Course description
Equip your HR department with knowledge on today's most important issues.
Stay up-to-date with popular HR topics and learn how to:
- Understand how to define and apply rules in relation to what constitutes workplace harassment
- Coordinate FMLA, OSHA, ADA and Drug-free Workplace requirements when handling an employee who tests positive for THC
- Identify the SSA’s no-match letter dos and don’ts for resolving errors and ensuring “safe harbor” for your organization
- Apply the 2020 FLSA overtime exemptions to the qualified positions in your organization
- Conduct a thorough workplace harassment investigation
- Implement policies and training programs that address workplace harassment issues
- Find the latest legal thinking on the classification of independent contractors and Gig Economy workers using the ABC Test
- Become familiar with the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act, both part of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
- Discuss the liabilities involved if an employee contracts COVID at work
Every day, the headlines sound more and more like a soapy TV drama, or a satire ripped from the headlines of The Onion. Sex, drugs, money and absurdity dominate the national conversation at an unprecedented level. This is why employers and human resources professionals must have a firm understanding of the laws and evolving definitions surrounding employment law and changing HR trends.
Facts and figures
- In 2018, more than 7,500 sexual harassment claims were filed with the EEOC which was a 14% increase from the previous year. — National Conference of State Legislatures
- 32% of employees don't know that jokes can be a form of harassment. — True Office Learning
- There are 1.2 million authorized users of medical marijuana in the United States. — Society for Human Resource Management
- 33 states allow marijuana for medical use and 11 states allow recreational use. — Society for Human Resource Management
- 1.3 million American workers are now eligible for overtime pay as of 1/1/2020. — Department of Labor
Training content
- I. Harassment and Title VII Protections
- II. Marijuana in the Workplace
- III. Social Security Administration No-Match Letters
- IV. Worker Classification
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Pryor Learning
Founded more than 50 years ago when Fred Pryor pioneered the "one-day seminar", Pryor Learning has become one of the nation's leading corporate training providers, offering in-person and online training to millions of individuals and organizations — from small and...