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In this session, attorney and HR expert Julie Pugh will guide you through key issues, including:

• Employee misclassification and disparate impact
• Penalties for non-compliance
• Offer letter audits
• Pay equity concerns

Learn how HR and legal teams can work together to build a fair, compliant, and defensible compensation strategy.

Speaker:

Julie Pugh

Julie Pugh started her career in Human Resources after graduating from Xavier University. Realizing she had a passion for the law, Julie attended the University of Cincinnati College of Law and started practicing with a focus on labor and employment.

After obtaining her law license, Julie spent over 13 years in private practice with focus on labor and employment – litigating, advising, counseling, training, and partnering with a variety of wonderful clients in the Midwest. In 2020, Julie seized an opportunity to go in house counsel for a public construction company.

Julie now serves as the Assistant General Counsel for Labor and Employment at TopBuild, a Fortune 1000 company that installs insulation across the country.

Julie’s comments are always her own and should not be viewed as made by or attributed to her employer.

11:00 am ET, Tuesday, October 14, 2025
HRCI & SHRM credit available