HR 101 - Things You Need To Know

Employees are the lifeblood of most companies and they often determine whether companies thrive or wither on the vine. And as managers, leaders, and HR professionals we are expected to know and apply the alphabet soup of federal and state laws (ADA, FMLA, Title 7, EEOC, AA, etc.) In this case, what you don’t know really can hurt you and as employers and managers, we are expected to at least know the basics. Our goal with is webinar is to demystify and make sense of the many pieces of the puzzle.

HR 101 is just that – a 50,000-foot view of the key HR components that you need to know. We will make it concise, understandable, and practical so that you have enough information to help keep you out of trouble and ask better questions. This program is jam-packed with information plus we provide a number of handouts that will provide additional guidance after the program.

• Familiarize HR and other staff with the basics of HR
• Provide tools for responding to key HR issues
• Engage team members in discussions of where and how the organization can improve the HR world for employees to be successful

• HR’s role in mission and strategy
• Key anti-discrimination laws & protected classes
• Meaning of disparate treatment and adverse impact
• Rights employers DO have
• Recruiting and behavioral-based interviewing
• Importance of goodness of fit in employee selection
• Onboarding basics and the 4 C’s of onboarding
• Key considerations in managing employees
• Seven steps to employee recognition
• Basics of Employment at Will
• Five considerations in determining just cause
• Progressive discipline and why you might not want it
• Seven steps to effective corrective action
• Twelve parts of disciplinary documentation
• What to know in disciplining employees
• The basics of sexual harassment and how to stay out of trouble
• What are quid pro quo and hostile working environments?
• Essentials of the FMLA – what it is, who is covered, 6 things to remember
• Essentials of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADAAA)
• Reasonable accommodation and interactive discussion basics
• What you need to know about wages and hour
• Independent contractor, exempt and nonexempt employees
• Seven reasons for having employee handbooks and six tips

Participants should attend if they are new to HR, want a high-level refresher on HR compliance, or are new to management and supervision. This program will give basic compliance information that will reduce risk and help participants become more confident in communicating with employees regarding common HR issues. The advantage to companies is that those individuals who directly communicate with employees will be better informed and less likely to misrepresent the interests of the company.

This is not a legal seminar so contact your employment law attorney for specifics and those laws and regulations that apply in your geography and business as they are changing all the time including interpretations.

• Human Resource Managers / Administration
• Risk Managers
• Benefit Specialists
• Supervisors
• Business Owners
• General Managers
• Controllers/ CFOs / Financial Managers
• Company Owners
• Presidents and CEOs
• Board Members
• Human Resource Directors
• Managers

Bob Verchota, SPHR, is the President and owner of RPVerchota & Associates, a human resources and management practices consulting firm. He has over 30 years of human resources and operational leadership experience. His most recent corporate assignments include serving as VP Support Services, VP of Ancillary Services and Human Resources, and VP Human Resources. Focus areas include organization change and employee development, talent acquisition, risk management, compensation and benefits, labor and employee relations, performance improvement, and other operational issues. 

Academic pursuits include an undergraduate degree in Business Administration, graduate degree in Healthcare Administration (MHA), and doctoral work in Organization Development EdD (abd). He has taught at the technical, baccalaureate, and masters levels in several colleges and universities.