Heading into the final year of President Biden’s term and two years since Democrats secured supermajorities in both houses of New York’s legislature, labor and employment law developments continue to keep HR professionals on their toes. This program will get you caught up on these developments and provide practical guidance on what they mean for your organization.

This year's legal update will address:

• developments regarding accommodation of employees’ sincerely held religious beliefs, pregnancies, childbirths and related medical conditions
• DEI concerns in the wake of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling
• new limitations on the use of noncompetition, confidentiality and nondisparagement agreements
• enforcement and litigation trends
• what's on the horizon
• much, much more

Agenda

8:30am-9:00am - Registration/breakfast

9:00am-12:00pm - Content

About our speaker
John M. Bagyi, Esq., SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Recognized as one of the 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers by Lawdragon, John counsels and represents employers on labor and employment issues helping them achieve and maintain legal compliance, while improving employee engagement and workplace productivity.  John has served as a guest lecturer at Albany Law School, the University at Albany, and the Lally School of Business at RPI and is a frequent speaker at national, regional, and state conferences, including the National SHRM Conference. He also serves as the General Counsel to the New York State Society of Human Resource Management.

John has been recognized by Human Resource Executive magazine as one of 200 of the Nation’s Most Powerful Employment Attorneys and is AV Preeminent Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.  He is also listed in New York Super Lawyers and has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America for labor and employment law since 2007, when he was the youngest attorney in New York State to be recognized.  Most recently, The Best Lawyers in America named John the 2022 Albany Labor Law – Management "Lawyer of the Year".