Workplace Telephone Seminars

Wellness Programs: Rewards, Penalties, Legal Risks, and Legal Developments BenefitsWellness programs played a central role in the health reform debate. Health care reform clearly demonstrates the desire of Congress and the President to encourage wellness programs and healthy lifestyles to control the cost of health insurance. Much of their interest is based on success stories from the private sector. Despite regulatory uncertainties, rising health insurance costs have  more...

Common Injuries in Workers' Compensation ...gies used by employers to both prevent and control common workplace injury claims. A review of common injuries employers face every day in the workplace injury realm, ranging from slip and fall claims to back injuries from lifting, and other traumatic events will be discussed, as well as some of the strategies that employers use to prevent workplace injuries from occurring and provide cost  more...

Common Injuries in Workers' Compensation ...gies used by employers to both prevent and control common workplace injury claims. A review of common injuries employers face every day in the workplace injury realm, ranging from slip and fall claims to back injuries from lifting, and other traumatic events will be discussed, as well as some of the strategies that employers use to prevent workplace injuries from occurring and provide cost  more...

Implications of Medical Marijuana in the Workplace ...r obligations as a federal contractor under the Drug-Free Workplace Act? This live audio conference will help you work through the thorny issues in hiring, disciplining and other employment related matters within your organization. This program will also help you draft new policies or revise existing policies incorporating the requirements of their state medical marijuana law. Failing to have  more...

Weight Loss At the Workplace: Legal Issues For Employers Seeking To Reduce Health Care Costs BenefitsLearn the issues used to identify and address when formulating and implementing a corporate wellness program that is aimed at weight loss reduction. The number of potentially applicable federal and state laws requires careful consideration of the potential issues raised with drafting and managing a corporate wellness program. The multiple relevant laws and regulations only heighten the  more...

Creating Successful Employee Surveys ... management systems and processes. In today's economy and workplace, this however is just the starting point. Identifying the drivers of employee engagement and commitment and helping your organization become a great place to work is no longer enough. Enhancing the value and productivity of human capital depends on aligning employment policies and practices with organizational strategies and  more...

Document Retention and Destruction: What Human Resource Professionals Must Know ... proper procedures to follow to document employees in the workplace is a key skill needed by most human resources professionals. This live audio conference will provide you with information on the key concepts and issues surrounding proper employee documentation and when to legally dispose of documentation. This live audio conference is designed for human resource professionals, payroll  more...

Smartphone Policies For The Health Care Industry ...workplace have created legal compliance issues for many employers, ranging from how to monitor and control usage during working hours, to how to protect company information being disseminated by such devices. Many of these issues are even more acute in the health care industry because of the 24/7 nature of the facilities, and the regulations regarding patient privacy. Failing to have and  more...

How to Develop an Effective Mentoring Program ...are bound to fail. This live audio conference demystifies workplace mentoring by focusing on specific tasks described in 'mentoring best practices.' Addressed in chronological order, the tasks are: planning, recruiting, screening, training, matching, monitoring, and evaluation. The facilitators will also discuss the training materials and documentation needed for successful mentoring efforts.  more...

Employee Discipline for Conduct Outside of Work ...e discipline for blogging, web-based 'employer trashing,' workplace dating and extramarital affairs, and physical appearance such as weight, tattoos and body piercing. Our experienced professionals will discuss permissible discipline for employees violating conflict of interest policies, including engaging in unfair competition with the employer. Significantly, this live audio conference will  more...

Everything You Wanted to Know About Drug and Alcohol Testing but Were Afraid to Ask ...workplace have implemented a drug and alcohol testing program. An added benefit to companies is a reduction in their workers' compensation insurance premiums. What makes an effective program? What kind of safeguards should there be to ensure accuracy? What does a drug test really measure? What is the best sample: urine, hair or oral fluid? Are there products used to beat a drug test? Dr. Taylor  more...

Florida Employment Law Update BenefitsThis audio conference will provide you with working knowledge of the most prevalent issues facing Florida employers. The speakers, experts in management labor and employment law, have identified three areas of utmost concern. You will gain insight and the tools necessary to avoid and combat these common workplace problems. This audio conference is designed for human resource managers,  more...

Dealing With Employees Who Have Been Charged With a Crime BenefitsOne of the most perplexing problems that can confront an employer arises after the employer discovers that one of its employees has been arrested and charged with a crime. Under our legal system, the familiar mantra is that an arrested person is innocent until proven guilty. So, what can you do to address situations where an employee has been arrested, or has been charged, or incarcerated  more...

Managing Employees' Pre-Existing Conditions: Strategies for Reducing Injury Losses ...so obtain practical resources and strategies for managing workplace injury claims of employees with pre-existing health conditions. This audio conference will help you comply with state and federal laws, manage injury claims more efficiently, and get workers back on the job sooner. This audio conference is designed for workers' compensation administrators, attorneys, human resource managers,  more...

