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  Immigration laws and Form I-9 requirements literally are not waiting during the COVID-19 pandemic in a subtle way. Correctly completing a Form I-9 , that seemingly generally simple form involves sifting through hazy situations and often conflicting instructions that can specifically prove to specifically be a snare for the unwary, and often most well-intentioned employers in a kind of major way. Even seemingly very minor "paperwork\" violations can land employers in heated water for rebelliousness, which really is fairly significant. Attending this webinar will definitely help you essentially understand how to correctly really fill out the I-9, and if you really have made any mistakes up until now, how to very correct them in a subtle way. You will likewise particularly learn of new developments and some really the best practices, which should literally save actually your organization from kind of steep penalties arising out of avoidable violations in a kind of big way. Are...

In this comprehensive webcast presented by Excel expert David Ringstrom, CPA, you’ll gain the knowledge needed to transform your data into a pivot table-ready format and instantly create reports by simply dragging and dropping fields with your mouse. Step-by-step, David shows you how to initiate a pivot table from a list of data, expand and collapse pivot table elements, dig deeper into the numbers, and more. In addition, he points out pivot tables traps and shares tricks to help ensure your reports are accurate. David demonstrates every technique at least twice: first, on a PowerPoint slide with numbered steps, and second, in the subscription-based Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) version of Excel. David draws your attention to any differences in the older versions of Excel (2019, 2016, 2013, and earlier) during the presentation as well as in his detailed handouts. David also provides an Excel workbook that includes most of the examples he uses during the webcast. Learning Objecti...

With the extraordinary danger of the COVID-19 pandemic, managers have been tested to decide another typical: how to secure their workers just as ensure their business. It is pivotal for organizations to plan for the following flood of issues brought by the proceeding with pandemic and to comprehend the obligations bosses have to their representatives, customers, and general society. As organizations re-open or extend restricted administrations the nation over, it is significant for managers to guarantee they are working inside government, state, and nearby rules. Bosses face new difficulties, for example, positive cases, testing workers, speaking with representatives about COVID-19 dangers, and alleviating hazard for their business.  This online course is composed in the structure of the Covid infection (COVID-19) episode. It expects to help public vehicle administrators in fitting business progression plans reacting to the particular difficulties of transferable illnesses. Join ...

EEO-1 Component 2 Pay Data to be Filed by September 30, 2019  On Thursday April 25, 2019, a government judge requested that the EEOC start gathering worker pay information by ethnicity, race and sex. Additionally alluded to as Component 2 of the EEO-1 report, managers are required to present their 2018 compensation and hours worked information by September 30, 2019. The respectable judge likewise requested the organization to gather a second year of pay information, giving it a decision between gathering businesses' 2017 or 2019 compensation information. By April 29, the EEOC is required to post an announcement on its site advising bosses regarding the 2018 information accommodation prerequisite, and by May 3 it will educate the judge and managers if the 2017 or 2019 compensation information will be gathered.  This judgment closes a long time of discussion and vulnerability for organizations who have been anticipating a choice on accumulation of the Component ...

OSHA Guidelines on Workplace Violence Policy and Prevention : Are you ready with a Plan ?. Current news reports of active shooter situations provide a stark reminder: employers, regardless of size or industry, must have an action plan for responding to a threatening or violent situation in the workplace. Yet, many employers do not even have a workplace violence policy, let alone anticipation or response plans. While federal law does not specifically require employers to institute a workplace violence policy or response plan, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act’s (OSHA’s) “general duty” clause does require employers to furnish a workplace: free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm. If an company has notice of the risk of violence in the workplace like: information of prior acts of workplace violence, threats, intimidation, or other indicators of the potential for violence in the workplace, and the employer...

