Live Webinars

Supervisor Employment Law Survival Training - 6/25/19 @2pm ET

“The best defense against employee claims is to avoid them in the first place.” Like it or not, your managers and supervisors are your first line of defense against litigation. That’s why so many HR experts recommend employment law training. In this webinar, Peter Newman will break down the Employment Law Survival Training Program. This outline will include: 1. An explanation for the increase in employment litigation 2. An overview of a disgruntled employee's potential claims 3. The importance of employment policies and practices 4. Personnel do's and don'ts checklist Speaker: Peter Newman Peter Newman is a “switch hitting” employment lawyer representing both employers and employees in all areas of employment law and related litigation....

Industry Spotlight: Manufacturing Wage and Hour Compliance - 6/27/19 @10am ET

The headlines recently reflect many of the concerns over how manufacturers pay its employees. The federal wage and hour law addresses non-exempt and exempt employees. This webinar will sort through those definitions and clarify a manufacturer’s compensation plan options. Join Julie Pugh, as she discusses what has changed, what hasn’t and some of the biggest mistakes that can be made when paying restaurant employees. Speaker: Julie Pugh As a partner of Graydon Law Firm in Cincinnati, OH, Julie's practice focuses on client counseling, employment litigation, and dispute resolution. She routinely represents clients before the EEOC, OCRC, DOL, and federal and state courts. Julie regularly visits client locations to counsel human resources...

Self-Funding 101 - 6/27/19 @2pm ET

Have you ever wondered about self-funding for your organization’s medical plans? Are you looking for some innovative strategies to reduce health care cost? Tune into this session as Dennis Nash with Witkemper Insurance Group explains some creative and proven strategies to engage and incentivize employees to make better healthcare decisions. Speaker: Dennis Nash Dennis is a Senior Benefits Consultant with Witemper Insurance Group - a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, with a BA in Business Management, Dennis partners with employer groups of all sizes in providing strategic solutions that help them better manage health care costs, optimize their benefit program and attract and retain the best talent. Dennis has over 25...

A Company of Owners - 7/2/19 @2pm ET

Every successful business leader knows that their most valuable asset is their employees. However, lack of employee engagement is one of the biggest challenges facing business owners and leaders today. Did you know that the average company is experiencing only 30% employee engagement levels? Imagine the impact to both your company culture and your bottom line if the engagement level was doubled or even tripled. It’s not hard. And It can be done. Dr. Daren Martin, PhD, will lead an engaging and thought provoking conversation as he delivers proven insights and solutions to help transform the mentality of your workforce and your company from a “Company of Employees” to a “Company of Owners”. Speaker: Daren Martin Dr. Daren Martin's thought...

Culture Matters: Now what do we do about it? - 7/9/19 @2pm ET

Thinking differently is a requirement in today's ever changing world. Do your leaders inspire others to do great work - or is your team merely showing up each day? This session will help HR and Leaders determine the key areas to create and sustain a thriving workplace culture. We will discuss why culture matters, how business leaders need to be intentional and bring it all together with what should happen next and some hands-on ways to address needs with a heat map to see both strengths and shortcomings. Speaker: Melanie Booher Melanie Booher is a proactive people connector, genuine leader, change agent, culture-champion and entrepreneurial business coach. Her passion lies in generating meaningful change in the areas of HR, People...

Do I Need HR? - 7/11/19 @10am ET

The role of Human Resources is to ensure you are attracting and retaining top talent and maintaining workplace compliance. In this competitive job market, you can’t afford not to make HR a top priority. And failing to be aware of federal, state and local employment regulations that apply to your business could be very costly. Speaker: Robin Throckmorton Robin has been in human resources for over 20 years with healthcare, manufacturing, service, and non-profit organizations creating solutions to help them recruit and retain the best and the brightest employees. As the president of strategic HR inc. she’s lead the company to continued success. Thursday, July 11, 2019 2pm ET

The Case for Employee Background Checks (That’s Includes You, Small Businesses) - 7/11/19 @2pm ET

Being accountable for the safety of your workplace and employees is a weighty responsibility. Background screening staff is critical, but “background check” can mean many different things, and is frequently a very surface-level, problematic check. We’ll discuss what makes a good background check and share questions to ask screening providers, so that you can be sure you are getting a legally compliant, rigorous check that will help you keep your company safe. Speaker: David Bloom David Bloom is General Manager of the Small and Mid-Sized Business Group at Sterling, a global leader in employment background screening solutions. David was included in Entrepreneur Magazine's Brilliant 100 and on Business Insider’s list of 100 most interesting...

Build a Business Case for Talent Management - 7/23/19 @2pm ET

Finding and developing the right talent to deliver business objectives is on every C-level executive’s mind. In today’s business environments, leaders know that talent management is key to business success. Yet, organizations often struggle to determine where to make investments, especially when the return may not be immediately measurable. During this webinar, you will learn a repeatable framework for getting your C-suite to fund your initiatives and embrace you as a valuable advisor. We will also go through a real-life case study so you can see the framework in action. Speaker: Annissa Deshpande Annissa is a people strategist. As the Principal of loglab, LLC, she designs modern HR strategies that drive business outcomes and create a...

Turnover Crisis in Restaurants: An Action Plan for Owners and Operators - 7/25/19 @10am ET

Restaurants across the country are experiencing high volumes of turnover at an alarming rate. In 2016, turnover exceeded 70% for the second consecutive year, and the turnover rate in the fast-food industry reached 150%, the highest since data was first captured in 1995*. With record numbers of restaurants and more jobs to choose from, employees are willing to take risks to find the right fit. As you know, the demand for restaurant workers isn’t going away. Join our webinar to understand what you can do to manage and prepare for turnover before it happens so that you can reduce its impact on your bottom line. Learn best practices and gather an action plan about how other restaurants are using HR technology to solve their HR challenges....