Please join us for our March GVFHRA Special Interests Groups Lunch & Learn. Our virtual events are free for our members to attend. 

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Date: Thursday, March 5, 2026

Time: 12:00 to 1:15 PM EST

Virtual meetings: Zoom link will be provided when you register

Approved for 1.25 SHRM PDCs and 1.25 HRCI Business Credits

Legislative Update: The Impact of AI on the Workplace with Karen Odash, Esq.

SUMMARY

This session will explore the rapidly evolving legal landscape surrounding the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace, including recent legislation and emerging case law. The discussion will focus on how AI impacts HR practices across the employee lifecycle, with particular attention to discrimination risks tied to hiring, performance management, promotion, and termination decisions.

The session will also examine what “AI literacy” means for today’s workforce and what employers should be considering as AI becomes more integrated into business operations. The conversation will be moderated with real-world HR scenarios and practical questions to encourage meaningful discussion and application.

KEY OBJECTIVES 

Karen Odash, Esq.

Karen Odash is an Associate in the firm’s Philadelphia office. Karen assists clients with a range of labor and employment matters, including sexual discrimination and other Title VII claims, litigation and counseling on restrictive covenants and trade secrets, and day-to-day employment advice. As AI expands in the workplace so to does Karen's focus on AI, including regularly presenting and writing on AI updates.

Prior to graduating law school, Karen served as a paralegal focusing on employment and litigation. She spent more than ten years as the director of legal programs for a Fortune 250 financial services company with an emphasis in employment law including restrictive covenant and recruiting. She also provided advice to corporate business partners regarding policies and procedures and legal updates.

Facilitator - Christina Michael, Esq.

Christina Michael is a partner in the firm’s Philadelphia office whose practice includes both employment litigation and counseling. In her litigation practice, Christina handles a full range of employment-related matters in court and administrative agencies, including cases involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful discharge, whistleblower claims, wage and hour laws, and common law contract and tort claims. Christina has experience taking matters to jury trials, as well as arbitration proceedings, and has appeared before a variety of state and federal agencies. Christina also has represented employers at the appellate level, and has briefed appeals and writs in the United States Supreme Court, the Second Circuit, and the Third Circuit. Christina also dedicates a substantial portion of her practice to counseling employers as they address day-to-day employment law questions. She regularly advises employers on a wide variety of matters, such as the appropriate handling of disciplinary issues, employee terminations, compliance with employment laws and regulations dealing with harassment and discrimination, worker classification pursuant to wage and hour laws, background checks, disability and religious accommodations, creating and implementing employee handbooks and personnel policies, and handling of labor relations. Her experience includes both unionized and non-union workplaces.

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