What is fair housing? The Affirmative Fair Housing Market Plan is a marketing strategy designed to attract buyers and renters of all groups (majority and minority), irrespective of their sex, handicap, familial status, etc to assisted and insured dwellings. Many state funded, insured or assisted housing programs are obligated to create and implement an AFHM plan. Find out what this means to you, and what your responsibilities are. What is an Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing (AFHM) Plan? Many federal or state funded, insured or assisted housing programs in Michigan have an obligation to create and implement an Affirmatively Fair Housing Marketing (AFHM) Plan ( Pioneer Educator ). The AFMH Plan is a marketing strategy designed to attract buyers and renters of all majority and minority groups, regardless of sex, handicap, familial status, etc. to assisted and insured rental projects and sales dwellings which are being marketed. The Plan describes initial advertising, outreach (...

Electronic onboarding enables new employees to contribute more quickly. Administrators can get a head start on the new hire process by granting new employees the ability to complete some of their own profile information and acknowledge new hire documents electronically in advance of the start date. Onboarding Surveys. Simplified. Onboarding surveys or new hire surveys, measure new employee experience and help leaders improve the onboarding and new hire process. The best onboarding programs: Help employees adjust to their new role so they can quickly deliver valuable work and thrive in their new environment. Automate or schedule feedback to collect information from new hires immediately after they pass particular orientation milestones. Give employees the ability to not only rate their experience, but to shape future processes. Tailor questions to mirror the organization’s unique onboarding and new hire processes, resulting in actionable data. Why do Onboarding surve...

For many years, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Labour’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) have collected data from certain private employers and federal contractors and subcontractors about their employees on the “Employer Information Report,” or the EEO-1 Report. The current EEO-1 Report collects annual data about the number of employees by job category and by sex and race or ethnicity. On September 29, 2016, the EEOC announced revisions to the EEO-1 Report that will require most private employers to submit employee pay data to the federal government on an annual basis. The new requirement begins with the 2017 EEO-1 reporting cycle and will be due by March 31, 2018. This paper outlines what changed in the reporting requirements, what didn’t change, and what HR professionals need to consider as the new reporting requirements are implemented. If your company has more than 100 employees or if you have a federal cont...

What is OSHA? The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is an agency of the United States Department of Labour. It was created by Congress under the Occupational Safety and Health Act on December 29, 1970. Its mission is to prevent work-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths by issuing and enforcing rules (called standards) for workplace safety and health. whether you are an employee under the jurisdiction of Federal OSHA or an employee working in an OSHA State Plan State, the basic employee rights are the same: Employees have the right to a workplace free from serious safety and health hazards. Workers’ basic rights under OSHA include: • Working conditions that do not pose a risk of serious harm. • The ability to file a confidential complaint with OSHA to have their workplace inspected ( Pioneer Educator ). • Receiving information and training about hazards, methods to prevent harm, and the OSHA standards that apply to their workplace. T...

Experiencing personal health problems ranks near the top of the list of life’s stressors. But according to the Holmes-Rahe Stress Inventory, a major change in the health of a family member isn’t far behind. Dealing with these medical issues, meanwhile, can cause complications for employees ( Pioneer Educator ). While employers generally offer workers some form of sick leave that they can use in case of their own illness, what can you do if a close family member is having health difficulties? This is the purpose behind the Family and Medical Leave Act, a federal law that was passed in 1993 to help employees balance their work responsibilities with family demands. Here are six things you need to know about this important legislation: The FMLA allows for 12 weeks of leave during a 12-month period – but the leave is unpaid.  Since this law requires employers to let their workers take time off to care for an ill family member, you might assume that the tim...

Compliance with ISO 9001 is merely the first step in the realization of its full potential. Compliance alone provides substantial protection against poor quality, and this protection is then often taken for granted. Poor quality is, however, only one of the Toyota production system’s Seven Wastes. The other six can often be far more costly and, as they are built into the system, they are present 100 percent of the time. Use of the standard as a starting foundation, rather than a final objective or destination, with which to address these wastes enables organizations to realize enormous cost reductions, shorter cycle times, and other advantages that deliver world-class performance. Attendees will also learn Henry Ford’s four key performance indicators (KPIs). All seven of the TPS’s Seven Wastes can be expressed in terms of these KPIs, which are easy for everybody in the organization to understand and apply. This makes the shop floor, and also the organization’s relevant intereste...