Event Details
2025 Legislative and Legal Conference
| Date: | October 1, 2025, 8:30am – 4:00pm |
| Organizer: | HR State Council of NH |
| Location: | Pembroke Pines Country Club |
| Price: | $110 Early Bird / $125 Regular |
| Event Type: | Conference |
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This conference will provide HR Professionals with an update on new legislation and employment law hot topics, an overview of enforcement initiatives by federal and state agencies, and a discussion of HR’s role in legislative advocacy in New Hampshire. With distinguished speakers, interactive discussions, and networking opportunities, it is an excellent platform to exchange knowledge and enhance professional relationships.
Anticipated Program Agenda:
8:30 – 9:00 am: Registration and Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15 am: Welcome and Gold Sponsor Remarks
9:15 – 9:35 am: What bills introduced in 2024 -2025 and what happened to them - Andrea Chatfield, Esq., Sheehan Phinney
9:35 – 10:15 am: Discussion of Legislative Process and Advocacy in NH -Michael Skelton, President & CEO, BIA of NH
10:15 – 10:30 am: BREAK
10:30 – 11:15 am: US DOL Presentation – Steve McKinney and Anna Allaire, US Department of Labor
11:15 – 12:00pm NH DOL Presentation – Bethany Cottrell, John Garrigan, and/or Danielle Albert, NH Department of Labor
12:00 – 12:30 pm – Wage and Hour Q&A – Jennifer Moeckel, Esq., Sheehan Phinney,
12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 – 3:00 pm: Panel of Legal Experts – Our Cultural Crossroads - Navigating the Collision Between Religious Rights and Preferred Pronouns in the Workplace – Lauren Irwin, Esq.; Expansion of Reasonable Accommodation Requests –Christopher Pyles, Esq.; and AI Policies and Training on Permissible Use – Terri Pastori, Esq.
3:00 – 3:15 – Break
3:15 – 4:00 pm – Investigation (fact pattern(s) / interactive) -Andrea Chatfield, Esq., Sheehan Phinney, and Peg O’Brien, Esq., McLane Middleton
4:00pm – Happy Hour
