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Multiple Disciplines Covered

• Free Help Lines for Employers
  

Behavioral Competencies

• Brainstorming Techniques & Alternatives
  
• Bringing Civility Back to Work
  
• Building Trust in the Workplace
  
• Company Awards/Employer Recognition
  
• Open Office Spaces
  
• Strategies for Leading Effective Meetings
  
• Supporting Employee Volunteer Projects
  

Benefits

• 2018 Reporting & Disclosure Calendars
  
• Association Health Plans: Final Rule (8/20/18)
  
• Budget Act of 2018: Benefit Plan Implications
  
• Calendar Year Plans 5500 (due 7/31)
  
• Financial Wellness Programs
  
• FMLA: Resources & Education
  
• Interplay of ADA, FMLA and Workers’ Compensation
  
• Leave Donation Programs
  
• Mental Health Parity: New Guidance Issued
  
• Missing Plan Participants: DOL, IRS, PBGC
  
• New Disability Claims Procedure Rules (4/1/18)
  
• New Hardship Withdrawal Rules (1/1/19)
  
• Rhode Island Sick & Safe Leave Law (7/1/18)
  
• Selecting a Benefits Broker
  
• State Laws: School Activities Leave
  
• State Laws: Time Off to Vote (Nov 6 & primaries)
  
• Tax Reform: Tax Credit for Paid FMLA
  
• USERRA: Articles & Resources
  
• Washington Paid Family Leave (1/1/19)
  

Compensation

• CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure: Final Rule & Guidance
  
• CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure: Preparation
  
• Daylight Saving Time Ends (Nov 4)
  
• Managing Pay Equity
  
• Managing Your Summer Interns
  
• Massachusetts Pay Equity Law (7/1/18)
  
• Oregon New Withholding Tax (7/1/18)
  
• Salary Increase Projections 2019
  
• Severance Plans
  
• Tax Reform: Executive Compensation
  
• USDOL Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) Program
  
• Washington Equal Pay Opportunity Act (6/6/18)
  

Diversity & Inclusion

• Creating a Transgender Inclusive Workplace
  
• Disability Employment Awareness (Oct)
  
• Generation Y/Millennials
  
• Generation Z/Centennials
  
• Reducing Unconscious Bias
  
• The Multigenerational Workforce
  

Employee Relations

• ADA: Interactive Process
  
• Body Art: Tattoos, Piercings, etc.
  
• Company Picnic/Event Planning
  
• Employee Engagement in Summer
  
• Encouraging Employee Vacations
  
• English-Only Rules
  
• Fragrance-Free Workplace Policies
  
• Handbook Scrutiny Relaxed
  
• Handbooks, General
  
• How to Support Grieving Employees
  
• Leaving Work Behind While On Vacation
  
• Oregon Predictable Scheduling Law (7/1/18)
  
• Policy and Procedure Manuals
  
• Preventing Employee Burnout
  
• Profanity in the Workplace
  
• Relaxed Dress Code for Summer
  
• Service Animals and the Workplace
  
• Suicide Prevention Awareness (Sep)
  
• Terminating a Worker for Off-Duty Activities
  
• The Pence Rule: Impact on Mentoring of Women
  
• Workplace Romance
  

Global HR

• Brexit: Considerations for US Employers
  
• EU General Data Protection Regulation (5/25/18)
  
• UK Gender Pay Gap Reporting (4/4/18)
  

Government Contractors

• Annual Privacy Training Requirement
  
• E-Verify: Resources & Education
  
• General Resources & Education
  
• OFCCP Issues "What Contractors Can Expect" Document
  
• OFCCP on Contractors' Religious Freedoms
  
• Veterans Hiring Benchmark for 2018
  
• VETS-4212 Filing Cycle (Aug 1-Sep 30)
  

Health Care Reform

• PCORI Fee on Self-Insured Plans (due 7/31)
  

Labor Relations

• DOL Persuader Reporting Rule Rescinded (8/17/18)
  
• Union Membership Statistics 2017
  

Organizational & Employee Development

• Certifications, HR and Related
  
• Onboarding
  
• Performance Improvement Plans (PIP)
  
• Working with Introverts and Extroverts
  

Risk Management

• Active Shooter Preparedness and Response
  
• California Hotel Workers Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention (7/1/18)
  
• Distracted Driving: Laws & Resources
  
• Domestic Violence Awareness (Oct)
  
• Employer Liability for Summer Fun
  
• Failed Drug Test Rates Remain High
  
• Hot Weather Safety
  
• OSHA 300-A Data Electronic Submission (due 7/1)
  
• Workplace Violence Prevention
  

Talent Acquisition

• Boomerang Employees
  
• California: San Francisco Bans Pay History Inquiries (7/1/18)
  
• Continuous (Post-Hire) Background Checks
  
• DOJ Criminalizes Wage-Fixing and No-Poaching Agreements
  
• Employer Branding
  
• Employing Older Workers
  
• Employment Interview Questions
  
• E-Verify: Resources & Education
  
• Form I-9: Resources & Education
  
• Hiring Military Veterans
  
• Hiring People with Criminal Histories
  
• ICE I-9 Audits on the Rise
  
• Job Descriptions: Developing & Using
  
• Job Descriptions: Essential Functions
  
• Missouri: Kansas City Bans the Box (6/9/18)
  
• Washington Bans the Box (6/6/18)
  
• Washington: Spokane Bans the Box (6/14/18)
  

Technology

• Alabama Data Breach Notification Act (6/1/18)
  
• App Fatigue in the Workplace
  
• Biometrics in the Workplace
  
• Blockchain and HR
  
• South Dakota Data Breach Notification (7/1/18)
  
• Virtual Assistants Go to the Office
  

Wellness

• Great American Smokeout (Nov 15)
  
• Healthy Food at Work
  
• Motivating Physical Activity
  
• Stress Management
  
• Stretch at Your Desk
  
• Walk-and-Talk Meetings
  
• Workplace Mindfulness