Webinar
DEI compliance in 2026: What to start, continue, stop
When: 2pm ET, Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Duration: 60 minutes
Live attendees will earn SHRM and HRCI credits.
Recent EEOC enforcement activity makes clear that employee development programs – such as mentoring, leadership pipelines, internships, ERGs and training –are now firmly part of the legal compliance conversation. Programs long viewed as best practices can draw scrutiny for unlawful discrimination if they drift beyond expanding access to steering outcomes. For HR leaders, the challenge is no longer whether to support DEI, but how to do so in a way that avoids unnecessary legal risk.
Join Giovanni Antonucci and Alejandro Perez of Pierson Ferdinand LLP for this 60-minute webinar, where they’ll take a practical, real-world look at what recent EEOC enforcement actions, guidance, and messaging mean for the design and administration of employee development programs. They’ll connect high level guidance to practical considerations, including who is included in development programs, how “high-potential” employees are identified, how demographic data is used and how bias and inclusion training is framed.They’ll also flag common missteps and discuss how programs can be adjusted, if needed, to stay effective and legally compliant without abandoning core inclusion goals.
Attendees will learn to:
- Identify and adjust DEI practices in employee development programs that may attract heightened regulatory scrutiny
- Distinguish between lawful, opportunity-based approaches and higher-risk development methods
- Comply with state and local laws that may conflict with or supplement federal enforcement trends
- Conduct an internal compliance review of existing development programs
- And more!
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When: 2pm ET, Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Duration: 60 minutes
More about our contributors
Giovanni Antonucci
Partner | Employment, Labor, and Benefits
Giovanni Antonucci Di Cesare focuses his practice on labor and employment, immigration, and business matters. He has significant experience representing businesses, non-profit organizations, and institutions in single-plaintiff, collective action, and class action litigation that relates to labor, employment, and business claims before administrative agencies, courts, appellate courts, and arbitrators.
Giovanni proactively and collaboratively partners with his clients to ensure their compliance with federal, state, and local laws, represents them during administrative audits and investigations, assists them with internal audits and investigations, and advises them on the implementation of best practices. He has developed a deep expertise with respect to DOL Wage and Hour and immigration compliance, as well as discrimination, governance, and compliance investigations. As part of his counseling, Giovanni drafts and advises on a wide range of agreements, policies, and protocols for employers, such as executive agreements, handbooks, and labor supply protocols.
Alejandro Pérez
Partner | Employment, Labor, and Benefits
Alejandro defends employers of all sizes against claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour violations, wrongful termination, unfair labor practice charges, and other disputes arising out of the employment relationship. He also represents employers in matters involving the misappropriation of trade secrets, breaches of restrictive covenants, non-compete agreements, and other contractually based claims.
Alejandro works closely with clients to create handbooks, HR policies, and develop best practices that are maximally compliant, minimize risk, increase employee job satisfaction, and support diversity and inclusion. He also helps clients with internal audits in various areas, including pay equity studies, I-9 compliance, and other employment-related compliance concerns.
Alejandro also travels around the country speaking and training employers, managers, and workforces on a myriad of cutting-edge employment law and labor relation topics, diversity and inclusion, LGBTQ+ workplace issues, workplace civility, the creation of respectful workplace norms, and leadership development.
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