Mid-Year Employment Law Update – Wisconsin
Stay ahead of Wisconsin employment law changes. Join us on August 5 for timely updates and practical guidance from trusted legal experts.
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Mid-Year Employment Law Update - Wisconsin
Join us in Pewaukee for MRA’s new in-person Mid-Year Employment Law Update—designed to help you stay compliant and confident in a rapidly evolving legal landscape. This mid-year update provides timely insights into Wisconsin-specific legislation, regulatory shifts, and key court decisions—so you can proactively manage risk and support your organization.
Mid-Year Employment Law Update – Pewaukee, WI
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
8:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Waukesha County Technical College - Anthony J Natalizio Center
800 Main Street, Pewaukee, WI
Earn 2.25 HRCI and SHRM credits
MRA members, contact your member representative for a member-exclusive registration offer! Contact us at 800.488.4845.
Thank You to our 2026 Sponsor!
What You’ll Learn
Record Discrimination
- Compliant hiring practices (Fair Credit Reporting Act and federal EEO laws)
- Wisconsin’s arrest and conviction record discrimination law
- Risk mitigation
Restrictive Covenants
- Enforceability
- Agreement types and drafting considerations
- Evolving workplace factors
Employee Leave and Accommodations
- Managing employers’ overlapping leave and accommodation obligations
- Federal and Wisconsin FMLA, ADA, and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- Reducing organizational risk
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Event Agenda
Event Agenda
Times are listed in Central Time.
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
Registration, Networking, & Breakfast
8:30 – 8:45 a.m.
Welcome Remarks
8:45 – 9:30 a.m.
Session 1:
Arrest & Conviction Record Discrimination: How Not to Catch a Case
This session provides an overview of how arrest and conviction records may be used by employers under Wisconsin and federal law, with a focus on compliant hiring practices, discipline decisions, and risk mitigation.
Beth will cover compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and federal EEO laws. In addition, she will explain Wisconsin’s arrest and conviction record discrimination law, including the key differences between arrest and conviction records, Wisconsin’s “substantial relationship” test, how the substantial relationship test applies in the case of arrests versus convictions, and other exceptions to the prohibition against discrimination.
Beth will also provide insights on how to make lawful employment decisions based on factors other than the arrest or conviction record. Participants will leave with practical guidance on applying the substantial relationship test, making smart employment decisions, and reducing discrimination risk.
Presenter: Elizabeth Odian, Michael Best
9:30 – 10:15 a.m.
Session 2:
Competitive Balance: Formulating and Implementing Enforceable Restrictive Covenants for Your Business
Every business has its own “recipe for Coke” – the thing that makes it special and gives it a competitive advantage. It could be a formula, a process, a person, or any combination of things, but every business should and can guard the things that keep them on top of their industry. The keys are intentionality and balance. In this session, we will discuss the different kinds of restrictive covenants for employees that can be used to protect your business, how and where to implement them, and how to enforce them if and when the time comes.
Presenter: Scott Reigle, Meissner Tierney
10:15 - 10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 – 11:15 a.m.
Session 3:
Employee Leave and Accommodation: Practical Guidance for HR Leaders
This session will provide guidance on managing employers’ overlapping leave and accommodation obligations under the federal FMLA, Wisconsin FMLA, the ADA, and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA).
You will learn how these laws interact, how to administer leave and accommodations consistently, and how to reduce organizational risk while supporting employees through difficult times.
Presenter: Erica Storm, von Briesen & Roper
11:15 - 11:20 a.m.
Closing Remarks
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Pricing & Credits
Pricing & Credits
Price Member $200 Nonmember $225 HRCI and SHRM credits, and CLEs applied for.
MRA members, contact your member representative for a member-exclusive registration offer! Contact us at 800.488.4845.
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Sponsorship
Sponsorship
Sponsoring MRA events is a tremendous opportunity to bring your message of business value to our growing membership of organizations HR professionals and business leaders. Our members represent all industries including manufacturing, service, distribution, finance, and health care! 80% of event attendees are new at each event offering you the opportunity to network with new contacts. We are very excited about the event this year and hope you can join us!
For more information on sponsorship, call Laura Kielbasa at 262.696.3346 or [email protected].
Thank You to our 2026 Sponsor!
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