About the Event

As higher education institutions expand their use of remote and multi-state hiring, the compliance risks associated with crossing state lines are becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. In this session, leaders from the University of Alabama and Louisiana State University share how their institutions identified and addressed the real risks tied to multi-state employment—and the moment when informal approaches were no longer sustainable.

Attendees will gain a clear understanding of how multi-state and remote hiring introduces compliance exposure, administrative complexity, and cost risk that decentralized hiring models were never designed to manage. The discussion will explore why national competition for talent and the expansion of remote work are colliding with state-by-state employment requirements—and what that means for institutions hiring across jurisdictions.

Speakers will walk through how HR, Finance, Legal, and academic leaders at their institutions aligned around a shared operating model that balanced risk mitigation with hiring flexibility. The conversation will cover the early warning signs that surfaced as multi-state hiring surpassed traditional boundaries, the practical steps taken to reduce exposure, and how both institutions maintained hiring speed and access to talent while strengthening compliance.

Finally, participants will hear how Alabama and LSU moved from reactive problem-solving to proactive governance—and walk away with actionable recommendations for peer institutions navigating similar workforce complexity.