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Join Clark Hill for a full-day symposium exploring the most pressing legal issues facing California employers today. Our California Labor & Employment attorneys, along with colleagues from our Immigration and Cybersecurity/Data Privacy groups, will provide practical insights, legal updates, and strategic guidance across a range of workplace topics. Whether your role is in-house counsel, HR leadership, or company executive, this event is designed to equip you with the tools to help navigate California’s ever-evolving employment landscape.

Program Highlights

  • Crisis Response and Immigration Compliance Updates: Government Visits and I-9 Policy Changes
  • California Legal Update: What’s New and What’s Next – 2026 Legislation, Case Law, and Supreme Court Watch
  • Beyond 9 to 5: When Employee Expressions Collide with Workplace Boundaries- Policies, Investigations, and Discipline in a Social Networking Era
  • AI in the Workplace: Legal Risks When Using AI in Hiring, Scheduling, and Management
  • DEI Under the Microscope: Are Your Diversity Policies Creating Risk?

Breakfast and lunch provided. Attendees are invited to network post-event at a cocktail reception.

Up to five hours of SHRM, HRCI, and California CLE credit available, pending approval.

Clark Hill Los Angeles Office

 555 South Flower Street

24th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90071

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Agenda

8:30 – 9:10 a.m. – Breakfast, registration, & networking

9:15 – 10:15 a.m. –  Crisis Response and Immigration Compliance Updates: Government Visits and I-9 Policy Changes

Speakers: Angeline Chen, Senior Counsel (Moderator); Sandrine Dehaeze, Senior Attorney; Alexandra Fuxa Ramirez, Associate

10:15 – 10:20 a.m. – Break

10:20 – 11:20 a.m. – Beyond 9 to 5: When Employee Expressions Collide with Workplace Boundaries – Policies, Investigations, and Discipline in a Social Networking Era

Speakers: Guillermo M. Tello, Member (Moderator); Armando M. Solorzano, Senior Attorney; Alejandro E. Rosa, Associate

11:20  – 11:25 a.m. – Break

11:25 a.m. – 12:25 p.m. – Grappling With Diversity Equity and Inclusion – Are Your DEI Policies Discriminatory

Speakers: Michael Sachs, Member (Moderator); Priya R. Patel, Senior Attorney; Emma Erickson-Kery, Associate

12:25 – 12:55 p.m. – Lunch

12:55 – 1:55 p.m. – Everything New in 2026: Bills Signed, Case Law, California/ Supreme Court Cases Coming Down the Pipeline

Speakers: Lisa M. Reimbold, Member (Moderator); Monique A. Eginli, Senior Attorney; Brennan L. Hughes, Associate

1:55 – 2:00 p.m. – Break

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. – AI’s Progression In the Workplace

Speakers: Paul F. Schmeltzer, Member (Moderator); Priya R. Patel, Senior Attorney; Jessica L. Soriano, Associate

3:00 – 3:45 p.m. – Roundtable discussion

3:45 – 5:30 p.m. – Cocktail Reception

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