What the Headlines Miss: Employment Law Risks for Executive Leadership in Texas
Employment law headlines are everywhere—but not all of them require action.  This session cuts through the noise and focuses on five current developments that are already changing employer risk in Texas.  Designed for executive leadership, the discussion covers non-competes after the collapse of the FTC’s proposed rule, the NLRB’s expanding reach into non-union workplaces, increased scrutiny of DEI initiatives, emerging liability tied to AI-driven employment decisions, and the practical impact of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.  The emphasis is on real-world examples, leadership-level decision-making, and clarity on what requires immediate attention versus what can safely wait.

Learning Objectives:
- Differentiate which current employment law developments in Texas require immediate executive action versus those that can be monitored.
- Assess leadership-level risk and decision-making implications related to non-competes, NLRB activity in non-union - workplaces, and scrutiny of DEI initiatives.
- Identify emerging liability for employers arising from AI-driven employment decisions and compliance obligations under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
- Apply real-world examples to prioritize compliance strategies and reduce employment law risk at the executive level.

About the Speaker:
Sarah Glaser serves as Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C.’s Managing Director and heads up the Firm’s employment law practice group, where she focuses on employment law compliance for her business and governmental entity clients.  Her goal is always the same – to help her clients comply with the law, treat their employees fairly, and stay off the witness stand. Sarah believes that every organization, no matter its size, deserves competent and efficient counsel, and she does her best to provide that counsel and she seeks to develop relationships with her clients where they take proactive steps like calling her before they act and allowing her to visit them regularly to conduct training.  When necessary, she defends employers before governmental agencies and when they are sued in state or federal court.