HR Compliance
Mastering Labor Relations: Your Essential Survival Guide - A Webinar Series
Even seasoned HR professionals recognize that Labor Relations requires a distinctly specialized skill set, underscoring the complexity and nuanced dynamics that characterize this critical aspect of workforce management. For individuals who have either never engaged with a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) in a unionized environment or those seeking to refine their expertise and stay abreast of contempor..
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..
2024 New E-Verify Program! How Will NextGen Impact Completing the I-9Form
The proposed features for the upcoming revamped version of E-Verify would fundamentally change the way employment eligibility verification is conducted, according to a proposal from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).E-Verify NextGen scheduled for release in 2024 integrates the Form I-9 process with E-Verify, the federal government’s electronic employment verification system, and shifts much ..
Avoiding I-9 Compliance Problems: How to Properly Complete, Retain, and Purge the I-9 and Avoid Fines
On August 1, 2023, the USCIS published a Revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, along with several rule changes. Starting on Nov. 1, 2023, the prior version of Form I-9 is obsolete and no longer valid for use.The USCIS states that, “The newly updated Form I-9 contains myriad revisions to the form and its instructions to streamline these materials and reduce employer and employee burden assoc..
2024 EEOC and Employers: Investigating Claims of Harassment and Discrimination
Organizations have legal and moral responsibilities to support diversity in their workplaces and to ensure compliance with all equal employment opportunity rules and regulations. Unfortunately, workplaces have not always been welcoming to women and minorities, and many people have faced prejudicial behavior when seeking employment or while on the job.While laws like the Civil Rights Act of 1964 have improve..
Offboarding with Care: Conducting Legal and Ethical Employee Terminations in 2025
If an employer has exhausted all the necessary steps to help the employee improve their work performance and those steps are not working – it may be time to terminate the employee.Terminating an employee is not only stressful for the employee losing a job, but also for the employer. There are legal, ethical steps to take when you terminate an employee. The company must ensure its actions are above reproach...
Managing the Remote Workforce Beyond Policies, Procedures, and Practices
Employers and employees are experiencing one of the biggest challenges in history in how people work. Some have never worked from home—some with spouses, kids, and pets at their desks – assuming they even have a desk at home. Many managers have never managed employees who work from home. The new situation is stressful and may be all-consuming. The new virtual work environment offers exciting opportuni..
Respectful behavior for a safe working environment
People are experiencing unprecedented levels of disruption in their homes and communities, as well as in their jobs. To address employees’ needs and help them thrive during the return, leaders should focus on safety and security, relationships, culture, and purpose. Having a foundation of involvement, fairness, respect, and equality can help employees adopt to new ways of working and interacting. When peopl..
Diversity Programs under the Trump Administration: How to Comply without Compromising Culture
As organizations move to comply with the Trump Administration orders, leaders at all levels are tasked with navigating the complexities that arise from these shifts. In an increasingly diverse workforce, it is essential for HR professionals to understand ways to continue building a strong organizational culture, employee morale, and diversity initiatives.The challenge has been twofold: addressing the gaps i..
What is in Store for Employers When Updating Employee Handbooks in 2025?
If there’s ever a time to rethink your handbook, it’s now. The timeliness has less to do with the 2025 year, the obvious time to roll out a replacement handbook and more to do with the wave of changes that recently swept the workplace.The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) now has submitted its new Employee Handbook changes that can make Employee Handbooks legally unlawful. The NLRB has the authority to ..
Future HR Trends and Innovation
The workplace has undergone significant transformations in recent years, with HR professionals at the forefront of these changes. This webinar, “Future HR Trends and Innovation,” explores how organizations can effectively respond to these shifts by adopting innovative approaches and leveraging technology. Key topics include addressing challenges in hybrid work, prioritizing employee well-being, implementing..
27th and 53rd Payroll
This webinar will review several aspects of the planning before the year starts and proper communication to staff on how an additional paycheck in the year will impact them, from salary differences to benefit adjustments. Areas Covered Analyze the impact of the 27/53rd payday Project Plans, and should you have one Business Partners to partner withTechnology ConsiderationsSpecial Pay ConsiderationsWho ..
Workers' Comp 2.0: Optimizing Outcomes for Employers and Employees
This engaging webinar offers a modernized approach to workers' compensation, integrating best practices, cultural alignment, and business strategy. We'll uncover the trends redefining comp programs—from the role of emotional intelligence to the importance of communication and return-to-work planning. Participants will walk away with actionable tools for boosting claim outcomes, improving injured worker expe..
Retaliation and Whistleblower Claims: Best Practices to Avoid Litigation
Retaliation claims are very tricky. Suppose you get a discrimination charge accusing your CEO of sexual harassment. The CEO barks back, “I didn’t do anything. Fire this employee immediately for false reporting.” But what is false reporting? You know, as a human resource professional, that you need to conduct a thorough investigation before coming to any conclusion about false reporting. What if ..
Understanding the Math of HR, So You Can Show How HR Impacts the Bottom-Line
In this Webinar, Don Phin is going to teach the Math of HR in a way that will help you bring more value to your company and get paid for it! He will share with you a method you can use to educate your executive and management teams on the value of great HR. Let’s be honest- math is not HR’s thing. We are “people people,” not accountants. The problem is that a lack of understanding of this math stymies our g..