Webinars

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

Coaching, Motivating and Developing Your Team  • 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.  ...Read More

Recognizing and Preventing Workplace Harassment  • 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.  ...Read More

Transform from Hiring Manager to Skilled Interviewer  • Assess compatibility with your department’s culture.
• Understand candidates’ career progression and reasons for leaving past roles.
• Evaluate willingness to take on responsibilities beyond the job description.
• Identify work-style preferences, change readiness and openness to feedback.
• Ask structured, behavior-based questions that reveal past performance and future potential.
• Avoid common interviewing pitfalls that lead to poor hiring decisions.  ...Read More