Webinars

Conflict Resolution for Individuals and Teams  • Proactive conflict management. Learn strategies to anticipate and manage conflicts or incivility.
• Setting clear ground rules. Establish effective ground rules that prevent emotional outbursts at work and outline clear, enforceable consequences for violations.
• Coaching for self-regulation. Equip employees with the skills to manage their emotions and maintain professionalism through self-regulation and appropriate filters.
• Setting expectations for respectful behavior. Develop communication strategies to ensure that your organization upholds respectful behavior.
• Guidance on sensitive topics. Provide employees with clear guidelines on which topics to avoid and how to apply workplace-appropriate filters during discussions.  ...Read More

Payroll Primer: The Must-Know Rules of Payroll Compliance  • 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.  ...Read More

You've Been Ghosted: 3 Steps for Becoming an HR Ghostbuster  • 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.  ...Read More

Ask the Attorney  • 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.  ...Read More

How to Conduct a Reduction in Force: A Practical, Legal, and Compassionate Approach  • 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.  ...Read More