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COVID-19 and Coronavirus

• Index of COVID-19/Coronavirus Express Requests
  

Behavioral Competencies

• 2020 in Review: HR & Employment Law
  
• 2021 Ready, Set, Go!
  
• Building Resilience: Your Own and Your Workplace's
  
• Business Buzzwords and How to Avoid Them
  
• Cultivating Empathy in the Workplace
  
• Leading with Gratitude
  
• New Administration: Impact on Workplace Law
  
• Strategies for Leading Effective Meetings
  

Benefits

• 2021 Benefit Plan Reporting & Disclosure Calendars
  
• 2021 Health Care Costs Projections
  
• 2021 Health Savings Account (HSA) Limits
  
• 2021 IRS Retirement Plan Limits
  
• ACA Forms Due to Employees (Mar 2) and IRS (Feb 28 or Mar 31)
  
• America Saves Week (Feb 22-26)
  
• Benefits for a Multigenerational Workforce
  
• CAA 2021: FSA Rules Relaxed
  
• COBRA: New Model Notices
  
• Drug-Coverage Disclosure to CMS (Mar 1)
  
• FMLA: Common Mistakes to Avoid
  
• FMLA: Curbing Abuse
  
• FMLA: New Forms Are Electronically Fillable
  
• FMLA: Telehealth Visits Support Leave
  
• Locating Missing Plan Participants
  
• Saver's Tax Credit
  
• SECURE Act (multiple effective dates)
  
• Virtual Benefit Fairs
  

Compensation

• 2021 State Minimum Wage Charts
  
• Combatting Unemployment Fraud
  
• Daylight Saving Time Begins (Mar 14)
  
• FLSA: Inclement Weather
  
• FLSA: Joint-Employer Rule Partially Vacated
  
• On-Demand Pay
  
• Salary Increase Projections 2021
  
• Severance Plans
  

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

• Ageism at Work
  
• Being a Better Workplace Ally
  
• Creating a Disability-Friendly Workplace
  
• EEOC Funds Study on Employee Pay Data
  
• EEOC Updates Religious Discrimination Guidance
  
• How to Talk About Race with Your Employees
  
• Reducing Implicit Bias in Recruiting
  
• Tips to Improve Diversity Recruiting
  
• Using an Individual's Preferred Pronouns
  

Employee Relations

• ADA: Association Provision
  
• ADA: Reasonable Accommodation/Interactive Process
  
• Discipline for Off-Duty Conduct
  
• EEOC Updates Religious Discrimination Guidance
  
• EEOC: Accommodation of Opioid Use and Addiction
  
• Employee Appreciation Day (Mar 5)
  
• Employment Law Posters: FAQs and More
  
• Gaslighting in the Workplace
  
• Handbooks
  
• Legal Marijuana and the Workplace
  
• Political Discussions at Work
  
• Responding to an EEOC Charge
  
• Service Animals and the Workplace
  
• Workplace Romance
  

Global HR

• UK: Gender Pay Gap Reporting (4 April 2021)
  
• UK: New Tax Rules on Off-Payroll Working (6 April 2021)
  

Government Contractors

• Annual Privacy Training Requirement
  
• E-Verify Historic Records Download (act before May 14)
  
• E-Verify: Resources & Education
  
• General Resources & Education for Government Contractors
  
• Minimum Wage Increase (1/1/21)
  
• OFCCP Religious Exemption Final Rule (1/8/21)
  
• OFCCP: Counting Non-Binary Workers in AAPs
  
• Veterans Hiring Benchmark
  

Labor Relations

• Union Membership Statistics 2020
  

Organizational & Employee Development

• Free Help Lines for Employers
  
• Minimizing Workplace Distractions
  
• Performance Improvement Plans (PIP)
  
• Returnships (Workforce Re-Entry Programs)
  

Risk Management

• Active Shooter Preparedness and Response
  
• CBD Oil: What Employers Need to Know
  
• Cold Weather Safety & Winter Driving Tips
  
• Failed Drug Test Rates Remain High
  
• Flu Season: Mandatory Flu Shots
  
• Flu Season: Ready Your Workplace
  
• OSHA 300A Data Electronic Submission (Now-Mar 2)
  
• OSHA 300A Posting Period (Feb 1-Apr 30)
  
• Safety for Remote Workers
  
• Workplace Violence Prevention
  

Talent Acquisition

• ADA: Accessible Career Sites
  
• Adjusting to Bans on Pay-History Inquiries
  
• EEOC Explore: EEO-1 Data Query Tool
  
• E-Verify Historic Records Download (act before May 14)
  
• E-Verify: Resources & Education
  
• H-1B Lottery Registration Period (Mar 9-25)
  
• Hiring Military Veterans
  
• Improving the Candidate Experience
  
• Job Descriptions: Developing & Using
  
• Job Descriptions: Essential Functions
  
• Keeping in Touch with Rejected Candidates
  
• Moving to a Hybrid Work Model
  
• Nicotine-Free Hiring
  
• Recruiting During a Pandemic
  
• Reducing Implicit Bias in Recruiting
  
• Responding to Social Security "No-Match" Letters
  
• Tips to Improve Diversity Recruiting
  
• Virtual Onboarding
  
• Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)
  

Technology

• ADA: Accessible Career Sites
  
• Digital Transformation and the Workplace
  
• Video Meeting Etiquette
  

Wellness

• Bike-Friendly Workplace
  
• Healthy Food at Work
  
• Motivating Physical Activity
  
• Standing Desks
  
• Supporting Sleep Health
  
• Workplace Mindfulness