Understand how legislation takes shape – and how to stay ahead of the changes before they reach your payroll team.

Program Summary

While many sessions focus on the policies themselves, this webinar offers something different: a behind-the-scenes look at how payroll and labor laws are actually made – and what you can do to prepare at each stage of the process.  With President Trump’s administration reshaping the policy landscape once again, HR and payroll professionals must go beyond reacting to headlines.  They need to understand the machinery behind those changes.

This 60-minute, instructor-led session demystifies the legislative process using a compelling real-world example, a wage bill that was introduced and later blocked in Texas.  By following this bill’s journey, you’ll learn how federal and state payroll and labor laws take shape, why some proposals stall while others become law, and how you can build proactive strategies to protect your organization in uncertain times.

What You’ll Learn:

• The step-by-step legislative process that shapes payroll and labor policies, and how to monitor it
• How Trump’s evolving tax and labor agenda could influence upcoming legislation
• What the Texas wage bill’s failure reveals about compliance risks and legislative dynamics
• Actionable strategies to stay ahead of policy changes and remain compliant

Program Highlights

How Workplace & Payroll Laws Are Made: The Legislative Roadmap

• Understand the path from policy proposal to enforcement
• Learn the key stages in federal and state legislation, and what to watch for
• Discover how political shifts, lobbying, and judicial challenges shape outcomes

Trump’s Policy Agenda: What’s on the Horizon?

• Explore how Trump-era proposals and executive orders set the tone for upcoming reforms
• Analyze trends in tax and labor policy to anticipate changes
• Learn to spot early warning signs that a proposal is gaining traction

Proactive Compliance: Staying Ahead of Change

• Build internal processes to track policy developments
• Prepare HR and payroll teams to pivot quickly
• Equip your organization with tools to maintain compliance through turbulence

Program Benefits

This program goes beyond what’s changing, as it focuses on how change happens and what it means for payroll, HR, and tax professionals. You’ll walk away with:

• A deeper understanding of the policy-making process
• Insights into how political dynamics affect compliance risks
• A strategic playbook to monitor legislation and stay ahead of legal shifts

Speaker Information

Tricia Richardson, CPP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP brings more than 25 years of experience in workforce management, from payroll processing and taxation to employee handbooks and HR compliance. A certified Payroll and HR expert, Tricia is known for her deep understanding of legislative structures and her ability to translate complex regulations into practical strategies. She is a Member of the National Speakers Bureau for PayrollOrg and a Contributing Writer for Paytech Magazine. Tricia is a Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) through PayrollOrg, a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) through HRCI, and a SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).r in Science and a Master in Healthcare Policy from Stanford University.

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