About the Event:

Cost: SHRM Member - $55 | Non-Member - $75

* Approved for 5.5 SHRM credits

Agenda:

9:00am - 9:15am: Welcome and Opening Session 
Vertesia Gutierrez, WA State SHRM Legislative Director 

9:15am - 10:40am: An Overview of Employment Law Legislation for the 2023 Session 
Bob Battles, Director of Government Affairs, Association of Washington Business 

10:40am - 10:45am: Break 

10:45am - 11:45am: Legislator Update  
Marcus Riccelli, House Representative 3rd District 

11:45am - 12:45pm: Lunch & SHRM Update 

12:45pm - 1:45pm: Department of Labor: Misclassification of Independent Contractors
Stephen Yim, WHD, U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division 

1:45pm - 2:00pm: Break 

2:00pm - 3:00pm: The Latest on the Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave Act
Jason Barrett, Lead Policy Analyst, Washington Employment Security Department 

3:00pm - 3:15pm: Break 

3:15pm - 4:15pm: Employment Litigation and Enforcement Trends 2022 in Review 
Catharine Morisset, Partner, Seattle Office, Fisher Phillips 

4:15pm, 4:20pm, Closing Comments 
Vertesia Gutierrez, WA State SHRM Legislative Director