HR Regulatory Compliance Training - Live Webinars, Recordings & CDs

Discrimination continues to be a problem in the workplace even with existing and developing regulations to train employees and managers against engaging in such behavior. The obligation to conduct a sound and thorough investigation by an appropriate investigator is mostly understood, but practitioners need to do that actual work. This course is designed to provide HR practitioners of all levels with a step-by-step process for conducting discrimination investigations in the work environment that will protect employees and the company as well.

This webinar will explain legislative roles and responsibilities of workplace parties and how HR plays a pertinent role in it. Instructor will discuss OSHA regulations and safety compliance practices and how to create safety culture at workplace. He will share practical tips and best practices for HR managers taking the responsibility of safety regulatory compliance.

In this webinar, we will explore the challenges employers now face in managing employee marijuana use. We will, also discuss applicable laws (both statutes and cases) addressing this subject, analyze recent court cases. The laws, of course vary by state. You will receive an overview of where many of the different states are currently holding with respect to medical and recreational marijuana and employer’s rights and obligations.

Missteps in handling sensitive employee issues could result in your organization writing a check with a lot of zeros on it. How companies investigate potential misconduct can affect the company’s reputation as well as its bottom line. Cultural and generational diversity is changing the landscape of the US workforce. That diversity can become fuel for all types of litigation. Understanding how to effectively conduct workplace investigations can greatly reduce the chances of your organization being sued.

The ability to present articulately to management, to the customer, or a non-tech audience can significantly enhance your credibility. Delivering engaging presentations at work or professional events is a way to share your ideas and gain a reputation as a valued employee and an expert in your field.

Cannabis, or marijuana, is illegal under federal law. However, at least 30 states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for medicinal use and nine states, soon to be more, have legalized it for recreational use. This conflict presents a unique challenge to employers. At the same time, the illegal use of legal prescription drugs has reached, in the words of the Center for Disease Control, epidemic status. What do employers need to know about this new drug environment at work? What policies and procedures need to be addressed? How do employers comply with the new regulations? What about my pre-employment drug testing program? These questions and others will be answered by this webinar.

This webinar explores the issue of what should the process be between employer and employee when trying to accommodate individuals with disabilities while complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Tired of applying the same types of discipline and still getting the same old mediocre or short-lived results? Or maybe it was a “righteous” discipline, but it still was overturned or mitigated by a hearing officer or arbitrator. If so, you might be ready to broaden your horizons and considering how treating employees like adults can not only avoid these issues but empower employees to act like adults which can also result in positive changes to not only their conduct and performance but to your bottom line as well.

This webinar will discuss the benefits of workplace flexibility, address myths about flexible work arrangements, and arm participants with the tools they need to establish and effectively manage workplace flexibility.

After delaying the opening of the 2019 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection on May 8, 2020 in light of the COVID-19 public health emergency, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that the 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection will open on Monday, April 26, 2021. Employers with 100 or more employees (and federal contractors with 50 or more employees) are required to submit the EEO-1 Component report to the EEOC.

As we continue our efforts to safely bring our employees back to work, one of the considerations is to move past the initial vaccine, pre-entry wellness checks or health questionnaires and are consider the use technology solutions that monitor social distancing and conduct contact tracing in real-time. In addition to decisions about the introduction of these technology capabilities, the privacy and security of individual employee’s personally identifiable information (“PII”) and protected health information (“PHI”) must be considered.

Have you experienced major conflict like divorce or a dispute over an estate? Or maybe a work related, property dispute or other civil action. Regardless, of the conflict there are options this webinar will introduce to help you get beyond impasse, and to deal with and get over the conflict.

This program examines what is currently known about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). COVID-19 is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person. This webinar provides information from the CDC, the World Health Organization and OSHA which may help prevent workplace exposures to COVID-19, in non-healthcare settings. This program also provides planning considerations for home and community spread of COVID-19.

When was the last time you thought about how you influence others — how you change minds, shape opinions, move others to act? The ability to influence is one of the essential skills for leaders at all levels. It’s more art than science, and it can be tough to get your arms around. But the bottom line is that influence matters.

The ability to identify risks, especially emerging risks, is a critical competency of HR leaders, especially when linking it to HR’s mission of supporting better senior management decisions and more effective decision making. At the same time, organizations are most effective at dealing with regulatory compliance and less effective at dealing with the strategic aspects of risk and, most importantly, connecting risk management to strategic success. To be effective, risk management must have a broader approach, to include strategic planning risks and the risks created by daily operations. A constant in today’s corporate culture is change. With change comes an increase in risk. It is imperative that today’s HR professionals have an awareness and understanding of these risks.

Attend this webinar to gain a greater understanding of the arbitration process and the steps to properly prepare for arbitration through to the post-hearing brief. Also, learn what to expect and be ready to present at an arbitration hearing as well as the various alternatives to the arbitration process and how to deal with the unexpected. If it is true that “Fortune favors the prepared” and if you want to become as familiar as possible with the arbitration process and learn how to make your best possible arbitration case presentation, then this webinar is for you!

This workshop is a program that is designed to examine the concept of Cultural Diversity and Inclusion and the challenge of interacting with people who have different cultural backgrounds and experiences. We look at diversity in relation to race, ethnicity, gender, age, etc. and we explore how diversity issues can affect the workplace. Participants examine the meaning of diversity as well as the many levels of diversity. We investigate key terms such as stereotypes, racism, sexism, homophobia, prejudice, and ethnocentrism to discover the challenges to cultural diversity; and we survey techniques and strategies to enhance our awareness of inclusion cultural diversity.

The coronavirus outbreak is first and foremost a human tragedy, affecting hundreds of thousands of people. It is also having a growing impact on the global economy. What do human resource leaders need to do now and what preparation can be make for the future requires a perspective on the evolving situation and implications for their companies. From Alibaba to Google, companies around the globe are telling staff to work from home in a bid to stem the spread of COVID-19. Such remote working at scale is unprecedented and will leave a lasting impression on the way people live and work for many years to come.

Team performance is directly related to the functionality of the team. Most teams have some degree of dysfunction. It doesn’t have to be that way. There are specific markers or metrics for evaluating a team’s level of dysfunction and zeroing in on the specific area of focus to correct the dysfunction. Once the area of dysfunction is diagnosed, corrective action can be applied and the team will be more functional.

This webinar reviews how organizations should draft and implement policies and procedures. Many organizations are well intentioned with policies and procedures, draft the information but never implement. Hold your organization accountable for drafting, implementing and communicating policies and procedures.