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- DOL Update - Including Overtime Calculations and Joint Employers
- The Rise of Gen-Z in the Workplace
- Arbitration, Mediation or Litigation: Know Your Options
- The Insider’s Look at Litigation and Claims
- The Incivility of Civilization and Conflict Resolution
- Navigating Complicated Disability Issues and the ADA
- “Your Fired!” - The Right Way and the Wrong Way
- NLRB Update
- Immigration, E-Verify and I-9
- Cyber-Security
- FMLA and Leave Laws
- Public Employers
- Developing Trends in Internal Audits
- Why Boundaries Matter in the Workplace (Harassment)
- Tips & Traps in Recruiting and Retention
- Employment Contracts, Severance Agreements, and Class Action Waivers, Including Non-
Compete and ADEA - The Storm on the Horizon: Workplace Retaliation Claims
- Marijuana, CBD Oil, and Drug Testing
- LGBTQ+, Religious Liberty and Title VII
- Nancy Drew ... or Inspector Gadget? Conducting Effective Internal Investigations
- The Deceptively Dangerous Fair Credit Reporting Act – Including Background Checks, Credit
- Checks, Criminal Convictions, and Workplace Violence
- HR 101 – Seven Skills of Effective HR Management
- FLSA: Wage & Hour Nightmare Scenarios
- Avoiding the Train Wreck: Proactive Steps to Avoid Bullying
- Tools for Tempests and Turkeys
- And much more - 350+ pages of practical knowledge at your fingertips!
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