Webinars

Mastering Communication Styles for Effective Leaders  • Key communication tactics. Learn vital leadership communication strategies like active listening, clear messaging and fostering trust through transparency.
• Adapting communication styles. Discover how to adjust your style using personality frameworks like DiSC and MBTI, connecting more effectively with different team members.
• Nonverbal communication and emotional intelligence. Understand the power of nonverbal cues and emotional intelligence in maintaining a positive, communicative team environment.
• Building open dialogue. Gain insights on creating a culture of open, supportive communication where feedback flows freely and team members feel comfortable sharing ideas.
• Conflict resolution. Master communication techniques that help resolve conflicts fairly and collaboratively, reducing team tension and improving problem-solving.
• Continuous improvement through feedback. Learn how to actively seek feedback to refine your leadership communication style and promote personal and team growth.  ...Read More

Accommodate or Terminate? It’s Harder Than Ever to Get it Right  • Employer do’s and don’ts. Which accommodations are required under the ADA, FMLA, the PWFA and PUMP Act.
• Supreme Court actions. It’s almost impossible to turn down a religious accommodation request without objective, concrete evidence that making the accommodation will impact your bottom line.
• When is it time to terminate? What to do when accommodations aren’t working, including when you can legally say “no” and terminate the worker.
• FMLA vs. ADA. Know the difference between FMLA leave for health issues and reasonable accommodations under the ADA.
• Essential job functions. See exactly what your job descriptions must say about “essential” and non-essential functions.
• Step-by-step interactive process. Find out exactly what you must do (and document) when an employee requests an accommodation.
• Accommodation resources. Discover resources for finding the best possible accommodation for your organization. (Tip: It doesn’t always have to be the one the disabled worker prefers.)  ...Read More

New OT Rules Are Dead: Here’s What to Do  • The Biden OT regulations. What the old rules said and what changes you might have already made.
• The federal ruling. Unpack the litigation and what, exactly, the federal judge ruled.
• The implications. Learn how this ruling restrains the DOL’s ability to set salary rates for exempt workers.
• Prospects for appeal. Should you wait for an appeal or act now to reclassify hourly employees to exempt?
• Rethinking changes already in effect. What to do if you already announced raises for Jan. 1, 2025, when higher salaries were supposed to go into effect.
• Re-reclassifying employees. A step-by-step guide to reclassifying hourly workers to exempt status and resume not paying overtime.
• What about morale? How to explain the changes and navigate conversations with employees.  ...Read More

Group Health Plan Reporting: ACA Prep and Compliance for the New Year  • The right forms the right way. Understand who has to file specific forms, which forms to file with the IRS and who has to e-file their 1095s.
• Coverage affordability. Understand if the health coverage you offer is “affordable” and provides “minimum value.”
• Penalties and safe harbors. Understand possible penalties, the necessity of coverage waivers and how affordability “safe harbors” can help you avoid the employer mandate penalty.
• Cafeteria plans. How cafeteria plan benefits and wellness benefits factor into the affordable/minimum value determinations.
• Completing forms correctly. Learn how to track the data you need, what the big deal is with Line 15 reporting and more.
• Reporting the right way. Determine which reporting regimen will work best for you (the IRS gives you three options).  ...Read More

Protect Your Business Against PWFA Lawsuits: Essential Steps for Employers  • Leave as an accommodation. Understand when leave may not qualify as a reasonable accommodation, and when it may be required for cases of infertility, miscarriage, abortion and more.
• Guaranteed accommodations. The 4 accommodations the EEOC says you can’t question — no doc notes, no forms, no delay.
• Top practical accommodations. Easy-to-implement, practical accommodations that won’t unduly disrupt the workplace while complying with the law.
• Lessons from the courtroom. Insights from recent EEOC lawsuits under the PWFA and notable settlements.
• Compliant break rooms. Steps to create a PUMP Act-compliant milk-expression space tailored to your industry.
• Accommodation best practices. How to accommodate pregnancy-related issues like morning sickness, lifting restrictions and bed-rest orders.  ...Read More