Webinar: DEI compliance in 2026 - What to start, continue, stop
Recent EEOC enforcement activity makes clear that employee development programs - such as mentoring, leadership pipelines, internships, ERGs and training - are now firmly part of the legal compliance conversation.
Programs long viewed as best practices can draw scrutiny for unlawful discrimination if they drift beyond expanding access to steering outcomes. For HR leaders, the challenge is no longer whether to support DEI, but how to do so in a way that avoids unnecessary legal risk.
In this for this 60-minute webinar, Giovanni Antonucci and Alejandro Perez of Pierson Ferdinand LLP, take a practical, real-world look at what recent EEOC enforcement actions, guidance, and messaging mean for the design and administration of employee development programs. They connect high level guidance to practical considerations, including who is included in development programs, how "high-potential" employees are identified, how demographic data is used and how bias and inclusion training is framed. They also flag common missteps and discuss how programs can be adjusted, if needed, to stay effective and legally compliant without abandoning core inclusion goals.
Attendees learn to:
- Identify and adjust DEI practices in employee development programs that may attract heightened regulatory scrutiny
- Distinguish between lawful, opportunity-based approaches and higher-risk development methods
- Comply with state and local laws that may conflict with or supplement federal enforcement trends
- Conduct an internal compliance review of existing development programs
- And more!