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SUMMARY:October 2026 - Chamber Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:2027 is shaking up the rules for Washington small businesses\, and the clock is ticking. A wave of employment law changes finally reaches employers who've been exempt for years\, expanding Paid Family and Medical Leave job protection\, Fair Chance Act hiring restrictions\, pregnancy accommodations\, personnel file access\, and employee classification rules\, some titrating down to employers with just one employee. If you've assumed these laws don't apply to you\, guess again!\n\nJoin us as Taylor Jernigan  breaks down exactly what's changing and what you need to do now\, before the deadline catches you off guard.\n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker: \n\nTaylor Jernigan is the Principal Consultant at Tradewind Consulting\, a boutique fractional HR firm based in Gig Harbor serving small and medium-sized businesses across the Pacific Northwest. Taylor helps business owners cut through HR complexity with clear\, no-nonsense guidance across compliance\, people strategy\, and leadership coaching\, giving them the confidence to build compliant\, people-first workplaces without slowing down their operations. She works directly with owners to turn employment law\, HR strategy\, and day-to-day people challenges into practical\, actionable steps.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:20px\;"><span style="color:black\;">2027 is shaking up the rules for Washington small businesses\, and the clock is ticking. A wave of employment law changes finally reaches employers who&#39\;ve been exempt for years\, expanding Paid Family and Medical Leave job protection\, Fair Chance Act hiring restrictions\, pregnancy accommodations\, personnel file access\, and employee classification rules\, some titrating down to employers with just one employee. If you&#39\;ve assumed these laws don&#39\;t apply to you\, guess again!<br />\nJoin us as&nbsp\;</span><em><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;">Taylor Jernigan&nbsp\;</span></span></em><span style="color:black\;"> breaks down exactly what&#39\;s changing and what you need to do now\, before the deadline catches you off guard.<br />\n<br />\nAbout the Speaker:&nbsp\;</span><br />\n<em><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;">Taylor Jernigan is the Principal Consultant at Tradewind Consulting\, a boutique fractional HR firm based in Gig Harbor serving small and medium-sized businesses across the Pacific Northwest. Taylor helps business owners cut through HR complexity with clear\, no-nonsense guidance across compliance\, people strategy\, and leadership coaching\, giving them the confidence to build compliant\, people-first workplaces without slowing down their operations. She works directly with owners to turn employment law\, HR strategy\, and day-to-day people challenges into practical\, actionable steps.</span></span></em></span><br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Port Orchard United Methodist Church 725 Kitsap Street
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URL:https://chamber.skchamber.org/events/details/october-2026-chamber-luncheon-14952
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