How Can End-of-Life Planning Resources Benefit Your Workplace? BenefitsEnd-of-life issues can be a major distraction for employees. MetLife estimates that U.S. businesses lose between $17 billion and $33 billion per year in productivity of full-time workers with caregiving responsibilities. Employers need to place a priority on addressing end-of-life issues. These issues affect their employees who serve as caregivers to aging parents, children and other  more...

Positive Strategies For Dealing With Problem Performers BenefitsAre you still experiencing problems with employees even though you've tried progressive discipline? Is your company still using punishment as a means to discipline employees? Are you wondering why your disciplinary strategies don't seem to work? If you have these questions, attend this audio conference and learn about more positive strategies and approaches in dealing with problem  more...

Family Responsibility Discrimination Law: Family Friendly Employer or Litigation Target? ... ability of employees with care obligations away from the workplace have led to costly claims. It will also address the proactive steps you can take to insulate yourself from FRD claims, and how to provide a workplace that can attract and retain capable employees who also happen to have family responsibilities. The teleconference explains how you can create and implement a policy to prohibit  more...

Labor Law: Could 2011 Be the Turning Point for Unions? BenefitsIt's been almost two full years of President Obama's administrative initiatives - a rollout of many campaign promises. Unions played a vital role in the 2008 elections and they continue to have a large voice in upcoming Congressional elections this fall. While most of the country has been focused on health care reform, 2011 could prove to be a pivotal year for union activity. What  more...

International Employment Assignments: Understanding the Compliance Risks ...d of the great dangers inherent in failing to follow U.S. workplace regulations on the other. This teleconference will cover the nuts and bolts of immigration issues for expatriate or 'seconded' employees, and at the same time provide an encyclopedic overview of U.S. and foreign employment laws and regulations. Armed with this information, costly (even ruinous) mistakes can be avoided and your  more...

Strategies to Utilize Web 2.0 ...ond to the changes this new technology is bringing to the workplace. This teleconference will present a practical framework for understanding Web 2.0 and provide insight into a number of best practices that explore a variety of strategies for leveraging the power of this technology as both a vehicle for creating an open line of communication and as a new tool to enhance productivity and people  more...

How to Save Millions in Claims Through Ergonomics and Injury Prevention ...ntarily support an active ergonomics process within their workplace to prevent and manage injuries more effectively. Contrary to popular belief, injury prevention and safety is not common sense. In order to be common sense, the issues must be commonly taught and commonly practiced. Unfortunately, ergonomics and injury prevention are not commonly taught or practiced; as a result, your employees,  more...

Developing a Policy for Employee Use of Mobile Devices ...the limitations of their employees' privacy rights in the workplace and how to avoid liability for monitoring their employees' activities. Finally, this teleconference will address the practical aspects of keeping ahead of the curve regarding managing the use of mobile devices and data preservation in the workplace: what kinds of policies make good sense to have in place to protect your  more...

Social Networking in the Workplace: Policies, Monitoring and Discipline Issues BenefitsSocial networking via online tools such as MySpace , Facebook and Twitter has exploded in popularity over the last few years. According to an October 2008 survey, 51 percent of employees accessed social networks at least once per day at work; many of them did so for an hour or more per week. Despite these numbers and the risks inherent in employees using social networking tools, such as  more...

Techniques to Prepare for Difficult Employee Discussions ...ll ever have with employees. We'll discuss the rules of workplace engagement, holding people accountable for their actions and treating adults like adults - all while shifting responsibility for individual improvement away from the company and back to the employee - where it belongs in the first place. More important, we'll develop a structured model and framework that will allow you deliver  more...

Case Study: What Makes Dixon Schwabl One of the "Best Small Companies to Work for in America" ...r employees, inspiring an innovative approach to everyday workplace practices. No matter the size, geography or industry - any company can be a great place to work. Ms. Dixon will share how she implemented a strategic leadership and talent management initiative, expanded her headquarters in Rochester, New York, and grew her advertising business in one of the most challenging and rapidly  more...

Workplace Accident Investigations for the HR Professional ...fitsAttend this teleconference and learn how to conduct a workplace accident investigation as well as how to conduct an effective investigation and protect the company's interests. Many written investigative reports are used against the company because they are too conclusory or did not have sufficient information, and should have included certain language for risk management purposes. Learn  more...

Internet and Email: Monitoring Employee Conduct ...tention and affect not only our individual lives, but our workplace relations. Employers must balance employee privacy rights with the legitimate need to know what is going on in the workplace and to ensure employees are conducting themselves appropriately over the employers electronic communications systems. Companies can access information about their employees in a myriad of ways. Telephone  more...

