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  Payroll Training Navigating the many federal, state, and local regulatory requirements that oversee the accurate and timely payment of employee wages requires understanding each of the different steps in the company payroll process. Understanding how to identify different employee types is a critical first step. Once the employee type is identified, calculating the wages for the compensable time (to include overtime) is essential to ensure an employee’s gross wages are accurate. One of the final steps in the payroll process will include various pay deductions, garnishments, and employee taxation – all leading to the final net pay. The basic payroll cycle will close with the calculation and management of the tax liability payment processing and reporting. The accurate completion of each of these steps will ensure the correct and timely handling of the largest expense of your company and the security of your greatest asset (the employee). Learning Objectives You will be able to de...

  Speaker: Janette Levey Frisch is the founder of The EmpLAWyerologist Firm, has over 20 years of legal experience, more than 10 of which she has spent in Employment Law Area Covered • Why You Should Conduct Criminal Background Checks. • What is Negligent Hiring/Retention, Cases of Negligent Hiring/Retention • What is the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)? • How do you comply with the FCRA? • Cases involving the FCRA • Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) position on criminal background checks • EEOC’s pre-2012 guidelines • EEOC’s 2012 Enforcement Guidance • EEOC Cases “Ban the Box” Laws Other considerations ( workplace investigation training safety/violence issues, workers’ comp). Overview: Most of your employees are likely to be honest, reliable employees. At the same time, hiring employees always involves at least some risk. Are they honest? Are they reliable? Are you, your employees and the public safe if you hire ...

  Speaker:  Teri is the founder and President of Hindsight Human Resources Teri Morning, MBA, MS, specializes in solving company "people problems Areas Covered Benefits of honing your Project Management Skills • Understanding the Big Picture, the four processes involved in project work • Understanding Work Breakdown Structures and scheduling the work • How to Identify and Manage Risk • Understanding unique challenges in HR Webinar project management • How to extract lessons from every HR project and apply them in future projects Session Outline: • The Science of Project Management and the HR Professional • Project Management as a Process • The Cast of Characters • A Written Charter • A Framework for Action • Work Breakdown • Scheduling the Work • Adjustments and Trade-Offs • Managing Risk • Project Adaptation • Getting Off on the Right Foot with Effective Meetings • Keeping on Track • The Closedown Phase • Managing Varied HR Projects • Supporting Critical High-Level Projects ...

  Speaker : Diane L. Dee, President of Advantage HR Consulting, has over 25 years of experience in the Human Resources arena   Overview When an employer receives an allegation of sexual harassment course online workplace harassment, taking prompt and appropriate action is the employer's legal responsibility. It is imperative that employers understand how to recognize harassment, evaluate the scope of their internal investigations, document steps taken along the way, and insulate their organization from subsequent lawsuits. Additionally, it's also important for employers to ensure all parties are treated fairly during the process and be sensitive to how the organization's process is communicated and implemented. In any case of workplace harassment, an employer's behavior must meet a certain standard in the eyes of the law. Just posting an anti-harassment policy, while a positive step, is insufficient to prove that an employer took workplace harassment seriously. Workpla...

  Speaker : Diane L. Dee, President of Advantage HR Consulting, has over 25 years of experience in the Human Resources arena Session Highlights Defining unconscious bias Interaction tips What does unconscious bias look like? When do unconscious biases occur? Impact of bias on the workplace Types of bias that affect the workplace Subtle unconscious biases Addressing and combatting biases Bias and its effect on recruiting efforts The bias that occurs during performance management reviews Legal protections afforded to employees Interaction tips       Overview Unconscious bias in the workplace is a fact of life. Biases occur when individuals make spontaneous judgments about people or situations based on past experiences, culture, background, or exposure to media. These hidden preferences or prejudices can affect nearly every decision an organization makes. Biases can stymie diversity, recruiting, and retention efforts and can unknowingly shape an organization’s culture. ...

  More and more people are complaining of feeling depressed, hopeless and just plain out of sorts.Therapists indicate that more and more people are seeking therapy, especially since the 2016 election. Millennials, the largest work group in our workplaces, have an increase in depression. These are your employees—What are your responsibilities as a manager or HR professional in recognizing and helping them?How can you ensure your organization’s climate is a safe and healthy place rather than a climate that might exacerbate poor mental health? Employers are seeing more mental health issues in their workforce than ever before.Each year 1 in 5 adults is stricken with a mental illness (National Institute of Mental health), making mental illness an everyday reality for many of your employees.Yet, only 1 in 3 people seek help with their illness. The ADA, HIPAA, FMLA and most states’ human/civil rights department dictate how employers deal with employees’ with mental health problems.Privacy...