remains strong in 2025 and beyond.Ìý
Among the topics to be covered by the panel are:
- An update on status of the Trump administration’s actions around DEI and how contractors should prepare for potential audits.
- The impact of the administration’s recission of EO 11246 and what remaining anti-discrimination obligations contractors still have.
- The new and anticipated priorities of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division.
- The general status and outlook of pending regulatory reform efforts.
- The impact of recent immigration actions and enforcement priorities on contractors and their workforces.
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Speakers:
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Director of Association Partnerships
Arcoro
Carrie Gardenhire, Director of Association Partnerships at Arcoro, will open the webinar and introduce a new report: Embracing New Strategies to Build the Future Workforce, The 2024 National Construction Industry HR & Workforce Conference After-Action Report before passing the floor to our expert panel.
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Angelica Ochoa
Partner
Fisher Phillips
Angelica M. Ochoa is a partner in the firm's Denver office. Her practice covers virtually all aspects of employment-based immigration into the United States. She has experience in obtaining nonimmigrant work visas and employment-based immigrant visas for management, professionals, and specialized skills employees. With respect to employment-based nonimmigrant work visas, she advises and represents companies in the preparation of a variety of petitions. With respect to employment-based immigrant petitions, she advises and represents clients in all employment preference categories as well as adjustment of status. She also advises companies on I-9 employment eligibility verification best practices and assists clients through I-9 compliance issues. She regularly provides management training on immigration-related subjects.
Patrick Dalin
Partner
Fisher Phillips
Patrick M. Dalin represents employers in a full range of employment law matters, with a particular emphasis on wage and hour issues and government audits and investigations. As a member of Fisher Phillips’ Wage and Hour Practice Group and co-chair of its Compensation Audit and Counseling Services team, Patrick works with businesses to review their compensation practices and develop proactive solutions to reduce their risks of exposure to costly wage and hour investigations and lawsuits. As a co-chair of Fisher Phillips’ Prevailing Wage team, Patrick assists government contractors with their compliance obligations under the Davis Bacon Act, the McNamara O’Hara Service Contract Act, and state and local prevailing wage laws. He also represents employers in government audits, investigations, and litigation concerning prevailing wage issues.
Continuing Education Offered:
Participants can earn 1.0 HRCI CE Credit and 1.0 SHRM PDC by attending the entire webinar. Attendees will receive a separate email after the webinar with details to submit the webinar activity and claim credit toward their HRCI and SHRM recertification requirements.
The use of this official seal confirms that the Associated General Contractors of America meets the criteria for pre-approved recertification credit(s) for any of HR Certification Institute’s® (www.HRCI.org) eight credentials, including SPHR® and PHR®.
The Associated General Contractors of America is recognized by SHRM (www.SHRM.org) to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities.
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