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Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Conference to offer employment law update - Business Times of Western Colorado

For employers interested in keeping abreast of changes in employment laws — and there certainly have been a lot of them — the Western Colorado Human Resource Association has scheduled its annual spring employment law conference set for May 23 at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction.

Bechtel & Santo, a Grand Junction law firm that specializes in advising employers on day-to-day employment issues, will present the conference in conjunction with the WCHRA.

The conference is set for 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the CMU University Center. The conference also will be broadcast as virtual presentation over Zoom.Admission is $249 for members of the WCHRA and other Colorado chapters of the Society for Human Resource Management. Students and special guests will pay $199. Others will pay $349. To register or obtain more information, visit www.wchra.org.

Sessions will address a variety of topics:

Legislative and case law update. The conference is scheduled to begin with a morning session offering a legislative and case law update. The update will cover recent and potential changes to federal and state laws, including a number of measures under consideration by the Colorado Legislature. Federal and state measures concern new discrimination and harassment standards, workers’ compensation benefits and unemployment requirements as well as changes to severance agreements. The session also will cover recent developments in federal and state case law as well as potential changes to...



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