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Coffee, Compliance, and Conversations: Navigating Today's Workplace

Exploring the Legal Trends, Workplace Challenges, and Compliance Strategies Shaping the Modern Workforce

 
October 14, 2026
9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. CT

Location:

Husch Blackwell
120 South Riverside Plaza
Conference Center
Chicago, IL 60606
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Seminars

Join Husch Blackwell for Coffee, Compliance, and Conversations: Navigating Today’s Workplace, a dynamic labor and employment seminar designed with employers in mind. Start your morning at our specialty coffee bar, where you can connect with fellow professionals before diving into timely discussions on employment law updates, AI in the workplace, employee leave compliance, and remote work and return-to-office strategies. The program will also feature an interactive workshop exploring ADA, FMLA, and other leave related scenarios through small-group discussions and practical problem solving with our Labor & Employment team. Following the program, you’re invited to a networking lunch with peers and Husch Blackwell attorneys.

Topics

  • The Employment Law Update: What Employers Need To Know Now
  • Employee Leave Essentials: Responding to ADA, FMLA, and Other Leaves
  • Algorithms and Employees: Navigating AI in Employment Decisions
  • Flexibility vs. Expectations: Navigating Remote Work and RTO Policies

Presenters

Anne Mayette, Partner
Ryan Probasco, Attorney
Jennifer Ralph, Attorney
Sydney Shelstad, Attorney

Agenda

9:30 a.m. | Registration and Coffee Bar
10:00 a.m. | Program
12:30 p.m. | Networking Lunch
1:30 p.m. | Adjourn

Who Should Attend

HR professionals and in-house lawyers with labor and employment responsibilities.

Continuing Education Credit

This program is pending approval for Wisconsin and Illinois continuing legal education credit. This program is under review for the HR Certification Institute and Society for Human Resources Management recertification credit.

Questions? Contact Brittany Maynard at 262.340.2366.

Professionals:

Anne M. Mayette

Partner

Ryan T. Probasco

Associate

Jennifer Ralph

Senior Associate

Sydney Shelstad

Associate