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  • Mastering Communication Styles for Effective Leaders
    December 3, 2024 1:00pm
     • Key communication tactics. Learn vital leadership communication strategies like active listening, clear messaging and fostering trust through transparency.
    • Adapting communication styles. Discover how to adjust your style using personality frameworks like DiSC and MBTI, connecting more effectively with different team members.
    • Nonverbal communication and emotional intelligence. Understand the power of nonverbal cues and emotional intelligence in maintaining a positive, communicative team environment.
    • Building open dialogue. Gain insights on creating a culture of open, supportive communication where feedback flows freely and team members feel comfortable sharing ideas.
    • Conflict resolution. Master communication techniques that help resolve conflicts fairly and collaboratively, reducing team tension and improving problem-solving.
    • Continuous improvement through feedback. Learn how to actively seek feedback to refine your leadership communication style and promote personal and team growth.  Learn More

  • Accommodate or Terminate? It’s Harder Than Ever to Get it Right
    December 4, 2024 1:00pm
     • Employer do’s and don’ts. Which accommodations are required under the ADA, FMLA, the PWFA and PUMP Act.
    • Supreme Court actions. It’s almost impossible to turn down a religious accommodation request without objective, concrete evidence that making the accommodation will impact your bottom line.
    • When is it time to terminate? What to do when accommodations aren’t working, including when you can legally say “no” and terminate the worker.
    • FMLA vs. ADA. Know the difference between FMLA leave for health issues and reasonable accommodations under the ADA.
    • Essential job functions. See exactly what your job descriptions must say about “essential” and non-essential functions.
    • Step-by-step interactive process. Find out exactly what you must do (and document) when an employee requests an accommodation.
    • Accommodation resources. Discover resources for finding the best possible accommodation for your organization. (Tip: It doesn’t always have to be the one the disabled worker prefers.)  Learn More

  • New OT Rules Are Dead: Here’s What to Do
    December 5, 2024 1:00pm
     • The Biden OT regulations. What the old rules said and what changes you might have already made.
    • The federal ruling. Unpack the litigation and what, exactly, the federal judge ruled.
    • The implications. Learn how this ruling restrains the DOL’s ability to set salary rates for exempt workers.
    • Prospects for appeal. Should you wait for an appeal or act now to reclassify hourly employees to exempt?
    • Rethinking changes already in effect. What to do if you already announced raises for Jan. 1, 2025, when higher salaries were supposed to go into effect.
    • Re-reclassifying employees. A step-by-step guide to reclassifying hourly workers to exempt status and resume not paying overtime.
    • What about morale? How to explain the changes and navigate conversations with employees.  Learn More

  • Group Health Plan Reporting: ACA Prep and Compliance for the New Year
    December 10, 2024 1:00pm
     • The right forms the right way. Understand who has to file specific forms, which forms to file with the IRS and who has to e-file their 1095s.
    • Coverage affordability. Understand if the health coverage you offer is “affordable” and provides “minimum value.”
    • Penalties and safe harbors. Understand possible penalties, the necessity of coverage waivers and how affordability “safe harbors” can help you avoid the employer mandate penalty.
    • Cafeteria plans. How cafeteria plan benefits and wellness benefits factor into the affordable/minimum value determinations.
    • Completing forms correctly. Learn how to track the data you need, what the big deal is with Line 15 reporting and more.
    • Reporting the right way. Determine which reporting regimen will work best for you (the IRS gives you three options).  Learn More

  • Protect Your Business Against PWFA Lawsuits: Essential Steps for Employers
    December 11, 2024 1:00pm
     • Leave as an accommodation. Understand when leave may not qualify as a reasonable accommodation, and when it may be required for cases of infertility, miscarriage, abortion and more.
    • Guaranteed accommodations. The 4 accommodations the EEOC says you can’t question — no doc notes, no forms, no delay.
    • Top practical accommodations. Easy-to-implement, practical accommodations that won’t unduly disrupt the workplace while complying with the law.
    • Lessons from the courtroom. Insights from recent EEOC lawsuits under the PWFA and notable settlements.
    • Compliant break rooms. Steps to create a PUMP Act-compliant milk-expression space tailored to your industry.
    • Accommodation best practices. How to accommodate pregnancy-related issues like morning sickness, lifting restrictions and bed-rest orders.  Learn More

  • 1099 Compliance: Avoid Fines, Heed New IRS Requirements, and Streamline Filing
    December 17, 2024 1:00pm
     • The latest changes. Discover recent changes with 1099s, along with 8 airtight steps for completing 1099s that will keep the IRS off your back.
    • Reporting requirements. Box-by-box reporting requirements for 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC, and when you may need to file both.
    • E-filing credentials. What is an e-filing credential, how do you get one and what happens if you don’t?
    • Filing 1099s. 3 crucial rules to determine if you need to file 1099 forms, and why you might need to give 1099s to employees, too—not just independent contractors.
    • Taxpayer IDs. How to tell if a contractor’s Taxpayer ID Number is legit, and what to do if it’s not.
    • Protect your company. The 6 crucial moves to activate the safe harbor for de minimis math errors.
    • Leveraging available tools. Two free IRS services that should wipe out penalties for filing incorrect forms.  Learn More

  • Employee Handbooks: Easy Steps to Compliance
    December 18, 2024 1:00pm
     • Supreme Court-related changes. Learn why and how to change your handbook policies on religious expression and accommodations.
    • Employee leave. What to include and what to leave out regarding FMLA, ADA and pregnancy accommodations.
    • The fractured workplace. What happens when workers disagree on topics like politics and religion? Handbook policies that set reasonable conduct rules can create a more harmonious workplace.
    • Speech and civility rules. When you can restrict what employees say and when you can’t (salaries, politics, hate speech, etc.).
    • Dress and grooming. Learn how to set rules on appropriate behavior, attire and decor when it comes to both in-person and remote appearances.
    • Sexual and other harassment. Even if employees are remote, you need rules on email, telework, texting and off-site meetings.
    • Lifestyle rules in your state. Understand the laws on marijuana, alcohol and tobacco use in your state.  Learn More