Workplace Compliance in 2026: New Laws, Big Changes, and What Comes Next (includes OBBBA)
Learn the HR compliance changes for 2026, from OBBBA tip and overtime rules and W-2 changes to childcare and paid leave credits and H-1B visa costs.
Speaker
Melveen Stevenson
HR consultant and executive coach · M.S. Elemental, LLC · SHRM-SCP
Overview
HR compliance in 2026 brings major regulatory shifts, led by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), along with expanded tax credits and visa policy changes. This 60-minute webinar explains what changed and what it means for HR teams.
You'll cover new tip and overtime reporting rules, payroll reporting thresholds and W-2 changes, childcare and paid leave incentives, and budgeting for H-1B visa costs. The session also outlines federal and state HR trends and gives you checklists and real-world scenarios to test your compliance instincts, with visual aids and examples throughout.
Why attend: If you handle HR, payroll or compliance in 2026, these federal laws, tax credits and visa policies affect your workforce plans and your budget. This session gives you practical tools to update your compliance calendar and advise leadership. It suits HR specialists and leaders, payroll specialists, HR business partners, talent acquisition and benefits staff, employee relations specialists, operations managers and small business owners.
What’s covered
- Key provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
- New payroll reporting thresholds and W-2 changes
- Eligibility for tip and overtime income deductions
- Expanded childcare and paid leave tax credits
- H-1B visa compliance requirements and cost impacts
- Emerging state and federal HR trends
- Strategic planning tools for 2026 compliance
Who should attend
What you get
About the speaker
Melveen Stevenson is the CEO and founder of M.S. Elemental, LLC, a human resources and business advisory firm. As a certified HR professional with a background in accounting and finance, she helps companies to navigate the human resources “jungle” of compliance, human capital, and leadership challenges. In doing so, she empowers companies to strengthen their infrastructure from the inside out, specifically through leadership development, operations, training, employee engagement, and executive coaching.
Melveen speaks on key topics to empower companies with the latest research and best practices for increasing engagement, enhancing leadership presence, and optimizing diverse workforce groups.
Over the last 20 years, Melveen has held leadership positions in human resources operations, supply chain, and talent management at international companies in food manufacturing, medical devices, and consumer products. She has spent most of her career in California, and has expertise in the state’s complicated employment regulations.
Melveen is certified through the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM-SCP) and the Human Resources Certification Institute (SPHR). She is also a faculty member at California State University-Dominguez Hills.
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