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Creating a Positive, Productive, and Respectful Environment

Create a positive, productive, and respectful work culture. 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.

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.

Benefit Continuation and Conversion

When an employee leaves or otherwise loses eligibility for benefits, employers are often obligated to offer continuation or conversion. Unfortunately, key notices and deadlines are often missed, creating tremendous risk for employers. Join us for this 1-hour webinar to learn how to remain compliant and reduce liability.

HR Records Retention – What to Save and How to Save it

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.

Understanding Employee vs Contractor Designations

Join us as we help you understand and correctly apply the rules for classifying a worker as an employee or an independent contractor. There are long-standing federal rules and now individual state actions designed to better protect workers. Misclassification can be an easy, but costly mistake.

COVID-19 Return to Work Considerations and PPP Forgiveness Rules

This webinar will address a variety of return to work issues that employers currently face, including various forms of paid leave, unemployment and workplace safety. We will also discuss the recently released rules on PPP forgiveness.

COVID-19 Return to Work Considerations and PPP Forgiveness Rules

This webinar will address a variety of return to work issues that employers currently face, including various forms of paid leave, unemployment and workplace safety. We will also discuss the recently released rules on PPP forgiveness.

Strategies to Reduce Disability Discrimination Claims

The law requires an employer to provide reasonable accommodation to an employee or job applicant with a disability, unless doing so would cause significant difficulty or expense for the employer (“undue hardship”).  Sometimes it is difficult to determine what is an appropriate course of action for an employer.

Hiring New Employees – What You Can and Can’t Ask

When hiring your next employee there are federal and state rules you will have to keep in mind. Learn how to avoid any hiring missteps that violate federal and/or state law. State rules on what you can and cannot ask job applicants varies greatly and the rules are changing rapidly.

COVID-19 Paid Leave Programs and Forgivable Loans for Small Business

FFCRA Regulations, Further Guidance on Forgivable PPP Loan Program and Other Developments

COVID-19 Paid Leave Programs and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act – UPDATE

COVID-19 Paid Leave Programs and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act

Paid Family Leave Continues to Expand State-by-State

A growing number of states are considering bills that would provide paid  leave for workers who are ill or taking care of new or elderly family members with serious health conditions.  About two dozen states are expected to consider proposals this year, joining 8 states that have already passed paid leave laws. Our webinar will address common themes in existing and proposed leave laws as well as coordination issues with FMLA and other forms of protected leave.

HR Risk Assessment/Top 10 Concerns for 2020

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 2020.