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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
  
• Supporting Employee Volunteer Projects
  

Benefits

• 2018 Reporting & Disclosure Calendars
  
• Association Health Plans: Final Rule (8/20/18)
  
• Executive Order Seeks to Improve Retirement Security
  
• Final Rule on Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance (10/2/18)
  
• Financial Wellness Programs
  
• FLSA & FMLA: New DOL Opinion Letters
  
• FMLA: New DOL Forms (expire Aug 2021)
  
• FMLA: Resources & Education
  
• Interplay of ADA, FMLA and Workers’ Compensation
  
• Leave Donation Programs
  
• Medicare Part D Participant Notice (before Oct 15)
  
• Missing Plan Participants: DOL, IRS, PBGC
  
• Model Notices: Health Plan
  
• New Hardship Withdrawal Rules (1/1/19)
  
• State Laws: School Activities Leave
  
• State Laws: Time Off to Vote (Nov 6)
  
• Student Loan Repayment Programs
  
• USERRA: Articles & Resources
  
• Washington Paid Family Leave (1/1/19)
  

Compensation

• Daylight Saving Time Ends (Nov 4)
  
• FLSA & FMLA: New DOL Opinion Letters
  
• Salary Increase Projections 2019
  
• Severance Plans
  
• USDOL Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) Program
  

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
  
• Addressing Workplace Bullying
  
• English-Only Rules
  
• Fragrance-Free Workplace Policies
  
• Halloween and the Workplace
  
• Handbook Scrutiny Relaxed
  
• Handbooks, General
  
• How to Support Grieving Employees
  
• Investigating a Harassment Complaint
  
• Policy and Procedure Manuals
  
• Preventing Employee Burnout
  
• Profanity in the Workplace
  
• Recording in the Workplace
  
• Service Animals and the Workplace
  
• Suicide Prevention Awareness (Sep)
  
• The Pence Rule: Impact on Mentoring of Women
  
• Workplace Romance
  

Global HR

• Brexit: Considerations for US Employers
  

Government Contractors

• General Resources & Education for Government Contractors
  
• OFCCP Issues "What Contractors Can Expect" Document
  
• OFCCP Issues Compensation Directive
  
• OFCCP on Contractors' Religious Freedoms
  
• Veterans Hiring Benchmark for 2018
  
• VETS-4212 Filing Cycle (Aug 1-Sep 30)
  

Health Care Reform

• Medical Loss Ratio Rebates (Sep 30)
  

Labor Relations

• DOL Persuader Reporting Rule Rescinded (8/17/18)
  

Organizational & Employee Development

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

Risk Management

• Active Shooter Preparedness and Response
  
• Distracted Driving: Laws & Resources
  
• Domestic Violence Awareness (Oct)
  
• Flu Season: Mandatory Flu Shots
  
• Flu Season: Ready Your Workplace
  
• Workplace Violence Prevention
  

Talent Acquisition

• Continuous (Post-Hire) Background Checks
  
• DOJ Criminalizes Wage-Fixing and No-Poaching Agreements
  
• Employer Branding
  
• Employing Older Workers
  
• Employment Interview Questions
  
• 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
  
• Rethinking Degree Requirements
  
• Revised FCRA Summary of Rights (9/21/18)
  

Technology

• Biometrics in the Workplace
  
• Blockchain and HR
  
• HR's Role in Cybersecurity
  
• 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