Event
Thank you for visiting Brightmine at SHRM26
Decision confidence starts here. Get ahead of what’s changing. See how Brightmine helps you cut through complexity.
When: June 16-19, 2026
Location: Booth #2119, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL
As expectations and risk exposure shifts, every decision — from hiring to pay to policy interpretation — carries a weight you feel. Brightmine brings structure to that complexity to equip HR leaders with trusted, expert-validated guidance and multistate compliance risk insights.
We’re sponsoring and attending SHRM Annual Conference 2026 as we unveil the next evolution of decision confidence together. Explore how we can help strengthen the credibility and impact of your HR strategies and people decisions.
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Featured session
Getting pay transparency right: Data-informed practices to reduce risk and drive credibility
Pay transparency is expanding across the U.S., reshaping expectations for fairness, clarity, and explainability in pay decisions. This session explores how HR leaders can use transparency as a strategic lever — combining reliable market data, structured practices, and clear communication to reduce risk, stay ahead of compliance obligations and align transparency with broader business goals.
What you’ll learn:
- The current and emerging U.S. pay transparency landscape
- Common pitfalls and how to avoid them
- How salary benchmarking strengthens transparency and compliance
- Ways to align transparency with broader business and culture goals
About the Brightmine speakers

Emily Scace, JD
Senior Legal Editor, Brightmine
Emily Scace has more than a decade of experience in legal publishing. As a member of the Brightmine editorial team, she focuses on pay equity, pay transparency, discrimination, harassment, accommodations and other EEO issues.
Emily holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Connecticut School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in English and psychology from Northwestern University. Prior to joining Brightmine, she was a senior content specialist at Simplify Compliance. In that role, she covered a variety of workplace health and safety topics, was the editor of the OSHA Compliance Advisor newsletter, and frequently delivered webinars on key issues in workplace safety.

Samantha Dawber
Manager, Customer Success & Delivery, Brightmine
Samantha Dawber is a Manager of Customer Success & Delivery at Brightmine, leading teams in Onboarding and Implementation to deliver consistent, high-quality customer support and operational excellence. She specializes in translating complex regulatory and operational requirements into practical, scalable processes, with a strong focus on pay transparency, compliance, and trust.
Resources
Pay transparency is a theme we’re hearing from HR leaders. Catch up on the latest pay transparency updates and expert‑validated guidance from Brightmine.








