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Multiple Disciplines Covered

• Free Help Lines for Employers
  

Benefits

• 2019 Reporting & Disclosure Calendars
  
• 2020 Health Savings Account (HSA) Limits
  
• FMLA: Common Mistakes to Avoid
  
• FMLA: Curbing Abuse
  
• FMLA: Proposed Changes to Forms (comment by 10/4/19)
  
• FMLA: Resources & Education
  
• FMLA: Special Education Meetings Covered
  
• Health Plans' Affordability Threshold (2020)
  
• Individual Coverage HRA Final Rule (1/1/20)
  
• IRS Expands Preventive Care Benefits for HDHPs
  
• IRS Reverses Itself on Retiree Lump-Sum Windows
  
• Medical Loss Ratio Rebates (Sep 30)
  
• Medicare Part D Participant Notice (before Oct 15)
  
• Model Notices: Health Plan
  
• Retirement Plan Hardship Withdrawal Rules (1/1/20)
  
• Tax Withholding on Retirement Plan Checks
  

Compensation

• FLSA: DOL on Rounding; Calculating Overtime on Bonuses; and More
  
• FLSA: New Salary Threshold (1/1/20)
  
• FLSA: Regular Rate Rule Sent to OMB
  
• FLSA: Tip Credit Proposed Rule (comment by 12/9/19)
  
• Leap Year (2020) Payroll Wrinkle
  
• Salary Increase Projections 2020 (and 2019)
  
• Severance Plans
  

Diversity & Inclusion

• Ageism at Work
  
• Disability Employment Awareness Month (Oct)
  
• Generation Y/Millennials
  
• Generation Z/Centennials
  
• The Multigenerational Workforce
  
• Using an Individual's Preferred Pronouns
  

Employee Relations

• ADA: Association Provision
  
• ADA: Interactive Process
  
• Becoming a Pet-Friendly Workplace
  
• Employment Law Posters: FAQs
  
• Engaging Remote Workers
  
• Freedom from Workplace Bullies Week (Oct 13-19)
  
• Handbooks
  
• HHS Conscientious Objector Rule (delayed to 11/22/19)
  
• Investigating a Harassment Complaint
  
• Legal Marijuana and the Workplace
  
• Music and Productivity
  
• Policy and Procedure Manuals
  
• Responding to an EEOC Charge
  
• Service Animals and the Workplace
  
• Suicide Prevention Awareness (Sep)
  

Government Contractors

• E-Verify: Resources & Education
  
• General Resources & Education for Government Contractors
  
• Minimum Wage Increase (1/1/20)
  
• VETS-4212 Filing Cycle (Aug 1-Sep 30)
  

Labor Relations

• NLRB Seeks Input on Protection of Foul Language (file brief by 11/4/19)
  
• NLRB: Employers May Bar Nonemployee Access to Property
  
• Scabby the Rat
  

Organizational & Employee Development

• Certifications, HR and Related
  
• Minimizing Workplace Distractions
  
• Performance Improvement Plans (PIP)
  
• Returnships (Workforce Re-Entry Programs)
  
• Writing Effective E-Mails (and Mistakes to Avoid)
  

Risk Management

• Active Shooter Preparedness and Response
  
• CBD Oil: What Employers Need to Know
  
• Domestic Violence Awareness (Oct)
  
• Hurricane Preparedness
  
• Measles at Work
  
• Workplace Monitoring
  
• Workplace Violence Prevention
  

Talent Acquisition

• Adjusting to Bans on Pay-History Inquiries
  
• Continuous (Post-Hire) Background Checks
  
• Court: EEOC Overstepped with Criminal Record Guidance
  
• Disability Employment Awareness Month (Oct)
  
• EEO-1 Component 2/Pay-Data Reporting (until target met)
  
• E-Verify: Resources & Education
  
• Form I-9: Expired 8/31/19 (extension expected soon)
  
• Form I-9: Resources & Education
  
• Hiring Military Veterans
  
• Improving the Candidate Experience
  
• Job Descriptions: Developing & Using
  
• Job Descriptions: Essential Functions
  
• Responding to Social Security "No-Match" Letters
  
• Social Media Information Required from Visa Applicants
  
• Tips to Avoid Being Ghosted
  
• Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)
  

Technology

• App Overload in the Workplace
  
• Digital Transformation and the Workplace
  
• How to "KonMari" Your Digital Life
  
• Mobile Device (BYOD) Security
  
• Writing Effective E-Mails (and Mistakes to Avoid)
  

Wellness

• Bike-Friendly Workplace
  
• Healthy Food at Work
  
• Motivating Physical Activity
  
• Standing Desks
  
• Stress Management
  
• Stretch at Your Desk
  
• Walk-and-Talk Meetings
  
• Workplace Mindfulness