• Learn all about the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and which employers must follow it. Surprise—you don’t have to be a union workplace to have to follow NLRB rules.
• The NLRB’s handbook rules frequently trip up employers who don’t realize that there are strict regulations on what you can and cannot include when it comes to employee behavior. Learn which rules you should dump immediately and which ones you can tweak.
• What is protected concerted activity, activity that you cannot ban? For example, employers cannot bar employees discussing among themselves how much they are paid, what their benefits are or complaints about working conditions.
• Learn what to do when employees start talking about forming a union—and why mandatory captive-audience meetings aren’t the way to go.
• Know what you can and cannot do about employee social media posts that take aim at your company, management, and supervisors.
• See examples of unfair labor practices and understand how far you can go in directing your workforce without committing one. Learn More.
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Human Resources
The HR Specialist
In addition to providing plain-English HR advice that tells readers what they can do, not just what they can’t do, monthly issues of The HR Specialist and its related weekly e-letters show HR professionals how to raise the profile of the HR function from the back office to the boardroom. Readers will find personal success by developing innovative solutions to general management problems. View now...
The HR Specialist: Employment Law
Clear, common-sense employment law advice that cuts directly to the bottom line. An attorney may say what the law is – but the monthly issues of HR Specialist: Employment Law and its related weekly e-letters explain what managers and HR professionals should do that is both safe and practical in the real world of business. View now...
The HR Weekly
HR pros have many different needs – news, analysis, legal advice, case studies and more. And to fulfill all these pressing needs, you've had to turn to a variety of different (and costly) sources. Until now. Introducing The HR Weekly, the one-stop human resources information source. View now...
Leadership
Leadership Briefings
By converting proven theories into practical advice, Leadership Briefings helps aspiring leaders learn how to make sound decisions that will raise productivity and fatten the bottom line; negotiate with vendors, competitors, employees and clients; innovate and inspire creativity in their teams; and delegate authority so that they can manage their time and achieve more at a higher level. Subscribers also have full access to LeadershipBriefings.com, the newsletter's companion website. View now...
Managing People at Work
People join companies, but they leave managers. Discover the tips, tricks and techniques you can use to motivate employees … banish negativity … recruit (and retain) top performers … and excel at managing people at work. Get management advice when you want it, the way you want it, with Managing People at Work. Subscribers also have full access to ManagingPeopleatWork.com, the newsletter’s companion website. View now...
Office Administration
Administrative Professional Today
The administrative professional’s guide to accelerated career development. Administrative Professional Today offers practical advice on office efficiency, politics, communication, time management, supervisory problems and technology. The monthly issues and weekly electronic forum give special attention to the changing duties of administrative professionals in today’s business environment. Subscribers also have full access to AdminProToday.com, the newsletter’s companion website. View now...
Payroll Management
Payroll Legal Alert
Avoid potential penalties, fines and lawsuits by keeping current on payroll legislation and by clarifying important issues such as in-plan Roth IRA rollovers, FLSA compliance trouble areas, FSA/HAS reimbursements and the Health Care Tax Credit. Also included in Payroll Legal Alert are useful calendars and worksheets designed especially for payroll specialists. Subscribers also have full access to PayrollLegalAlert.com, the newsletter’s companion website. View now...
Taxation
Small Business Tax Strategies
Smart small business owners save thousands of dollars per year on their personal and business taxes by taking advantage of the legal loopholes that the government creates for their unique tax situation. Small Business Tax Strategies cuts through tedious tax code to reveal the bonanza of completely legal opportunities to grow personal wealth and secure an enjoyable retirement. View now...
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All Access Training Pass
Smart small business owners save thousands of dollars per year on their personal and business taxes by taking advantage of the legal loopholes that the government creates for their unique tax situation. All Access TrainingPass Participate in EVERY webinar we produce in the coming year at a fraction of the per-event price. You'll tighten up your HR compliance … gain valuable employee coaching and management skills … sharpen your leadership abilities … and more — all for less than it would cost you to register for ONE live conference, or to send just ONE PERSON to an out-of-state training session. It's the most cost-effective way to train your whole team. Visit Website...
NLRA Mandates: The Rules ALL Employers Must Follow
Generational Differences: Bridge the Divide and Sidestep Legal Landmines
• Learn how to leverage generational differences to enhance performance.
• Explore leadership skills to help capitalize on generational differences.
• Work as a team to find common ground.
• Walk through various real-life examples to help you navigate legal challenges.
• Explore and tear down common preconceptions related to generational differences.
• Learn how to create programs that cater to the different generations. Learn More.
Tough Talks: A Manager’s Guide to Mastering Uncomfortable Conversations
• The “9 Rules of Engagement” for successfully handling employee discussions.
• Using “perception management” in your favor to frame difficult coversations.
• How using the power of guilt (rather than anger) can help employees assume responsibility.
• A legally safe script to use when employees want to talk “off the record” about an issue.
• “New supervisor syndrome” and how to address new managers differently than experienced ones.
• The 3 practical steps for discussions that stop attitude and entitlement problems in their tracks. Learn More.
Minimize Discrimination While Maintaining Civility and Compliance
• Establish an all-inclusive DEI policy to support employees, applicants, and customers of different genders, races, ethnicities, abilities, religions, cultures, ages, sexual orientations, backgrounds, experiences, and expertise.
• Eliminate unlawful bias against anyone and cultivate a culture of civility and respect.
• Boost performance by unleashing the power of differences in employees from Gen-Z to boomers.
• Hire, mentor, and promote staff who reflect the communities you serve.
• Write and implement effective best practices-based DEI policies and procedures. Learn More.
Employee Handbook Checklist: Required Changes and Common Mistakes
• Essential updates.
• Supreme Court-related changes.
• Employee leave.
• Remote work and attendance.
• Diversity, equity and inclusion.
• Accidental contracts.
• Dress and grooming.
• Sexual and other harassment.
• Speech and civility rules.
• Overtime.
• Handbook maintenance.
• Common mistakes. Learn More.
Keep Negativity From Infecting Your Workplace
• Signs that your office may be infected with negativity.
• The hidden costs of a chronic negativity problem.
• Diagnosing what makes some people so negative.
• Employees from the dark side: Whiners, complainers, critics and pessimists.
• Active troublemakers: Tattletales, gossips, bullies and rabble-rousers.
• Effective weapons in the war against negativity.
• How you may actually be rewarding your employees’ negative behavior.
• 5-step behavioral coaching process that really makes an impact.
• How to re-engage resentful employees by flipping their “motivational switch.”
• Using the Team Turnaround process to “disinfect” an entire group.
• Termination: When removing the cause is the only cure.
• Recognizing systemic problems: Signs of a toxic workplace.
• Strategies for saving your sanity in a toxic organization. Learn More.
W-4s: Your Guide to Accurate Withholding (Every Time)
• What’s new about the W-4 process, electronic W-4s and how to quickly get into compliance.
• What parts of the form employees should complete if they have side gigs.
• What those W-4 worksheets are about and how they affect withholding.
• How to explain these changes to employees.
• What to do if employees never update W-4s.
• Life changes may mean employees must refile their W-4s.
• Are your withholding processes correct?
• How do you handle supplemental pay? Learn More.
