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 Starting on Nov. 1, 2023, the prior version of Form I-9 is obsolete and no longer valid for use.The USCIS states that, “The newly updated Form I-9 contains myriad revisions to the form and its instructions to streamline these materials and reduce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..
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in HR
AI is no longer a futuristic concept; it’s a present-day reality reshaping HR practices. This webinar explores how AI can revolutionize key HR functions, including recruitment, onboarding, employee engagement, and performance management. Attendees will learn how AI-driven tools can automate routine tasks, provide data-driven insights, and enhance decision-making.The session will cover practical applications..
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 ..
Labor Relations Crash Course
Attendees will have the opportunity to widen their skill set enough to be able to hit the ground running to meet the challenges of most labor-management environments. Among the areas to be explored will be the groundwork and guidelines for positive labor management relationships along with an examination of the roles of the Union and its representatives/Stewards as well as the management side of the equatio..
Handling FMLA Abuse
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a very important statute that provides needed protection for those employees who must take a leave of absence for their own medical needs or the medical needs of a family member. Yet, there is always going to be a select group of employees who want to beat the system, who try to get the protection for other events and claim FMLA. What’s an employer to do?Areas Cove..
The HR Department of One : Best Practices for Success
Being the only administrator available to answer the phone when someone needs help or advice, as well as the only person to manage onboarding, offboarding, orientation, benefits, evaluation, disciplinary and termination processes, is one of the major differences between large organizations with a Human Resources team and small organizations with one HR administrator. Working tirelessly as the only HR p..
Workplace Privacy Issues
If you, do not know what an employee and employer’s privacy rights are and do it wrong, are you prepared to face the consequences of actual, compensatory, or punitive damages and damage to your own professional reputation and standing within your work community? And what about COVID-19 or the next pandemic? For the foreseeable future, the workplace will be raising issues about an employee’s privacy ri..
From Diversity to Divisiveness: When DEI Initiatives Backfire
This speaker delves into the intricate complexities of DEI initiatives, examining the factors that contribute to unintended consequences. We will explore the psychological and sociological dynamics that can lead to resentment and division, including issues such as perceived favoritism, backlash against perceived "woke" culture, and the challenges of balancing competing interests. Attendees will learn to ide..
How to Comply with the New EEO-1 Reporting Requirements for 2025
The EEOC collects workforce data from employers with more than 100 employees (lower thresholds apply to federal contractors). Employers meeting the reporting thresholds have a legal obligation to provide the data; it is not voluntary. The data is collected using the reports below and is used for a variety of purposes including enforcement, self-assessment by employers, and research. Each report collects dat..
New Workplace Policies Under the Trump Administration: What HR Needs to Know, Now!
The time to act is now! By gaining a deeper understanding of the latest workplace policies under the Trump administration, HR professionals can better safeguard their companies, reduce potential risks, and ensure a smooth transition into the future. Under the Trump administration, a range of workplace policies has seen major alterations. These changes span across labor laws, employee benefits, discriminatio..
Growth Oriented Performance Reviews
This webinar will explore the best practices for conducting comprehensive and impactful reviews. Participants will learn to set clear expectations, provide constructive feedback, and develop SMART and actionable goals.To ensure meaningful progress, we will review how performance metrics should comprehensively evaluate all relevant factors, such as quality, quantity, timeliness, and cost-efficiency.Furthermo..