CPE Courses

Payroll Related Fraud – How To Avoid Having Your Own Employees Rip You Off
The agenda for the webinar is:DEFINITION AND STATISTICS – we will summarize what payroll fraud is, and present eye-opening statistics as to the danger it presents. This includes recent cases where payroll fraud was discovered and prosecuted. 5 CATEGORIES OF PAYROLL RELATED FRAUD – General processes that are vulnerable to employee and employer exploitation.SPECIFIC SCHEMES – HOW TO PREVENT/DETECT – Specific ..

Payroll Rules and Administration Simplified Including New DOL Overtime Rules Plus Inflation and Covid-19 Concerns and Challenges
This webinar covers the complete context of payroll rules and administration made simple. It starts with the basic classification of workers properly classified as Contractors or Workers. Rules for Payment and administration of Contractors outlined. Rules for workers classified as “Exempt” or “Non-Exempt” based on DOL/ FLSA .Rules for payments to exempt and non-exempt employees are examined. Overtime rules ..

Planning and Managing Organizational Change
Turn change into a positive force!Change is inevitable. But when changes are made, many employees lack the broader knowledge of why new systems and structures are necessary. As a result, frontline managers and human resources professionals must partner together and help organizations lead and manage change. This case-study-based seminar will prepare managers responsible for facilitating or implementing chan..

Pregnancy Protections Regulations in the Workplace for 2024
Pregnancy protection and accommodation are in the news. In April 2024, the EEOC issued its Final Rule some 400 pages on the implementation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). Under PWFA, employers may have to temporarily suspend the essential functions of a job to accommodate an employee’s quest for coverage. Under the rule, employers will have to allow employees and applicants to take time off and..

Preventing Sexual Orientation and Transgender ID Discrimination in Your Workplace
For most of us, work is stressful in and of itself. Imagine carrying the added emotional weight of having to deny or suppress one of the most fundamental aspects of who you are: your gender identity and sexual orientation because either one does not conform to society’s norms regarding gender expression.A historic Supreme Court ruling in 2020 outlawed workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and..

Recruiting 101
The course will provide a high-level overview of recruiting and it will start with the basics so that every attendee of the course at any level will understand the basics of the need and the process. The information will provide insight into how recruiting ties into the budgets of the organization, basic compliance issues, technology overview, and process improvements. Recruiting at the core is the foundati..

Relook at Employee Engagement
Employee engagement is defined by the Hogan Assessments as the degree to which employees think, feel, and act in ways that indicate a commitment to the organization. High levels of employee engagement foster customer loyalty and improve organizational performance.The presentation also covers why employees leave and the reasons for employee resignations.The importance of an organization's focus on employee d..

Remote Work – Risks and Internal Controls
As organizations increasingly adopt remote work arrangements, it becomes crucial to navigate the associated risks and establish robust internal controls. In this presentation, we delve into the multifaceted challenges posed by the remote work landscape and explore strategic measures to mitigate potential threats. We’ll explore remote work as we know it and then move into the risks that accompany the shift f..

Requirements for State Mandated Sick Pay
Legislation is changing rapidly in regard to employers being required to provide employees with accrued sick time. In 2020 with the COVID-19 pandemic states and the federal have updated legislation on paying sick pay. It began with city legislation and has now moved to states such as California which employers must comply with.Review different types of ways companies can choose to handle third-party..

Revolutionize Your HR Practices with Chat GPT: A Technical Webinar for HR Professionals
Are you an HR professional struggling to balance repetitive administrative tasks with strategic initiatives? Do you find it challenging to gather feedback from employees and measure their satisfaction levels? Are you looking for a tool to help identify skill gaps and create effective performance improvement plans?Look no further than Chat GPT - the cutting-edge language model designed by OpenAI that can rev..

Revolutionizing Talent Acquisition: A Strategic Approach to Recruitment
Revolutionizing talent acquisition requires a departure from traditional recruitment methods towards a more strategic and forward-thinking approach. This session provides HR professionals with a comprehensive overview of the strategic elements involved in modern talent acquisition. Topics covered include the evolution of recruitment strategies, the role of technology, employer branding, and implementing dat..

Risk Management for Human Resources
HR can play a role in creating and reinforcing a corporate culture that reflects a proactive stance toward risk and risk management by including a risk management perspective in all HR activities: recruitment, onboarding, performance management and the rewards systems. HR can also include the risk management aspects in the leadership development programs and in the leadership pipeline.In today’s constantly ..

Salary History Bans: The Next Pay Equity Frontier in 2022
It’s the job interview question you’d love to dodge: What’s your current, or most recent, salary? A low Figure could limit your starting pay. I high number might make you seem too expensive. Now, several states and cities are banning the question as part of efforts to ensure pay equity for women and minorities, but some companies say the new laws represent yet another intrusion into their businesses.It is o..

Secrets of the Staffing Fix - Solving the Employee Training, Retention and Motivation Challenge
Who needs more customers? Who needs more staff? Current and future labor shortages will continue to drag down your company’s growth, performance, profitability and your ability to keep customers coming back – and doing more business with you. When employees know that what they do matters, regardless of their position in the company, teamwork, engagement, and productivity go up – and the measure is as high a..

Stay Interviews: Kicking Your Employee Retention Efforts into Overdrive in 2023
Employee turnover is always a hot topic. How can it be reduced? How can you keep your top employees from leaving? What makes a good employee want to leave? How can you know if someone is considering quitting?Some employers have decided the best way to answer those questions is to ask employees directly. Instead of making assumptions about what employees need and whether they may consider leaving, employers ..