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Arkansas SHRM HR
Conference & Expo
October 14-16, 2026
Hot Springs
HR Legal Update

January 27, 2026 | 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
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HR Legal Update with Wayne Young
VIRTUAL - zoom LINK WILL Be in the confirmation email.
MEETING WILL BE RECORDED and SEnT to all registrants.
FREE FOR WCASHRM CHAPTER MEMBERS. $10 FOR NON-WCASHRM MEMBERS.
**Since our meeting is virtual, we still plan to meet on Tuesday dependent on Chapter Leaders and Speaker having electricity! Watch our Facebook or website for more information on Tuesday.**
H. Wayne Young is a partner with the Friday, Eldredge & Clark and a member of the Labor and Employment Law Practice Group. He was named the 2017 Russell Gunter Legislative Advocacy Award Recipient by Arkansas SHRM. The award recognizes outstanding contributions of time and effort in local, state or federal legislative advocacy on behalf of the Human Resources profession. He is a member of CAHRA and was awarded the association’s Legislative Advocacy Award for 2018. He has also been named in The Best Lawyers in America publication annually since 2015, and has been listed as a Rising Star in the Mid-South by Super Lawyers magazine annually since 2013. He is on the Board of Directors of Women and Children First and he is the past president of the Little Rock Downtown Kiwanis Club.
Wayne serves as General Counsel to the ARSHRM State Council. He graduated summa cum laude from Arkansas Tech University in Russellville and attended law school at the William H. Bowen School of Law at UALR. Wayne was a Bowen Scholar at the University of Little Rock School of Law, and won the Bogle-Sharpe Award for Most Likely to Succeed in the Practice of Law in 2003.
One hour of SHRM PDC & HRCI is approved.
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WCASHRM is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.
HR Certification Institute's® (www.HRCI.org) official seal confirms that this Activity has met HR Certification Institute’s® (HRCI®) criteria for recertification credit pre-approval, including SPHR® and PHR®.
SPONSOR
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- Free project management to implement apprenticeships
- Customized training per apprentice
- Average 84% retention rate
- Apprenticely helps you find funding to help with training costs through Federal and State grants.
To learn more or schedule a call, email Jenny Sales at [email protected] or visit apprenticely.org/employers.
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NOT A WCASHRM MEMBER? MEMBERSHIP IS FREE FOR SHRM MEMBERS!
If you're not a WCASHRM chapter member, we hope you will consider joining us. Our chapter provides monthly education with 1 hour of CE. Our dues are free for SHRM members who primary designate their SHRM membership with our chapter, $30 for SHRM members designated to another chapter, or $45/annually. Our members consist of HR professionals, small business owners, office managers, payroll clerks, benefit coordinators, and others interested in the Human Resource function. WCASHRM offers certification and college scholarships, legislative updates, a monthly newsletter, free virtual meetings, free online job ad posting, and more to our members. [Your membership will more than cover your registration to all 8 virtual meetings.]
In addition, the national organization - the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) - provides a multitude of resources including articles, legal updates, research, online tools including job descriptions, templates, audit information, and expert help in HR and business. SHRM membership costs $299/annually. (Then your local chapter dues with WCASHRM are free!)
Visit our Join page for membership information where you can find the online application. Or email questions to: [email protected].
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Please note: For tax purposes, you will be provided credit for the total contribution. However, a credit card processing fee is subtracted from the chapter's contribution. For a $5.00 donation, the credit card fee is .55, and a $10 donation is .75. We would appreciate you donating more to cover this fee.
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Donation to the chapter's designated charitable cause. Click View Product then Add to Cart on the next screen to enter the amount you wish to donate. WCASHRM will donate this amount (minus credit card fees) on the chapter's behalf. *Please note: For tax purposes, you will be provided credit for the total contribution. However, a credit card processing fee is subtracted from the chapter's contribution. For a $5.00 donation, the credit card fee is .55, and a $10 donation is .75. We would appreciate you donating more to cover this fee.
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