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Benefits of Certification

• Protect your organization from potential legal liability
• Help colleagues who request leaves
• Expand your professional knowledge and propel your career
• Prove your knowledge with a certificate

Benefits of Certification

• Explore the fundamentals of human resources laws and best practices
• Help employees thrive
• Protect your organization from potential legal liability
• Prove your knowledge with a certificate
• Qualify for promotions and new job opportunities

What You'll Learn

• How does the National Labor Relations Act apply to your organization?
• What is protected concerted activity?
• How do recent decisions of the NLRB affect non-union employers?
• How do these laws relate to COVID-19? How should you adapt?

Topics Covered:

• What are the basics of EPSLA and EFMLEA?
• When is a leave considered to be related to COVID-19?
• How should you handle leave requests from employees allowed to telework?
• How do FFCRA and FMLA leave compare?
• When may employees take intermittent leave?
• What recordkeeping requirements must you follow?
• How is leave covered by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021?
• What tax credits are available for voluntary FFCRA-type leave?

Topics Covered:

• What notifications must you provide?
• How does new DOL guidance on electronic postings affect your organization?
• How are leave requests documented?
• How should you recognize and respond to leave requests?
• What medical certifications may you request? How should you handle them?
• What documentation is required when employees return to work?

Benefits of Certification

• Update your knowledge with the latest laws and regulations
• Protect your organization from potential legal liability
• Prove your knowledge with a certification

Organizational Data Needed for EEO-1 Report:

• Which employers must submit EEO-1 reports?
• What data must you collect and submit?
• How, where, and when must you submit your report?
• How should you count and classify employees?
• What is the EEO-1 Job Classification Guide?
• What do the job categories mean?
• How can job titles be wrong for EEO classification?
• What is the race/ethnicity designation?
• How should you report non-binary self-identifying employees?
• How will the proposed changes affect your organization?

What You'll Learn

• What is OSHA’s COVID-19 National Emphasis Program?
• What organizations does this program target?
• When will the requirements take effect?
• What procedures should you implement to comply?
• How does OSHA advocate mitigating and preventing the spread of COVID-19?

What You'll Learn

• To what tax credits is your organization entitled?
• When is COVID-19 a reason for taking FMLA leave?
• How should you administer intermittent leave?
• When must you provide for emergency sick leave?
• When are you required to engage in the ADA interactive process?
• How should you make requests for employee medical information?
• How does workers’ compensation interact with the ADA?
• Must you allow time off for vaccination?

What You'll Learn

• What laws prohibit caregiving discrimination?
• How can stereotyping and assumptions lead to discrimination and harassment?
• When does discrimination against employees with caregiving responsibilities violate federal employment discrimination law?
• How does the EEOC suggest you incorporate caregiver issues in policies?
• When does the FMLA allow leave for caregiving responsibilities?
• What red flags indicate that caregiver discrimination may be occurring?
• How can you support employee caregivers?

Sessions Include:

• Base Rates And Merit Budgets

• New Ways Of Looking At Incentive Pay

• Benefits And Employment Support Programs

What You'll Learn

• How should you handle accommodation requests?
• Can you address out-of-work lifestyles that bring risk to the workplace?
• What is the current guidance for employers regarding vaccines?
• How should you handle employees who want to continue working from home?
• Can you require people who are doing a poor job to return to the workplace?
• How should you respond to childcare challenges?
• How can you handle employee complaints and maintain morale?
• Is it possible to require employees to return after proclaiming they could work from home forever?
• How can you encourage people to respect coworkers’ boundaries?
• What safety practices should you maintain?