Handbook Overhaul 2026: Compliance, OBBB Act & Beyond

Your employee handbook should keep up with a changing workplace. The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act, state-specific rules and shifting expectations around remote work, AI and inclusion make 2026 the year to update your handbook policies.

This 90-minute handbook compliance webinar shows which policies to add, change or drop so you stay compliant and avoid costly violations. You'll see how federal and state laws overlap, which policies every handbook needs, and how to make your managers active partners in keeping the organization compliant.

• Identify handbook changes required by the OBBB Act for tips, overtime and reporting
• Apply state-specific and multi-state requirements to your handbook
• Write remote and hybrid work policies
• Set AI guidelines and compliance guardrails
• Update paid leave, classification, wage, anti-harassment, inclusion and social media policies
• Spot and prevent common handbook violations
• Prepare managers and supervisors to support compliance and reduce risk

• Updates required by the OBBB Act: tips, overtime and reporting
• State-specific and multi-state handbook requirements
• Remote and hybrid work policies
• AI guidelines and compliance guardrails
• Changes to paid leave, classification and wage laws
• Anti-harassment, inclusion and social media policies
• Common handbook violations and how to prevent them
• The role of managers and supervisors in compliance and risk reduction

A handbook is more than a formality. It is a tool for compliance, protection and culture, and outdated policies can expose your organization to legal and financial risk as the OBBB Act and workplace norms change.

This session helps employers, business owners, HR and payroll professionals, compliance staff and managers understand how new federal and state laws affect the handbook, update remote work policies, and prevent costly violations and lawsuits.

• All Employers
• Business Owners
• Company Leadership
• Compliance professionals
• Payroll Administrators
• HR Professionals
• Managers/Supervisors
• Small Business Owners

Margie Faulk is a senior level human resources professional with over 15 years of HR management and compliance experience. A current Compliance Advisor for HR Compliance Solutions, LLC, Margie, has worked as an HR Compliance advisor for major corporations and small businesses in the small, large, private, public and Non-profit sectors.  Margie has provided small to large businesses with risk management strategies that protect companies and reduces potential workplace fines and penalties from violation of employment regulations. Margie is bilingual (Spanish) fluent and Bi-cultural.

Margie’s area of expertise includes Criminal Background Screening Policies and auditing, I-9 document correction and storage compliance, Immigration compliance, employee handbook development, policy development, sexual harassment investigations/certified training, SOX regulations, payroll compliance, compliance consulting, monitoring US-based federal, state and local regulations, employee relations issues, internal investigations, HR management, compliance consulting, internal/external audits, and performance management.
Margie is a speaker and accomplished trainer and has created and presented compliance seminars/webinars for over 16 US and International compliance institutes. Margie has testified as a compliance subject matter expert (SME) for several regulatory agencies and against regulatory agencies, thank goodness not on the same day. Margie offers compliance training to HR professionals, business owners, and leadership to ensure compliance with workplace and regulations. 
Margie’s unique training philosophy includes providing free customized tools for all attendees. These tools are customized and have been proven to be part an effective risk management strategy. Some of the customized tools include the I-9 Self Audit. Correction and Storage program, Ban the Box Decision Matrix Policy that Employers can provide in a dispute for allegations, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Compliance Guide, Drug-Free Workplace Volatile Termination E-Book and other compliance program tools when attendees register and attend Margie’s trainings.
Margie holds professional human resources certification (PHR) from the HR Certification Institution (HRCI) and SHRM-CP certification from the Society for Human Resources Management. Margie is a member of the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics (SCCE).