Recorded Webinars

2019 & Earlier Recorded Webinars

Choosing a Payroll/HRIS System

There are many factors that go into choosing the right Payroll and HRIS solution for your company and there have never been more options, from simple accounting software, to ERP systems, to full blown integrated HRIS platforms, choosing the best solution can seem daunting. Our webinar will address common benefits, key features and the pros and cons of different approaches.

Performance Management & Compensation

With record low unemployment, employees feel increasingly emboldened to seek compensation increases. Employers, who wish to retain and reward essential employees may be willing to offer higher wages, but lack robust performance data to rationalize pay increases where appropriate or more importantly deny pay increases where they aren’t warranted. Furthermore, firms are under increasing pressure to provide wage transparency and ensure internal pay equity. This webinar will cover basic concepts of performance management as well as address important considerations when evaluating compensation programs.

Overtime, Exemptions and Proposed FLSA Changes

The Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed an increase of the minimum salary for exempt employees to $679 per week. The DOL previously proposed a higher increase to the minimum salary, which failed in court In 2016. Join our 1 hour webinar to learn about the proposed changes to overtime, exemptions, minimum salary and more.

Progressive Discipline Policy and Procedures for Employers

In theory, an at-will employee can be terminated for any reason at any time, but in the real world, employers need more options to deal with disciplinary problems. Progressive discipline programs can provide a range of flexible alternatives to manage disciplinary problems, but employers must carefully construct their policy to provide flexibility while also protecting the employer from liability. In this webinar we review the key elements that an effective progressive discipline policy should include to protect both the employer and employee.

Creating a Positive, Productive, and Respectful Work Environment Free of Negativity

Create a positive, productive, and respectful work culture in the work place. From cliques, to simple clusters of gossipers, to subtle or outright bullies and harassers. Many managers are unaware of how to change or turn around bad behavior, so over time it becomes the organization’s culture.

Learn to Navigate the complexities of FMLA, ADA, and Workers’ Compensation

The intersection of FMLA, ADA, and workers’ compensation can become confusing and difficult to understand. In this webinar you will get guidance on how to interpret and comply with applicable leave and disability laws and how to apply them when they intersect with each other.

Equal Pay Audits: Minimizing Legal Exposure of Compensation Discrimination

Minimize the risk of costly lawsuits, jury verdicts, and settlements linked to your employee compensation system by learning how to conduct pay audits to identify and to correct unfair compensation practices.

HR Risk Assessment – Top 10 Concerns for 2019

One of the best ways to remain compliant is to perform an HR Risk Assessment periodically. Join us for this 1 hour webinar as we highlight the top 10 concerns for 2019.

Managing Employee Leave, Ensuring Compliance and Promoting Workplace Efficiency

There are a lot of reasons for an employee to miss work. Some are protected by Federal or state laws, others are completely at the discretion of the employer. Learn the basics of leave compliance as well as how leave policies can promote workplace efficiency in our one-hour webinar.

EEO Basics – Reducing the Risk of Discrimination Claims

Strategies for Developing an Effective Handbook

An employee handbook is a critical tool to help prevent workplace disputes and limit legal exposure. A well-crafted handbook can provides important guidance to new and existing employees regarding company expectations as well as preventing potential compliance pitfalls. In this webinar, we explore strategies that you can use for developing an effective employee handbook.

Why Employee Engagement Matters and How to Improve It

Research has found a correlation between an engaged and satisfied workforce and company profits. However, the methods for achieving high engagement and job satisfaction aren’t always simple or obvious. This one hour webinar explores the policies and practices a company may use to increase employee engagement and job satisfaction, including nontraditional benefits, job flexibility and work/life balance.

HR Records Retention – What to Save and How

Join us as we explore one of HR’s most daunting challenges: record-keeping. HR managers receive, generate, and accumulate substantial volumes of documents on an ongoing basis. Yet, many small to mid-sized organizations are not well versed on their record-keeping obligations. The need for proper record-keeping is vital to stay in compliance and in some cases defend against employee lawsuits. The implications for not remaining compliant are steep including monetary fines and legal penalties.

Virtual Employees

In the online, always-connected world we live in we can do many tasks remotely – banking, shopping and perform our job related activities. Many companies have turned to have some or all of their workforce work from home. While convenient for employees and economical for companies, virtual employees can pose some unique challenges for those that manage them. During this one hour webinar we will explore these challenges and discuss ways managers can make it work.

Preventing Harassment

Despite it being over 50 years since The Civil Rights Act of 1964, employers continue to struggle with fostering workplaces free of discrimination and harassment. Of particular concern today are cases of bullying and intimidation. With increasingly connected workplaces, a hostile work environment can also extend into the virtual realm, making it harder for the employer to monitor and more difficult for a harassed employee to escape. Our one hour webinar explores the causes, legal liability and best practices associated with bullying and hostile work environments.

