HR Compliance
Hiring and Retaining in this Crazy Economy
Don has delivered this presentation to dozens of CEO and HR groups in the past few months. Employers are faced with The Great Resignation and The Great Quit, placing their companies and existing employees under enormous pressures. Since hiring and retention are closely related challenges, they are addressed together in this fast-moving presentation. Areas Covered How to decide who to hireEmployee referrals ..
Holding Remote Employees Accountable from a Distance - Out of Sight Out of Mind
Whether you’re a first-time manager or a seasoned manager, holding people accountable can be frustrating and bring out the worst of emotions and more so when employees are remotely working.Accountability, done effectively, is a skill you can develop just like any other skill, and while it is not a difficult skill to acquire and hone, it does require a high degree of conscious effort and even more challengin..
How COVID has Reshaped the ADA, the FMLA and Worker's Compensation to Create a New Bermuda Triangle of Medical Leave Laws
This program will explore the complexities of the three primary medical leave laws, the ADA, FMLA and worker's compensation and how they have changed due to COVID. We will also explore recent changes that have occurred within various government agencies, including the department of labor and the EEOC, as well as judicial holding that have changed the face of how these laws work together. The best practices,..
How to Manage Poor Performance
Managers are important people because they achieve their results through other people. This means they are responsible for the coordination of efforts throughout the organization. Without managers, our organizations would be chaotic places in which to work. They would, therefore, achieve very little.A key part of the job of the manager is to assess and redirect the performance of their staff member. Manager..
How to Strategically Address Systemic Racism, White Privilege, and Unconscious Bias in the Workplace: It’s About More Than Training and Policy
The summer of 2022 will be long ingrained into our social and individual consciousness due to COVID and the horrific murder of George Floyd, a black man. George’s murder by white police officers, captured on video for the world to see, sparked outrage around the globe. So what, you may be asking, does that have to do with the business world. Racial bias workshops just won’t do any more. Employers and busine..
HR Metrics and Analytics 2024 - Update on Strategic Planning, Application Activities, and Operational Impact
HR metrics and analytics play a vital role in business management. Top management uses HR metrics and analytics as a crucial part of its strategic planning activities and, increasingly, uses HR metrics to make essential business decisions.Operational management relies on HR metrics to ascertain and handle vital operational and transactional issues. HR metrics give management the power to understand, anticip..
I-9 Audits: Strengthening Your Immigration Compliance Strategies and Anticipated Changes to I-9’s
Are you confident your organization is in full compliance with federal immigration laws, or are you at risk for being assessed costly fines, or worse, for potential violations?In an effort to control illegal immigration, in 1986 Congress passed the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA). The IRCA was enacted to legalize approximately three million undocumented immigrants, while at the same time, attempte..
I-9 Audits: Strengthening Your Immigration Compliance Strategies in 2024
Are you confident your organization is in full compliance with Federal immigration laws, or are you at risk of being assessed costly fines, or worse, for potential violations?In an effort to control illegal immigration, in 1986 Congress passed the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA). The IRCA was enacted to legalize approximately three million undocumented immigrants, while at the same time, attemptin..
Implementing Techniques Utilized by Strategic HR Business Partners
The role of the HR business partner is more important than ever, now that there are more demands on HR to add value. And more leaders are realizing that by making better use of their employees, they can better achieve the profitability goals of the business. In addition, more of the transactional HR work is being outsourced, so HR is not only able to focus more on the strategic side of the busines, but is a..
International Payroll
Details of payroll tax policies for international assignments from understanding details of tax equalization and tax protection to understanding how to calculate hypothetical tax. Review of accounting concepts and best practices. Will also have a review of international visa’s and the payroll requirements over each Visa.Areas Covered Concepts on how to handle tax for international assignments - Tax Equ..
Investigations that Work
How a company manages a workplace investigation affects its legal exposures, corporate culture, and brand. That investigation may involve a claim of sexual harassment, suspicion of theft, or a threat made against another employee. The failure to properly investigate can lead to lawsuits, brand damage, and ruined reputations. Don has been an employment law attorney for more than 40 years and has investigated..
Keeping the Human in Human Resources: How to Use Artificial Intelligence Intelligently
It would take weeks to gather and analyze the same quantity of data manually that AI processes can accomplish in seconds. In today’s fast-moving business environment, speed is critical for the following reasons:Empowering faster decisions at the right times to generate business opportunitiesGetting accurate information quicklyFacilitating pattern recognition to spot trendsAccelerating all company processesL..
Leading the Next Generation: Managing Generation Z in the Workplace
As managers and leaders, it's important for us to understand this generation and how to effectively work with them. By doing so, we can not only improve our own leadership skills but also create a more productive and positive work environment for everyone. So let's explore what makes Generation Z tick!We are going to deep dive into their generation. How and where they grew up. Normally using technology, com..
Legal and Ethical Challenges for Employers: An Increase In Burnout, Stress, and Mental Illness
Employers are seeing more mental health issues in their workforce than ever before. Long COVID has enhanced mental health concerns even more. Each year 1 in 5 adults is stricken with a mental illness (National Institute of Mental Health), making mental illness an everyday reality for many of your employees. Yet only 1 in 3 people seek help with their illness. The ADA, HIPPA, FMLA, and most states’ human/civ..
LGBTQIA+ in 2023: Compliance and Best Practices
This program will cover a variety of aspects of the LGBTQIA+ community and its relationship to the workplace. We will discuss the many definitions applying to the LGBTQIA+ community, trends in gender fluidity, the value of “HR as PR” in worker diversity, the antidiscrimination provisions of Title VII and other federal laws to the LGBTQIA+ workers, the application of wage and benefits laws to LGB..