CONFERENCE AGENDA

October 21, 2021

8:15 AM

Log in to Zoom Meeting (Link to be provided)

8:30 AM

Welcome & Introduction

Mike Spinale, Immediate Past State Director, Massachusetts State Council of SHRM

8:45 AM

Washington Outlook & HR Policy Update

James Redstone, Director of Public Policy, SHRM

US Department of Labor Update

Jessica Looman, Acting Administrator, US DOL Wage & Hour Division

Christine Eskilson, Deputy Regional Solicitor, US DOL

Mark Watson, Regional Administrator, US DOL Wage & Hour Division

9:30 AM

Coffee Break

10:30 AM

State Legislative Outlook Panel Discussion

Scott Moore, Esq., Principal, Moore EMS Consulting

Brooke Thomson, VP of Government Affairs, Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM)

Moderated by Debra Najjar, Government Affairs Director, MassSHRM

10:45 AM

Massachusetts Paid Family & Medical Leave Act: The First Year, A Work in Progress

Bill Alpine, Director, MA Department of Family & Medical Leave

Mary Timba, Manager, Customer Engagement, MA Department of Family & Medical Leave

11:30 AM

Lunch Break

12:15 PM

Re-opening the Mixed Vax Workplace: The Occupational Health View

Dr. Kenji Santo, MD, JD, FACOEM

12:45 PM

The New World of Immigration: New Rules and the Impact on Talent Acquisition

John Wilson, Esq.

1:45 PM

Application of Recent Developments Impacting the Workplace: What is Keeping HR Up at Night?

Kathy Murphy, Esq.

Kier Wachterhause, Esq.

Anissa Zabriskie, Global HR Business Partner, DuPont

Moderated by Debra Najjar, Government Affairs Director, MassSHRM

2:15 PM

Reception & Trivia Happy Hour (BYOB)

3:30 PM