Form I-9 Compliance for Employers

On November 19, 2016, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a revised version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. With the increasing cost of Form I-9 violations for employers, I-9 compliance remains a critical part of the hiring process. Thanks to a new rule announced by the Department of Justice in June 2016, the fine amounts for I-9 violations have almost doubled. This webinar covering Form I-9 compliance essentials is a critical training tool if you need to become familiar with the new Form I-9.

Reasonable Accommodations Under the ADA

The Americans with Disabilities Act provides broad protection to disabled individuals. According to some estimates, over 1/3 of Americans have a condition which, depending upon their job, may qualify for protection under the ADA. One of the most critical employer requirements under the ADA is the provision of reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. These accommodations may take many forms and what is “reasonable” varies from employer to employer. This one hour webinar provides practical guidance on how to manage the reasonable accommodation process and reduce employer liability.

Preventing Harassment in the Workplace

EEO Principles and Compliance

If your firm has 15 or more employees at least some of the Federal anti-discrimination / anti-harassment laws apply. Even smaller employers may be covered by state or local EEO regulations. Although simple in concept, fully complying with EEO requirements can be challenging for even the most sophisticated employer. Our webinar will cover the basic regulatory requirements as well as strategies an employer may use to limit the risk of discrimination and harassment claims.

Form I-9 Compliance for Employers

On July 17, 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a revised version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. With the increasing cost of Form I-9 violations for employers, I-9 compliance remains a critical part of the hiring process. Thanks to a new rule announced by the Department of Justice in June 2016, the fine amounts for I-9 violations have almost doubled. This webinar covering Form I-9 compliance essentials is a critical training tool if you need to become familiar with the new Form I-9.

Strategies for Developing an Effective Employee Handbook

Performance Management & Compensation

After years of stagnant wages, employees are increasingly seeking compensation increases. Employers, who wish to retain and reward essential employees may be willing to offer higher wages, but lack robust performance data to rationalize a pay increases where appropriate or more importantly deny pay increases where they aren’t warranted. Furthermore, firms are under increasing pressure to provide wage transparency and ensure internal pay equity. This webinar will cover basic concepts of performance management as well as address important considerations when evaluating compensation programs.

Optimizing Turnover and Employee Selection

Payroll represents the single largest expenditure for many businesses. Firms, however, struggle with measuring how effectively they are utilizing this human capital. Turnover can be particularly costly with estimates ranging from 30% to 250% of an employees annual salary as the true economic cost of replacing a single individual. We will review the causes of employee turnover, its effects on an organization and strategies to reduce it.

FLSA Overtime Exemptions

The federal FLSA requires that most employees be paid at least minimum wage for their hours worked, as well as overtime pay. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced salary level changes, also known as the “Final Rule” that will be applied to certain exemptions impacting payment for hours worked and overtime. The webinar will review the impact of the Final Rule on employers’ ability to classify individuals as exempt from overtime requirements, as well as provide guidance concerning when individuals may be classified as exempt under the executive, administrative, professional, computer and outside sales exemptions based upon the requirements of FLSA.

HR ROI: Quantifying Return on Employee Investment

One of the biggest problems for HR professionals is finding a way to demonstrate the value in improved recruitment, training and coaching programs. Upper management tends to focus on “return on investment” (ROI), but how can an HR department calculate ROI? Our one hour webinar will focus on methods for calculating ROI for human capital.

Basics of Workers’ Compensation

Workers’ Compensation has been the “exclusive remedy” for on the job injuries in most states for several decades. However, employers still struggle with the basics of managing their Workers’ Compensation program. How can creating light duty positions save money? When, if ever, does it make sense to pay a claim out-of-pocket, rather than submitting it to the insurance company? How does Workers’ Compensation integrate with Federal employment laws such as ADA, COBRA and FMLA. We answer these questions and more in our one hour “Basics of Workers’ Compensation” webinar.

What Supervisors Need to Know about FMLA

Did you know that the definition of “employer” under the FMLA includes front line supervisors. Accordingly supervisors and managers can be held individually liable for FMLA violations. Learn key aspects of the FMLA supervisors need to know to reduce liability for the firm and themselves.

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Even after decades of increasing awareness, sexual harassment is still a common problem in many workplaces. Learn how an employer can establish effective policies and procedures to reduce sexual harassment and establish an affirmative defense if it does occur.

Reasonable Accommodations Under the ADA

Job Satisfaction and Employee Engagement

Employee Engagement is an approach to managing individuals that creates an atmosphere where employees feel committed and involved in completing organizational goals and objectives, while feeling pride and achievement in doing so. In engaged environments, employees feel that they fit into the organization, feel free to communication openly, trust in the organization, feel valued and important to the organization, have ownership in their daily work, and feel a sense of accomplishment. Creating this type of environment is critical to the long term success in an organization.