Master the Legal Landscape of HR
Stay ahead of the curve with critical updates and expert guidance on today’s most pressing employment law issues:
- Who really qualifies for overtime pay? The answers may surprise you.
- Overtime calculations have changed — and they’re anything but simple.
- Can you require an employee to accept a transfer? Know the legal limits.
- Military service and active duty: Do they count as family leave?
- Can employees legally work a second job while on leave from yours?
- How to legally and effectively replace a retiring workforce.
- Is your employee handbook legally compliant — or putting you at risk?
Discrimination & Compliance: What You Need to Know
Understand the evolving rules and avoid legal pitfalls:
- How the ADA Amendments Act impacts your responsibilities today
- Age discrimination risks — where your company may be vulnerable
- Why your website must meet ADA accessibility standards
- Visible vs. perceived disabilities — how to treat applicants fairly
- What’s required to accommodate hearing-impaired candidates
- Is genetic testing ever legal in your workplace?
- “Reasonable accommodation” — what it really means
- How to align ADA, FMLA and workers’ comp in your disability policies
- Could your diversity efforts be seen as reverse discrimination?
Recruiting, Hiring & Interviewing: The Right Way
Modern tools, legal strategies and hiring best practices:
- When medical certifications and documentation are legally required
- How to update job applications to eliminate hidden bias
- What makes applicant testing legal — and what doesn’t
- Social media: smart recruitment tool or legal minefield?
- Setting proper “terms of use” for employees’ social media presence
- Turn job descriptions into strategic hiring tools
- Interview questions you must avoid
- How to legally obtain meaningful references
- Two powerful recruitment perks — at no extra cost
- The truth about non-compete agreements in today’s courts
- Legal risks of contract labor — and how to manage them
Benefits Administration: Stay Compliant & In Control
Make sense of complex benefits regulations with confidence:
- The latest privacy rules affecting health insurance
- When medical authorization forms are (and aren't) needed
- COBRA compliance: your responsibilities when payments are late
- What counts as a workers’ comp claim — even at social events
- Which health insurance benefits are required by law
- Handling COBRA benefits after divorce
- Managing early Social Security claims by disabled employees
- IRS changes to cafeteria plans — what you must know
- Domestic partner benefit eligibility: latest legal updates
- Best practices for providing bereavement support
Strategic HR Management: Tools for Long-Term Success
Elevate your HR department and build a great workplace:
- The #1 communication skill every HR professional needs
- Three proven ways to make your company a “Top Place to Work”
- What HR tasks you can outsource — and what you absolutely shouldn’t
- Workplace bullying: identifying risk and protecting your organization
- Is your dress code unintentionally discriminatory?
- Supporting employees after layoffs — a step-by-step approach
Handling Today’s HR Hot Spots
Address the toughest issues facing HR today — before they become legal disasters:
- Rethinking company-wide diversity training
- How to prevent and respond to workplace violence
- Mental health matters: handling depression in the workplace
- OSHA’s General Duty Clause — what it now requires of you
- What to do if violence occurs — and how OSHA views it
- Drug and alcohol testing: current legal standards
- ADA protections for substance abusers — how to avoid missteps
- How to reduce liability around drug testing protocols
- Investigating sexual harassment: legal and effective methods
- Understanding the EEOC’s definition of a “hostile work environment”
- How to protect employees from harassment by customers or vendors
- Legal consequences of retaliation or adverse actions against victims
Discipline & Discharge: Do It Right
Protect your company and uphold fairness in tough situations:
- 360° feedback and performance appraisals — helpful or harmful?
- Hidden discrimination in your disciplinary process — what to watch for
- How to document discipline in ways that stand up in court
- Legally sound termination procedures and best practices
Legal Gray Areas: Clarity You Can Use
Understand and manage your company’s legal risks with confidence:
- Arbitration agreements — why they’re being thrown out in court
- Defamation: are you liable for an employee’s comments?
- WARN Act responsibilities in layoffs and closures
- What HR documentation to provide, retain, or destroy — and when
And much more…
This course goes beyond the basics, giving you the tools, insights, and clarity to succeed in one of the most complex roles in any organization. Gain the confidence to lead, the knowledge to protect your company, and the practical skills to thrive.
