Navigating Legal Shifts / Hidden Risks in Your Retirement Plans

UPHRA is excited to present "Navigating Legal Shifts / Hidden Risks in Your Retirement Plans”. Join us at Northern Michigan University's Northern Center on the morning of Wednesday, November 11th, 2026, for our annual legal update and learn what every HR leader needs to know about fiduciary responsibility.  Lunch is provided. 

Agenda:

Session Information:

Session I: Legal update - As the legal landscape surrounding employment continues to evolve, it’s essential for organizations to stay informed about new federal and state employment laws. This session will provide participants with the knowledge to identify recent legislative changes, assess their applicability to their workplace, and implement best practices for compliance.

Learning Outcomes: Identify new federal and state employment laws.  Learn whether and how these new laws apply to your workplace. Understand best practices to comply with the new laws.

Session II: The Hidden Risks in Your 401(k): What Every HR Leader Needs to Know About Fiduciary Responsibility. Are you an HR professional who influences decisions about your organization’s retirement plan? If so, the Department of Labor may legally consider you a fiduciary—even if “fiduciary” isn’t in your job title. And with that role comes responsibility, liability, and the incredible opportunity to make a positive impact for the people you serve every day.

In this practical and highly engaging session, Tyler J. Krzewina, Accredited Investment Fiduciary® and founder of 401TK.com, breaks down what every HR leader needs to know—without the legal jargon.

About the Speakers:

Laura Katers Reilly 

Laura counsels employers in labor and employment law and business transactions. Now in her 25th year of practice, many clients consider her part of their HR team and would not make a tough disciplinary decision without her. Laura is hired to investigate employment matters, draft policies, and respond to regulatory complaints. She advises clients in all aspects of employment law. Laura is also among the only attorneys in the U.P. with a traditional labor practice. She has bargained private and public sector labor contracts, arbitrated grievances, guided employers through union organization efforts, and handled NLRB and MERC complaints.

Laura is a sought-after speaker on labor and employment law matters, and a regular contributor to U.P. @ Work, a blog of the U.P. Human Resources Association.

Business clients of the firm work with Laura because she has experience with every part of the corporate life cycle, from startups to succession planning to sales and breakups. Laura also advises clients on contract, real estate, and licensing matters. In addition to her legal knowledge, Laura has deep insight into what it takes to run a business, having been raised by an entrepreneur, where every detail was a nightly dinner conversation. Laura believes this background adds real-world perspective to her application of the law.

In addition to her main practice areas, Laura collaborates with other attorneys in the firm as needed. Commonly, she works on prenuptial agreements, property tax appeals, municipal issues, and probate court matters.

Tyler J. Krzewina

Tyler J. Krzewina is an Accredited Investment Fiduciary® and founder of 401TK.com, a fiduciary‑focused registered investment advisor firm serving corporate retirement plans. With two decades of focused industry experience, Tyler specializes in simplifying complex retirement concepts for employers and everyday investors. He advises organizations nationwide on plan governance, fiduciary responsibilities, and participant education, and has spoken at numerous local, regional, and national conferences as a retirement plan subject matter expert.

After being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis ten years ago, Tyler became deeply committed to using his healthy years with intention and purpose. Guided by influential mentors and a desire to help others sooner rather than later, he clarified two lifelong missions that continue to shape his work today: educating everyday people about retirement and lowering their retirement plan fees.

In 2021, he founded 401TK.com to pursue those goals more intentionally, providing accessible fiduciary guidance to business leaders and helping employees build more confident financial futures.

Four years later, Tyler’s firm proudly serves as the named fiduciary to more than $190 million in retirement assets and has been nationally recognized by NAPA as a Top Retirement Plan Advisory Firm every year since 2022.

Tyler lives in Marquette with his wife and three children. When he’s not talking retirement strategy or blowing a whistle on local youth sports fields, you’ll likely find him at Marquette Mountain or out in the woods pursuing his goal of becoming the best outdoorsman he can be.