2026 Employee Handbook Overhaul: Navigating Critical Updates

Program Summary

In our interactive instructor-led 90-minute event, you will learn how the sweeping regulatory changes taking effect for 2026, including the newly enacted One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act, will fundamentally reshape your employee handbook requirements. With federal agencies increasing enforcement activity, states expanding workplace protections, and remote work transforming expectations, HR leaders face significant pressure to update policies before costly violations occur.

Join us, and you will discover the following:

• What the OBBB Act requires you to revise immediately, especially payroll, benefits, tip reporting, and overtime provisions
• How new federal, state, and multi-state obligations redefine what belongs in a modern handbook
• Which high-risk policies could expose you to fines, audits, or litigation in 2026
• How to future proof your handbook so it supports compliance, culture, and strategic workforce needs

Program Highlights

Critical Compliance Shifts You Must Prepare For

• How to update payroll and wage and hour sections to reflect the OBBB Act’s new tip and overtime tax deduction rules
• Ways to adjust your reporting, tracking, and W-2 procedures to align with federal employer requirements
• Techniques for explaining taxable vs. non taxable earnings to employees clearly and accurately

Handbook Policies That Require Immediate 2026 Updates

• How to evaluate and rewrite remote and hybrid work policies to address communication, security, equipment use, and productivity expectations
• Methods for integrating AI-use protocols that reduce discriminatory risks and ensure appropriate oversight
• Solutions for complying with new paid sick leave and family leave laws taking effect in 2025 and future years

Risk Mitigation Strategies Every Employer Needs

• How to identify common handbook violations that trigger audits or employee claims
• Ways to protect your organization by aligning policies with DOL, EEOC, and multi state interpretations
• Techniques for strengthening anti harassment, inclusion, social media, and employee classification policies to avoid costly disputes

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Margie Faulk, HR Compliance Advisor and E-Learning Trainer, HR Compliance Solutions, LLC

Margie Faulk is a senior-level human resources professional with over 15 years of HR management and compliance experience. A current Compliance Advisor for HR Compliance Solutions, LLC, Margie, has worked as an HR Compliance advisor for major corporations and small businesses in the small, large, private, public and non-profit sectors.  Margie has provided small to large businesses with risk management strategies that protect companies and reduces potential workplace fines and penalties for violation of employment regulations. Margie is bilingual (Spanish) fluent and Bi-cultural. Margie holds professional human resources certification (PHR) from the HR Certification Institution (HRCI) and SHRM-CP certification from the Society for Human Resources Management. Margie is a member of the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics (SCCE).