Spring Legislative Update with Kurt Barker

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CORSHRM will host coffee and light breakfast

Presentation & Key Topics Include:

One thing is true about 2026:  the pace of Labor and Employment law changes isn’t slowing down.  Let’s get up-to-speed on compliance, legal news, and best practices!  Our Spring 2026 update will include:

• A focus on remote work challenges:  what are the key take-aways from the EEOC’s new guidance?  What are the best practices in preparing for (and responding to) requests for remote work as an accommodation for a disability? 

• Federal developments and legal changes, including new overtime taxation rules and more;

• Oregon’s 2026 Legislative Session wrap-up, and other state news;

• Changing labor-laws, and other developments HR needs to know.

Bring your questions and come ready to learn!

Speaker: Kurt Barker

Best Best & Krieger LLP’s Bend-based Partner, Kurt Barker, is the practice group leader of the firm’s multi-state Labor & Employment practice group. He provides counsel and defends clients in most all employment-related matters, including discrimination, harassment, wage and hour, tort, non-compete enforcement, and trade secret obligations. He frequently lectures on employment law topics around the state and has been repeatedly featured at the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries’ Annual Conference. Kurt also thrives on conducting trainings for managers and employees on topics such as anti-harassment, medical leave, accommodations, and more.

Kurt is a board member and past president of Central Oregon SHRM, an affiliate of the Society of Human Resources Management. He serves on the board of Saving Grace (Central Oregon’s intimate-partner violence prevention, intervention, and support center) and he volunteers as an Emeritus Director for the board of Volunteers in Medicine, Clinic of the Cascades.