HR Compliance
To Explore the Bermuda triangle of FMLA, WC (Worke’s Comp), and the ADAAA: Policies, Practice, and Procedures
Challenges - It’s confusing isn’t it? It was made more confusing with the addition of COVID. How are we supposed to keep it all straight when there are times when the legal requirements of both the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the American Disabilities Act Amendment Act (ADAAA) are similar, yet at other times one law contradicts another? We find that we can’t comply with both laws at the same t..
Form 941 Compliance
This webinar will give you the tools to better be able to understand line by line of Form 941.Details around 2024 updates to the form 941 and review of common errors as reported by the IRS.Review of Schedule B and the importance of completing it correctly.Review of who should sign the Form 94.Filing the Form 941 when taking the COVID-19 and is it still applicable?Areas Covered 941 Basic Requirements- Report..
Navigating Performance Management: From Performance Plans (PIPs) to Termination
An Effective Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) is a structured approach used by organizations to help employees who are struggling to meet job expectations and performance standards. It is a constructive tool designed to identify areas of improvement, set clear goals, and provide guidance and support for employees to enhance their performance. Areas Covered Purpose of a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)Pr..
Being Assertive - How to say No Without Getting Fired
It sounds obvious and it is obvious; if you do not want to do something, just say ‘No’. However, you may find ‘No’ to be the hardest word to say. This is generally due to a fear of the response you might receive. Contrary to what you may think, when you exercise that right appropriately, people become more respectful of you and your time. In the long run, learning to say ‘No’ helps you to avoid ..
How to Welcome, Engage, and Retain New Employees with Your In-Person and Virtual On-boarding
You only have one chance to make a good first impression. The Onboarding Process is that one chance. All new hires are highly motivated on their first day of employment. Whether you call it Onboarding, Induction, Enculturation, or New Employee Orientation, the process used to welcome and train your new employees while capturing their excitement of a new job and reducing their new job jitters is critic..
Performance Reviews That Build Loyalty
Employee performance evaluations are an essential factor in the development of employees and the growth of the company as it is an opportunity to identify an employee’s strengths and areas that need improvement. Yet most managers and employees alike dread them. Why? Because the evaluation often has the wrong focus – a focus of telling the employee what they must do to improve or why they are getting less th..
The Top Ten FMLA Alligators: Tips And Traps To Avoid Liability
The FMLA can be challenging to administer, and cause many headaches for HR. This webinar will review the top ten most pressing FMLA mistakes employers make, so that you will be in compliance with the FMLA regulations, and able to best administer FMLA leave of absence issues.Employers should never take a holiday from dealing with the Family and Medical Leave Act's (FMLA's) requirements. Legal experts say the..
Dress Codes: Dress Codes for a Changing Workforce
Since employees typically are the first contact made with a company it is often necessary to control the image projected. In the past, employers used dress and appearance policies to help employees work comfortably and safely while still projecting a professional image to clients, customers and future employees. Over the years employers have also used dress and appearance policies to help create an employme..
Top 10 Employment Law Decisions in 2024
Federal agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and others have often guided employers of what their obligations are. For the past 40 years, courts were required to give “deference” to these agencies’ interpretation of the law. Some believed that this deference gave a sense of continuity across the country.&nbs..
Legal Issues Regarding Service Animals in the Workplace
The public accommodation and the employment parts of the Americans with Disabilities Act have required public entities and employers to “think outside the box” when it comes to accommodating physical or mental impairments that may be considered a disability under the ADA. Does that include the family dog? In this webinar, you will be able to differentiate between a service animal and an animal that is..
The New I9– Mandated Requirements for Worker Verification and Authorization
In February 2020, the USCIS released its long-announced revision of the I9. Federal law requires that every employer who recruits refers for a fee, or hires an individual for employment in the U.S. must complete Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. The Form I-9 process, managed by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, will help you verify your employee's identity and employment authorizat..
How to Prepare for a Payroll Tax Audit
The best offense, they say, is a good defense. In payroll tax administration, this means evaluating your practices against the laws and regulations governing them. Most automated payroll systems get the numbers right when it comes to gross wages and withholdings. The problems come with decisions such as the use of independent contractors, payments that don’t go through payroll, when overtime pay is due, and..
Performance Reviews: A Step-By-Step Process For Conducting Them Meaningfully and Effectively
One of the most critical areas of employee relationships and one of the biggest challenges management faces today is conducting effective performance appraisals and determining appropriate merit increases. Learn to give performance appraisals that help motivate employees to achieve goals and increase their value to the organization. Since both managers and employees often view performance appraisals with an..
All About Civility - Eliminating a Culture of Gossip, Rumors and Destructive Behavior - Whatever Happened to Respect?
Bad attitudes, jealousy and disruptive behaviour will sabotage hospital morale, lower self-esteem and reducing teamwork and productivity. When toxic behaviour infects a organization at any level, managers may be tempted to ignore it or give in, the wrong thing to do, but tolerating it is not a solution!This session will show you how to neutralize gossip and put a system in place to ensure it does not re-occ..
Garnishments and Proper Processing
Garnishments are a requirement of doing business and having employees but juggling the requirements of different types of garnishments and federal and state laws can be exhausting. This webinar will give you tips and tools to know how to stay compliant and process garnishments. We will talk about all the recent updates to Garnishment legislation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including what garnishments shou..