2026 Employment Law Summit – San Diego
Mintz
Jun
2
2026
Date: June 2, 2026
Time: 8:30AM - 2:00PM (PST)
Location: Mintz, San Diego, CA
As the workplace, technology, and regulatory requirements continued to evolve, employers faced increasing complexity in managing their people, mitigating risk, and driving growth. The Mintz Employment Law Summit served as a forum designed to address the most pressing challenges confronting employers, with programming centered on the key issues shaping the workplace at the time and in the year ahead.
Following the New York and Boston programs, the Employment Law Summit continued in San Diego with a California-focused agenda designed for employers operating at the cutting edge of employment law.
Session topics included:
- Managing with Empathy in the Workplace: Practical Tools for Supporting Employees Through Stress and Anxiety
- Key 2026 California Compliance Developments and Multistate Considerations
- AI at Work: Employee Use, Operational Risk, and Practical Guardrails
Speakers
Michael S. Arnold
Speaker
Michael Arnold is Chair of the firm's Employment Practice. He is an employment lawyer who deftly handles a wide array of matters.
Jennifer B. Rubin
Speaker
Jennifer B. Rubin is a Mintz Member who advises clients on employment issues like wage and hour compliance. Her clients range from start-ups to Fortune 50 companies and business executives in the technology, financial services, publishing, professional services, and health care industries.
Nikki M. Rivers
Speaker
Mintz attorney Nicole M. Rivers defends employers in employment litigation and labor matters and advises on employment best practices. She handles cases involving claims of wage and hour violations, harassment, retaliation, discrimination, breach of employment agreements, FMLA violations, and violations of California's Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), Family Rights Act (CFRA), and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).
Paul M. Huston
Panelist
Paul M. Huston is an attorney in Mintz's employment labor and benefits practice group, where he litigates employment and general commercial issues. Paul has experience handling single plaintiff and class action lawsuits, covering issues from wrongful termination to disability discrimination.
Kevin K. Kim
Panelist
Kevin Kim is an attorney at Mintz who litigates employment disputes before state and federal courts and administrative agencies and counsels clients on compliance with employment laws. He handles cases involving wage and hour, trade secret misappropriation, and discrimination claims and represents clients in government investigations.
John B. Koss
Panelist
John B. Koss counsels Mintz clients on e-discovery and large data matters. He handles commercial litigation, investigations, and governmental inquiries, relying on his experience in practice and discovery project management. Previously, John led the Boston office of a major legal services firm.
Brendan J. Lowd
Panelist
Brendan is an experienced and creative litigator, advisor, and counselor to public, private, start-ups, and closely-held companies. Brendan also represents high-level executives in the negotiation of their employment agreements and compensation.
Brody Zaugg
Panelist
Brody A. Zaugg is an Associate at Mintz who concentrates his practice on employment litigation and counseling clients on employment policies and workplace practices.