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Multiple Disciplines Covered

• Free Help Lines for Employers
  

Behavioral Competencies

• Building Resilience: Your Own and Your Workplace's
  
• Company Awards/Employer Recognition
  
• How to "KonMari" Your Career and Workspace
  
• Open Office Spaces
  

Benefits

• 2019 Reporting & Disclosure Calendars
  
• 2020 Health Savings Account (HSA) Limits
  
• 401(k) Benchmarking
  
• COBRA: Common Mistakes to Avoid
  
• Financial Wellness Programs
  
• FMLA: Common Mistakes to Avoid
  
• FMLA: Curbing Abuse
  
• FMLA: Designation May Not Be Delayed or Declined
  
• FMLA: Proposed Changes to Forms (comment by 10/4/19)
  
• FMLA: Resources & Education
  
• Health Plans' Affordability Threshold (2020)
  
• Individual Coverage HRA Final Rule (1/1/20)
  
• Interplay of ADA, FMLA and Workers’ Compensation
  
• IRS Expands Preventive Care Benefits for HDHPs
  
• IRS Reverses Itself on Retiree Lump-Sum Windows
  
• Leave Donation Programs
  
• Medical Loss Ratio Rebates (Sep 30)
  
• Missing Plan Participants: DOL, IRS, PBGC
  
• Model Notices: Health Plan
  
• PCORI Fee on Self-Insured Plans (due 7/31)
  
• Student Loan Repayment Programs
  
• USERRA: Articles & Resources
  

Compensation

• FLSA: 2019 Proposed Overtime Rule
  
• FLSA: Compensability of Time Spent in Volunteer Program
  
• FLSA: DOL on Rounding; Calculating Overtime on Bonuses; and More
  
• Leap Year (2020) Payroll Wrinkle
  
• Salary Increase Projections 2020 (and 2019)
  
• Severance Plans
  
• Value of Free Meals May Be Taxable Income
  

Diversity & Inclusion

• Ageism at Work
  
• Creating a Transgender Inclusive Workplace
  
• Generation Y/Millennials
  
• Generation Z/Centennials
  
• Reducing Unconscious Bias
  
• The Multigenerational Workforce
  

Employee Relations

• ADA: Association Provision
  
• ADA: Interactive Process
  
• Addressing Workplace Bullying
  
• Becoming a Pet-Friendly Workplace
  
• Conducting Stay Interviews
  
• EEOC Charge Statistics (FY 2018)
  
• Employment Law Posters: FAQs
  
• Engaging Remote Workers
  
• English-Only Rules
  
• E-Scooters
  
• Fragrance-Free Workplace Policies
  
• Gossip in the Workplace
  
• Handbooks
  
• HHS Conscientious Objector Rule (delayed to 11/22/19)
  
• How (and Why) to Unplug on Vacation
  
• Investigating a Harassment Complaint
  
• Legal Marijuana and the Workplace
  
• Managing Vacation Requests
  
• Music and Productivity
  
• NLRB Narrows Employee Protections
  
• Policy and Procedure Manuals
  
• Profanity in the Workplace
  
• Recording in the Workplace
  
• Responding to an EEOC Charge
  
• Service Animals and the Workplace
  
• Suicide Prevention Awareness (Sep)
  
• What Do You Call an Alligator That Wears a Vest?
  
• Workplace Romance
  

Government Contractors

• E-Verify: Resources & Education
  
• General Resources & Education for Government Contractors
  
• OFCCP Issues "What Contractors Can Expect" Document
  
• Veterans Hiring Benchmark
  
• VETS-4212 Filing Cycle (Aug 1-Sep 30)
  

Labor Relations

• Employers May Limit Union Activity on Premises
  
• NLRB Narrows Employee Protections
  
• Scabby the Rat
  
• Union Membership Statistics 2018
  

Organizational & Employee Development

• Certifications, HR and Related
  
• Performance Improvement Plans (PIP)
  
• Returnships (Workforce Re-Entry Programs)
  
• Working with Introverts and Extroverts
  
• Writing Effective E-Mails (and Mistakes to Avoid)
  

Risk Management

• Active Shooter Preparedness and Response
  
• CBD Oil: What Employers Need to Know
  
• Distracted Driving Awareness
  
• Failed Drug Test Rates Remain High
  
• Heat Illness Prevention
  
• Hurricane Preparedness
  
• Measles at Work
  
• Opioid Overdose Antidote in the Workplace
  
• Preventing Payroll Fraud (i.e., Ghost Employees)
  
• Workplace Monitoring
  
• Workplace Theft on the Rise
  
• Workplace Violence Prevention
  

Talent Acquisition

• Adjusting to Bans on Pay-History Inquiries
  
• Artificial Intelligence and Recruiting
  
• Continuous (Post-Hire) Background Checks
  
• Court: EEOC Overstepped with Criminal Record Guidance
  
• Culture Fit vs. Culture Add
  
• EEO-1 Component 2/Pay-Data Reporting (Jul 15 - Sep 30)
  
• Employment Interview Questions
  
• E-Verify: Resources & Education
  
• FCRA Disclosure Must Be Clear and Standalone
  
• Form I-9: Expires 8/31/19 (extension expected soon)
  
• Form I-9: Resources & Education
  
• Hiring Military Veterans
  
• Hiring People with Criminal Histories
  
• Improving the Candidate Experience
  
• Job Descriptions: Developing & Using
  
• Job Descriptions: Essential Functions
  
• Responding to SSN "No-Match" Letters
  
• Rethinking Degree Requirements
  
• Social Media Information Required from Visa Applicants
  
• Texting Tips for Recruiters
  
• Tips to Avoid Being Ghosted
  
• Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)
  

Technology

• App Overload in the Workplace
  
• Biometrics in the Workplace
  
• Blockchain Technology and HR
  
• Digital Transformation and the Workplace
  
• How to "KonMari" Your Digital Life
  
• HR's Role in Cybersecurity
  
• 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