32nd Annual Employment Law Seminar presented by Torkildson Katz

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Attend the 32nd Annual Employment Law Seminar to enjoy a full-day of in-person and up to the minute information on recent significant employment law developments. Presenters from Torkildson Katz, A Law Corporation have extensive firsthand experience and knowledge on some of the most pressing legal issues that impact employers.

A must-attend event each year, the Employment Law Seminar provides in-depth presentations about the biggest challenges in human resources today and advice on how to navigate these trends. This is an opportunity to update your HR policies and ask your most complicated questions to the panel of experts and receive immediate feedback to your most pressing topics.

Visit the exhibitor booths, collect stickers and enter for an opportunity to win great prizes! The winner will be announced at the Pau Hana Session.

COMPLIMENTARY HEADSHOTS AVAILABLE

Registration Options Include In-Person Only. Click HERE for a shareable flyer.

Agenda At-a-Glance

7:30 - 8:30 AM: Registration, Breakfast and Exhibitor Tables

8:30 - 9:00 AM: Welcome and Legislative Update

Sherry Menor, President & CEO, Chamber of Commerce Hawaii

9:00 – 10:15 AM: Group Session #1: Navigating Title VII: Contract, Discrimination, Whistleblower & Retaliation Exposures in the New Era How to ensure legal compliance with Title VII under Trump 2.0, and discussion of 4 main areas of exposure: 1) contract claims, 2) discrimination claims, 3) whistleblower claims, and 4) retaliation claims

10:15 – 10:30 AM: Break

10:30 – 11:45 AM: Group Session #2: Paying the Price: Managing Wage and Hour Risks Before They Cost You Wage and Hour Liability and responding to investigations to limit exposure. Back wages, liquidated damages and civil monetary penalties, and discussion of how to audit pay practices to comply with overtime obligations.

11:45 – 12:00 PM: Break

12:00 – 1:15 PM: Lunch, Exhibitor Tables

1:15 – 1:30 PM: Break

1:30 – 2:30 PM: Breakout Session #1A: The Legal Landscape of Leave: What Employers Need to Know for Managing Leave and Accommodation Requests FMLA, HFL, ADAAA, State Disability and Worker’s Compensation, and discussion on how the recent Supreme Court decision on religious accommodation impacts leave and accommodation issues.

1:30 – 2:30 PM: Breakout Session #1B: Post-Employment Boundaries: Navigating Non-Competes, No-Solicits, and Protecting Trade Secrets Discussion of best practices for managing your workforce and addressing personnel problems to ensure legal compliance and a smooth transition from one employment stage to the next.

2:30 – 2:45: Break

2:45 – 3:45 PM: Breakout Session #2A: The Hiring Game: Rules, Risks, and Recruitment Done Right Hiring do’s and don’ts, and best practices to avoid legal traps from job posting to employee onboarding.

2:45 – 3:45 PM: Breakout Session #2B: Workforce at the Crossroads: Immigration Laws in the Workplace A deep dive into the recent Executive Orders regarding immigration, ICE's enhanced Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), I-9 compliance, and the impacts of immigration under Trump 2.0 on employers.

3:45 – 4:00 PM: Break

4:00 – 5:00 PM: Pau Hana and Exhibitor Tables

In-Person Registration includes: self-parking, WIFI, SHRM/HRCI/HSBA continuing education credits, Continental Breakfast, Coffee, Lunch, Pau Hana Networking Reception with appetizers and one drink ticket and 2025 Employment Law Desk Manual book with pdf version.

Expo Table $750 Registration includes: (1) self-parking, WIFI, Continental Breakfast, Coffee, (2) Lunch, Pau Hana Networking Reception with appetizers and one drink ticket, six-foot expo table and two chairs. **Expo Table Sponsorship does not include tickets to seminar

Exclusive Sponsorships includes: (2) Tickets to the seminar, Verbal and Logo Recognition, 2-minute speaking opportunity from the stage, (1) self-parking, WIFI, Continental Breakfast, Coffee, (2) Lunch, Pau Hana Networking Reception with appetizers and one drink ticket, six-foot expo table and two chairs. **There are only (1) sponsorship for each of the items, so first come first serve.

The Chamber Desk Manual contains common sense advice concerning Hawaii, federal employment and labor relations issues, and continues to an indispensable resource for personnel matters. Published annually by Torkildson Katz this edition features new and revised materials not found in older editions.

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Date and Time

Wednesday Aug 20, 2025
7:30 AM - 4:30 PM HST

Location

Hilton Hawaiian Village
Coral Ballroom

2005 Kalia Road Honolulu HI 96815

Fees/Admission

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
$750 - Exhibitor Sponsor
$2,750 - Coffee Sponsor
$2,750 - WIFI Sponsor
$2,750 - Lanyard Sponsor
*Exhibitor Sponsor include (1) exhibitor table, and coffee, lunch and pau hana.
*Other Sponsorships include (2) tickets, (1) exhibitor table, and coffee, lunch and pau hana.

IN-PERSON
$475 - YP Member
$525 - Chamber/SHRM Member
$575 - Non-Member

DESK MANUAL ONLY
$199 - Desk Manual Pick Up
$225 - Desk Manual with Shipping

FLYER

Refund Policy:
5+ business days before event - full refund
2-4 business days before event - 50% refund
0-1 business day before event - no refund

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Contact Information

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