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 Strategic Recognition Can Save Your Culture
Research shows that recognition boosts engagement and strengthens the connections needed to build and maintain a high-performing, inclusive workplace. Strategic recognition occurs when recognition is fully embedded in how leaders and teams live, model, and “do” recognition every day on the job. Creating an environment where employees feel valued and appreciated goes beyond simple “one and done" recognition ..
How to Deal with Employees Who Love to Argue and Debate Everything?
Our journey begins by building a firm understanding of conflict, exploring its various forms, numerous sources, and far-reaching impacts on the workplace environment. This initial overview provides a crucial context for understanding why conflicts occur and offers insights into how they can be proactively addressed and prevented.Moving deeper into the heart of the matter, we introduce a series of practical,..
How to Handle Tricky Employee Absenteeism Problems
When employees don’t play fair with your organization’s absentee policy and take unplanned or excessive time off, it causes problems and you need solutions! This webinar will teach you how to create or update your attendance policy which complies with legal standards and which can be flexible enough to meet the demands of different departments or positions. The program will also address federal and state la..
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..
Human Resource Audits: How to Conduct a Practical Audit Without Overwhelm?
Any HR professional knows that a major part of their responsibility is keeping the company’s employment files organized for many legal reasons but also because it helps to keep your operations going smoothly. An externally-driven audit by a government agency could result in dire consequences including fines, citations, and shutdowns. Without a system or organizing files followed up by regular internal audit..
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..
I-9 Audits: Strengthening Your Immigration Compliance Strategies in 2025
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..
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..
Interviewing the Implicated Employee
This module focuses on the specific techniques needed for interviewing the employee under investigation and how to obtain admissions of improper conduct. This webinar covers the following key topics:The psychology of employee wrongdoing and how this is rationalizedHow do you encourage an employee to admit improper conduct by developing a theme to place the wrongdoing in context?The technique is to focus on ..
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..