Join the Massachusetts State Council for our second annual statewide Legislative Conference. With so many HR and employment related laws changing in the Commonwealth and the nation, it’s important to invest some time to keep up-to-date and to learn how to make your voice heard in the debate on HR legislation.
Attendees will earn 7.5 strategic SHRM & HRCI recertification credits!
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Registration
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Introduction (Mike Spinale) Housekeeping; Outline of Day
8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Washington Outlook and HR Policy (Lisa Horn, SHRM National)
9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. US Supreme Court Review: 2019 Decisions Impacting Employers and Cases to Watch (Jennifer Parent, McLane) (Debra Dyleski-Najjar, Esq., NELGPC, MA-SHRM Govt Affairs Dir.)
10:30 a.m. – 10:45a.m. Coffee Break
10:45 p.m. – 11:30 a.m. Panel Discussion: State Legislative Outlook Moderator: Debra Najjar Panel: Scott Moore (EMS), Anissa Zabriskie, and A-Team Captains
11:30 am – 12:15 pm Implementation of the PFMLA: Regulatory Update Michael Doheny Undersecretary of Labor/General Counsel, EOLWD
12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch (with Legislators Invited) Key Note: “Modern” Marijuana, CBD and Spice in the Workplace and Assessing Impairment Kenji Saito, MD, JD, FACOEM Chair, Specialty Medicine; Medical Director, Workplace Health, Wellness and EAP; Regulatory Liaison, Maine General Clinical Assistant Professor at Dartmouth, UNE and Adjunct faculty UPenn
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Tour Details Packet Pickup and A-Team Orientation (Emily Dickens and Bob Carragher, SHRM National) Walk to the State House
2:00 p.m.– 2:30 p.m. State House In Action: Observing Hearings and Debates
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Stop into your State Representative’s or Senator’s Office
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Walk down the Hill to Suffolk for wrap up session
3:15 p.m. - 4:30 pm New Mass. Laws Impacting the Workplace Legal Panel and Discussion: Kathy Murphy, Esq.; Sarah C. Spatafore, Esq.; Lori Bourgoin (AIM)
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Reception (with Legislators and staff invited)