Dealing with Employee Gambling in the Workplace ...f Americans, including groups of employees in the average workplace. The NCAA or Super Bowl office pool can increase morale, create camaraderie among co-workers and generally be a fun and exciting event, especially with the prospect for a lucky employee of a substantial monetary payout. Workplace gambling, however, also has a dark side. Lost productivity; potential violation of local, state and  more...

Claims Management Techniques in Workers' Compensation Cases ...workplace accident produces difficult and costly ramifications for management personnel in all business and industries. Many parties are involved in every aspect of a claim, including your insurance carrier or servicing agent and counsel, but each of them has to be dealt with in a very different manner. You will learn how to successfully investigate an accident and use this information to  more...

Medical Professionals and Social Media: Privacy and Security Issues ... physicians and other professionals enter the health care workplace, they are bringing with them the tools and technologies that they feel helps them do their job better, including the greater use of cell phones, texting, twittering, blogging, and using Web sites like Facebook and LinkedIn . But using these devices and technologies can carry significant risks of privacy violations under HIPAA  more...

Return-to-Work Compliance When Jobs Are Gone ...es on a leave of absence want to return to such a changed workplace? This teleconference will assist you with making the tough decision on what can or must be done with employees who want to return to work after a leave of absence. The workers' compensation laws, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act are just a few of the laws that  more...

Work-Related Stress Claims: Overview, the Law and Strategies for Defense ...workplace injury involves the claim of mental disability as the result of stressful working conditions. Unlike the garden variety orthopedic injury and even pulmonary injury, there is no objective medical evidence that can unequivocally establish psychiatric disability, let alone its relationship to workplace stress. This teleconference will solely address the mental/mental claim, i.e., mental  more...

Paid Sick Leave Update: Policies and Procedures in an Evolving Workplace nMany employers voluntarily provide their employees with paid sick leave. Increasingly, however, states and localities are dictating that employers allow employees to use these voluntarily-provided paid sick leave benefits for reasons beyond those covered by the employer's program. In some cases, states and localities have begun to mandate that employers provide employees with a minimum paid sick  more...

Smoking Discrimination in the Workplace: On and Off the Clock nDriven by reports that smokers file more health insurance claims and are absent more frequently than nonsmokers, a growing number of employers have implemented programs to minimize the number of smokers in its workforce. These employer programs range from offering quit smoking programs to refusing to hire smokers and even terminating smokers. Privacy advocates argue an employer's interest in the  more...

Effective Utilization of Employee Waivers ...ee waivers define employee expectations of privacy in the workplace and limit company liability for employee activities. After employment has ended, particularly in the context of group layoffs, effective and legally compliant waivers are critical in protecting employers from claims. This teleconference will address how to prepare and implement effective waivers in all stages of the employment  more...

Preparing for and Properly Reacting To Legal and Illegal Drug and Alcohol Use in the Workplace ...e will help you understand what laws may govern or affect workplace decisions relating to drugs and alcohol. You will also learn how to develop appropriate policies that can be tailored to particular workplaces, train managers on their role in the process, and properly document suspected employee drug and alcohol abuse and employee discipline. Finally the teleconference will also review  more...

Workplace Flexibility: Innovative Strategies for an Evolving Workforce ...dramatically. In response, many businesses have turned to workplace flexibility in order to recruit and retain the best workers, boost productivity and increase their competitive advantage. At the same time, policymakers in Washington have been exploring various approaches for increasing access to workplace flexibility across industries and professions. n nThis teleconference will provide you  more...

Avoid Wrongful Termination Lawsuits: Strategies to Keep Your Managers Out of Legal Trouble nThis teleconference will review tried-and-true methods for eliminating employment litigation risks, will build managers' confidence in dealing with a range of common-place employee issues, and sharpen their understanding of workplace practices and policies which will dramatically reduce exposure to litigation risks for themselves and their companies.  more...

Employee Retaliation: Supreme Court Update ...workplace today sends waves of concern throughout an employer's organization. Most recent court decisions recognize retaliation claims in nearly all areas of employment law and find adverse actions in a variety of circumstances, beyond demotion and termination, for purposes of upholding such claims. Most significantly, the U.S. Supreme Court recently determined in CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries,  more...

Protecting Yourself From Client Violence nFew enter a helping profession, such as social work, anticipating that they may become targets of violence from the very individuals they want to help. However, evidence suggests that violence perpetrated by clients or their family members toward practitioners is increasing across settings. Such workers are facing increasing risks in their jobs because of the nature of their work; the  more...

Religious Accommodations in the Workplace ... their legal duty to properly accommodate religion in the workplace. This is particularly true because of the rapid growth of religious cultures in the U.S. and the increasing awareness of religious workplace accommodation rights by employees. This teleconference is designed not only to update employers about legal developments in religious workplace accommodation, but to also provide practical  more...