Speaker Profile
DON PHIN
Don Phin is a California employment law attorney. Since leaving his litigation practice more than twenty years ago, he has consulted with hundreds of companies to help improve their employment practices. He has presented in person over 600 times to CEOs, HR, and other executives on what works in leadership and employee relations.
Don has written numerous books. The latest book is The 40| |40 Solution: Mastering the Emotional Energy of Leadership and Sales.
Don built HRThatWorks, an online HR compliance and strategy program, used by 3,500 companies and sold to ThinkHR in 2014. In addition to consulting and speaking, Don does executive coaching and workplace investigations.
Streetwise from the Bronx (you can still hear the accent), Don moved to San Diego when he was 20 to work on a Tuna boat and never came back. Today Don lives in sunny Coronado, California.

Don Phin
March 18 2025
01 : 00 PM EST
60 Minutes
Investigations that Get to the Truth and Keep you Out of Trouble!
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..

Don Phin
April 22 2025
01 : 00 PM EST
60 Minutes
The Great Manager Program
The quality of a company’s management and supervision team goes a long way to defining that company’s culture and its bottom line. When companies have untrained managers, they are relying solely on that person’s innate ability to manage. Not surprisingly, half of those managers will do a better job than the other half.Training your managers has a leveraged impact depending in part on how many people they ma..

Don Phin
May 20 2025
01 : 00 PM EST
60 Minutes
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 this math stymies our grow..

Don Phin
June 17 2025
01 : 00 PM EST
60 Minutes
Legal Challenges Working with Remote Employees
The unique exposures related to the remote work environment involved wage and hour compliance, disability accommodation, business expense reimbursement, jurisdictional issues relating to non competes and other contracts, safety and security concerns, and much more. Areas CoveredWage and hour exposuresAccommodating remote work requestsBusiness expenses Jurisdictional issues and the enforcement of contractsSa..

Don Phin
july 15 2025
01 : 00 PM EST
60 Minutes
Using Contingent Workforces in Response to Labor Shortages
Employers face a shortage of both workers and ever-evolving skill sets. This demand has been met by a growing number of workers who do not wish to be employees. They may be doing this because they wish to work remotely, work in a different country, or simply on a part-time basis. For many employers, use of the contingent workforce will continue to grow, offering flexibility and access to in demand skills. I..

Don Phin
August 11 2025
01 : 00 PM EST
60 Minutes
Ai and Human Resources: The Great Opportunity!
Artificial intelligence is here to stay. It is rapidly transforming all aspects of running a business including human resources. AI has been embedded into everything from hiring applications, to human resource information systems, surveying tools, and more. There are also the AI platforms like Chat GPT which can be used independently. Understanding how artificial intelligence can help you to be more product..

Don Phin
September 16 2025
01 : 00 PM EST
60 Minutes
Mastering the Emotional Energy of Great Leadership/Sales
This is a program I have delivered hundreds of times, to very high ratings. It is unique, fun, and provides a ton of aha moments. Great for leadership and sales. It’s hard to ignore today’s conversation around emotional intelligence. Studies show it is far more important to leadership success than having a high IQ. The term “emotional intelligence” implies the answer lies in the frontal lobe of the br..

Don Phin
October 16 2025
01 : 00 PM EST
60 Minutes
Change Management that Guides Transformation
We are working in a sea of change. Advancements in technology, tools, communications, and more, are rapidly changing the work environment. What worked yesterday may not work today. Managing change gracefully and profitably is a challenge for all of us. How will you be prepared for the change guaranteed to come your way? Successful companies and people learn how to adapt to changing circumstances. They don’t..

Don Phin
January 20 2026
01 : 00 PM EST
60 Minutes
What HR Must Know About Protecting Confidential Information
There is no doubt that people on the outside…and inside… of your company are looking to access critical confidential information. Some people simply mishandle and expose it. Failure to protect this information can result in lost customers and clients, regulatory fines, lawsuits, brand damage, and more. HR professionals and other managers are privy to salaries, financial information, health insurance i..

Don Phin
February 17 2026
01 : 00 PM EST
60 Minutes
Marijuana: Compliance and Safety in the Workplace
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), studies suggest specific links between marijuana use and adverse consequences in the workplace, such as the increased risk of injury or accidents. One study among postal workers found that employees who tested positive for marijuana on a pre-employment urine drug test had 55 percent more industrial accidents, 85 percent more injuries, and 75 percent grea..

Don Phin
Recorded Webinar
90 Minutes
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 ..

Don Phin
Recorded Webinar
60 Minutes
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..

Don Phin
Recorded Webinar
60 Minutes
New Management Training
Becoming a new manager is both exciting and scary. You were most likely promoted because you had an excellent skillset and showed leadership potential. But since this is new territory for you, there is much to be learned.In this fast-moving program, attorney, consultant, and coach Don Phin will help guide you with insight strategies and tools so you can become a great manager.Areas Covered Why did you say y..

Don Phin
Recorded Webinar
90 Minutes
New Manager Training
Becoming a new manager is both exciting and scary. You were most likely promoted because you had an excellent skill set and showed leadership potential. But since this is new territory for you, there is much to be learned. You will have to move from co-worker to boss. You will have to learn how to motivate people and have difficult conversations. In this fast-moving program, attorney, consultant, and coach ..

Don Phin
Recorded Webinar
60 Minutes
Now that I’ve Got Them, How Do I Keep Them?
Employee Turnover is an expensive problem. Coupled with the difficulty in hiring, turnover is putting additional pressure on existing employees and managers. It limits growth opportunities, causes stress, morale problems, customer dissatisfaction, and brand damage.Compensation challenges, the demand for job flexibility, an unwillingness to “come to work”, cost of living, and other factors are driving the tu..