SHRM Skagit-Island Chapter’s Annual Employment Law Update: Non-competes, Breaks, and Personnel Files - Oh My!
by Featured Presenters: Shirley Lou-Magnuson, Partner, and Dana Mydland, Associate, of Ballard Spahr
Thursday, September 17, 7:45 am - 9:00 am, Virtual Only
Join SHRM Skagit-Island for our Annual Employment Law Update
Navigating the shifting landscape of employment law can feel like walking through a forest full of unexpected twists and turns. Between sweeping federal overhauls on restrictive covenants and hyper-local updates to daily workplace rules, HR professionals are facing unprecedented compliance challenges. This one-hour session is designed to pull back the curtain on the most pressing legal shifts impacting your day-to-day operations. We will break down the latest regulatory updates, identify common compliance traps, and provide actionable strategies to keep your organization out of legal jeopardy.
What you’ll learn:
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Understand recent changes to Washington’s non-compete requirements and what they mean for employment agreements, hiring, and employee departures.
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Identify key Washington requirements for meal and rest breaks and recognize common workplace practices that can create wage-and-hour compliance risk.
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Navigate Washington requirements for personnel files and employment records, including common compliance pitfalls and practical strategies for responding to employee requests.
Meeting Agenda:
7:45 AM – 8:00 AM: SHRM Skagit-Island Chapter Updates
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Legal Update
About the Speakers:
Shirley Lou-Magnuson, Partner, Ballard Spahr
206-223-7059, LouMagnusonS@ballardspahr.com
Shirley Lou-Magnuson is a strategic litigator and advisor to public and private employers of all sizes. She dedicates her practice to providing practical and business-oriented solutions to labor and employment concerns as both an experienced litigator defending employers and counseling them to prevent litigation in the first place. Shirley regularly litigates on behalf of employers before federal and state courts, administrative bodies, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, and the Washington State Human Rights Commission on claims such as discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge, and retaliation. Shirley advises on a wide range of employment law matters, including strategic recruitment, employment agreements, wage and hour compliance, employee performance management, workplace investigations, leave and disability accommodation, union grievance responses and arbitration, as well as layoffs and terminations.
Dana Mydland, Associate, Ballard Spahr
206-223-7135, mydlandd@ballardspahr.com
Dana Mydland provides comprehensive legal support to employers of all sizes, proactively guiding them to avoid unnecessary litigation and vigorously defending them in litigation through trial. Through years of experience helping employers, she keeps her client's business needs at the forefront of her work. Dana has a proven record assisting and representing employers in various matters, including wage and hour, non-competes, discrimination, retaliation, DOL claims and more. Prior to entering private practice, Dana clerked for the Washington State Court of Appeals, where she conducted legal research and drafted bench memoranda and opinions.
