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2026 Webinar: The Compliance Continuum: Trends, Elections & the Road Ahead

Thursday, November 5
9:00 am PT | 12:00 pm ET

In the past year, significant court rulings and shakeups at the Department of Labor (DOL) and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have reshaped the absence and disability compliance landscape. Compounding this complexity are the looming 2026 midterm elections and start of the 2028 presidential election cycle. This annual trends webinar will look back and examine the implications of this year’s major developments, as well as project what may be on the horizon for employers and the employee benefits industry in the year ahead.

Learning Objectives

  • Analyze the year’s most noteworthy legal cases.
  • Assess recent DOL and EEOC changes and their potential impact on employers.
  • Evaluate the potential effects of midterm election results on regulatory oversight and the administration’s regulatory agenda.

Presented by

SVP Compliance & Workforce Absence Practice Leader
Sedgwick
Director Product Compliance & Statutory Administration
Sedgwick

This session qualifies for the following CEUs:

1 ADMS, 1 CDMS, 1 CLMS, 1 PHR, 1 CPDM and 1 SHRM

TO QUALIFY FOR CEUs

  • You must attend the full duration of the webinar. Following the webinar and once attendance has been confirmed, you will receive an email with CEU reporting information.
  • You must register for and watch the webinar individually. Group participation does not qualify for CEU credit.

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David Setzkorn
SVP Compliance & Workforce Absence Practice Leader
Sedgwick

David has over 16 years of experience working for both carriers and brokers as a subject matter expert on leave administration. His experience includes consultation and development of time away from work benefit programs for clients that range from program and policy development, training, benchmarking analysis and ongoing compliance management with state and federal regulations. He is a nationally recognized speaker working with organizations such as Disability Management Education Coalition (DMEC), Integrated Benefits Institute (IBI), Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) and others to deliver trainings and content regarding FMLA, ADAAA, paid family medical leave, and state and municipal leave programs.

David is responsible for providing thought leadership in the absence and disability space for Sedgwick as well as supporting both internal and external clients in order to provide best-in-class products and services. He also provides compliance and operational best practices to clients and internal partners.

Prior to joining Sedgwick, David worked for two of the largest insurance carriers, one public traded and one private employer, for over 10 years. He spent 3-1/2 years as the North American practice leader for the 5th largest broker in the world, focusing primarily on U.S. and Canadian clients. David also has 15+ years as a procurement officer working in the hospitality and gaming industries.

David is a graduate of Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in purchasing and logistics management and an MBA with an emphasis in project management. He also holds a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation along with multiple certifications in IT and operational management.

Brice Caswell
Director Product Compliance & Statutory Administration
Sedgwick

Brice Caswell is Director of Product Compliance and Statutory Administration at Sedgwick. He is responsible for compliance related to leaves of absence, including federal FMLA and state leaves. Brice has been with Sedgwick since August 2019.

Brice is a licensed attorney in the state of New York. Prior to coming to Sedgwick, he stood up the New York Disability and Paid Family leave, and FMLA claims department at his former employer. He was the Qualified Officer with the Workers’ Compensation Board and held the TPA license to adjudicate New York Disability and Paid Family leave claims. He has extensive experience in compliance matters related to leave of absence claims.

Brice has his Juris Doctorate from Albany Law School and his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Loyola University Maryland.

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David Setzkorn
SVP Compliance & Workforce Absence Practice Leader
Sedgwick

David has over 16 years of experience working for both carriers and brokers as a subject matter expert on leave administration. His experience includes consultation and development of time away from work benefit programs for clients that range from program and policy development, training, benchmarking analysis and ongoing compliance management with state and federal regulations. He is a nationally recognized speaker working with organizations such as Disability Management Education Coalition (DMEC), Integrated Benefits Institute (IBI), Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) and others to deliver trainings and content regarding FMLA, ADAAA, paid family medical leave, and state and municipal leave programs.

David is responsible for providing thought leadership in the absence and disability space for Sedgwick as well as supporting both internal and external clients in order to provide best-in-class products and services. He also provides compliance and operational best practices to clients and internal partners.

Prior to joining Sedgwick, David worked for two of the largest insurance carriers, one public traded and one private employer, for over 10 years. He spent 3-1/2 years as the North American practice leader for the 5th largest broker in the world, focusing primarily on U.S. and Canadian clients. David also has 15+ years as a procurement officer working in the hospitality and gaming industries.

David is a graduate of Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in purchasing and logistics management and an MBA with an emphasis in project management. He also holds a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation along with multiple certifications in IT and operational management.