Webinars

• Figuring employees’ gross pay—what’s included and excluded from employees’ pay.
• What’s working time and what isn’t. Do you have to pay employees for their computer boot time in the morning? Two courts say yes.
• How to calculate the regular rate and overtime rate, and what’s reportable on employees’ W-2s.
• Getting from gross to net pay. W-4s are the key, but so are pay codes and pay profiles.
• Faulty benefits administration can lead to surprise taxable wages. Does your cafeteria plan hit all the right regulatory notes?
• Employees get married or divorced. Know when you can allow them to make midyear changes to their benefits.
• Payroll fraud: How to spot it and how to build defenses against it. Your employees’ self-service platform doesn’t have to be easy pickings for hackers.

• Why candidates and employers are ghosting—and what’s driving the trend.
• How to simplify your application process to reduce drop-off.
• Crafting job postings that clearly answer “What’s in it for me?”
• Best practices for using job boards to attract qualified candidates.
• Improving the interview experience—and getting managers fully engaged.
• Key steps before, during and after interviews to keep candidates connected.

• Ask a seasoned employment law attorney anything—from handling tricky termination situations to navigating accommodations, wage issues, policy updates and more. No scripts. No fluff. Just straight answers to your real-world HR challenges.
• Whether you’re dealing with a gray-area employee issue, trying to stay ahead of new legal developments or simply want to sanity-check your policies, this is your opportunity to get clarity and confidence. Bring your toughest questions or just listen in and learn from what others are facing.

• Evaluate alternatives to layoffs and determine when a RIF is necessary.
• Design a defensible RIF: Decision-makers, structure and documentation.
• Establish consistent, job-related selection criteria—and what to avoid.
• Navigate WARN Act and state mini-WARN requirements.
• Prepare separation agreements, releases and required disclosures.
• Conduct termination meetings and manage logistics with professionalism and care.

• The manager’s role in coaching, motivating and developing employees.
• How to deliver feedback that improves performance and drives accountability.
• Conducting effective one-on-one meetings that support growth and engagement.
• Identifying what motivates different employees—and how to apply it.
• Addressing performance issues early through coaching, not just discipline.
• Creating development plans that build skills and support long-term success.

• Old-school sexual harassment. Review the original form of harassment and the Supreme Court’s roadmap for prevention using a strong policy, company-wide education and strict enforcement.
• Religious harassment. Learn why this is the fastest-growing form of harassment and what agencies like the EEOC are doing to fight it.
• Harassment based on age. The generation divide is alive and well, and younger workers aren’t holding back on criticism aimed at boomers and Gen X, creating hostile work environments.
• Gender-identity harassment. Understand where we stand on harassment aimed at those who don’t conform to majority views on gender, sex and gender identity.
• Race and national-origin harassment. Understand the increasingly fractured and divided workplace, where people with both minority and majority racial and national-origin characteristics can experience harassment at the same time.
• Crafting a solid anti-harassment policy. Walk away with a comprehensive anti-harassment policy designed to prevent and quickly identify any harassment in your workplace.
• Bystander reporting. Learn why requiring bystander reporting is the best way to prevent harassment at all levels, from the factory floor to the boardroom.
• Investigations. Understand why any harassment accusation requires an immediate investigation and why it’s best to outsource it.