Breakfast Briefing | When Federal Priorities Shift: Navigating Employment Law in New York State

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Presenter: James R. O’Connor

When Federal Priorities Shift: Navigating Employment Law in New York State

Webinar | Thursday, March 5, 2026 | 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

This webinar examines how federal employment law priorities are shifting and the ways in which New York State law may diverge from—or directly conflict with—those changes.

KEY TOPICS

An overview of evolving federal enforcement strategies, regulatory rollbacks or realignments, agency guidance changes and litigation trends affecting employment law.
Discussion of how changes at agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Department of Labor (DOL) and National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) influence employer obligations, enforcement intensity and compliance expectations.
Analysis of where federal priorities and New York State law diverge, including potential preemption issues, enforcement inconsistencies and compliance challenges for multistate employers.

PRESENTER

James R. O’Connor, Partner, Labor and Employment Law Team Member

CERTIFICATION

This program has been submitted for pre-approval for 1.0 HR (General) credit hour toward aPHR^®, aPHRi™, PHR^®, PHRca®, SPHR^®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI^®). For more information about certification, please visit the HRCI website at www.hrci.org.

This program has been submitted for pre-approval for 1.0 Professional Development Credits (PDCs). Phillips Lytle is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP^® or SHRM -SCP^® recertification activities