HR HotSpot Webinars
Looking for practical guidance, real-world solutions and best practices for managing the human resources of your organization? You’ve come to the right place! HR HotSpot is hosted by TERRA Staffing Group in partnership with select associations and solution providers. Regardless of your title or tenure, you’ll find valuable information to help you address the complex challenges and unique opportunities of today’s workplace.
November 20, 2018
Paid Family and Medical Leave: What WA Employers Need to Know Now
This Activity has been APPROVED for SHRM Re-Certification Credits.
Sylvia Lugo Washington Employment Security Department
Washington will be the 5th state to offer paid family and medical leave benefits starting in 2020, but employers have action to take in 2019. Get a jump on 2019 and learn how your business can prepare to implement this mandatory program in this free presentation by the Washington State Employment Security Department.
November 9, 2018
Sexual Harassment in Today’s Workplace: What Do I Do?
This Activity has been APPROVED for SHRM Re-Certification Credits.
Kristin Meir Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLLC
With sexual harassment claims on the rise, it is important for you to be prepared to address claims in your workplace.
In this presentation, you will learn; practical steps to make sure you know whether your insurance policies cover sexual harassment claims, what policies you need to effectively address these claims, and how to create a plan to address sexual harassment claims.
Kristin will also walk you through the necessary steps of investigating a sexual harassment claim to minimize your risk.
October 19, 2018
Analyzing and Managing Risks: How Risky Do You Like It?
Webinar has been APPROVED for SHRM Re-Certification Credits
Carol Bowser Conflict Management Strategies
How much do you love or loathe risk? How much is too much? How much do you need to adapt to external forces to stay relevant?
Individual risk tolerance is an invisible force that affects everything around it: interpersonal relationships, inter-department cooperation and leadership’s effectiveness.
Ability to diagnose and remedy divergent beliefs about the ‘goodness’ or ‘badness’ of risk allows HR professionals to better advise organizational leaders, coach managers and resolve conflict.
September 21, 2018
The New Rules of Equal Pay: It’s Not Just Gender Any More
This activity has been APPROVED for SHRM Re-Certification Credits.
Jodi Slavik Vigilant
This one-hour session is a high-level review of relevant pay equity laws, including the federal Equal Pay Act and groundbreaking recent revisions to California and Oregon state laws. Washington’s recently passed Equal Pay and Opportunity Act will also be discussed as Washington attempts to keep pace with its West Coast neighbors. After setting the legal background, the session will turn its attention to common pitfalls and best practices to avoid pay equity lawsuits, as well as ideas on how to identify pay vulnerabilities that may be lurking in the corners of your business structure.
August 17, 2018
Navigating the Bermuda Triangle: Managing Difficult Employee Leaves
This Webinar Activity has been APPROVED for SHRM Recertification Credits.
Catharine Morisset Fisher & Phillips LLP
The increasing number – and complexity – of employee leave laws creates the perfect storm for HR compliance. From the FMLA and the ADA to local workers’ compensation or paid leave laws, employers face countless potential liabilities. Guided by employment law attorney Catharine Morisset, we’ll work through real life examples to build knowledge and skills in order to survive complex leave situations.
July 13, 2018
What’s Trending in 2018: Employee Benefit Perks
This Activity has been Submitted for SHRM Recertification Credits
Mariana Ancira Parker, Smith & Feek
Join us for next month’s HR HotSpot webinar: What’s Trending in 2018: Employee Benefit Perks, presented by Mariana Ancira, Vice President and Account Executive at Parker, Smith & Feek.
Mariana will discuss seven key benefit perks that the most forward-thinking employers are offering in 2018. She will also share insight on how offering benefit perks to current and potential employees can work to attract and retain quality employees in this competitive labor market.
June 8, 2018
Reality-Based Engagement: Accountability, Not Engagement, Drives Results
This activity has been SUBMITTED for SHRM Recertification Credits.
Kelli Hinshaw Reality-Based Leadership
For years, organizations have been investing time, money and energy into engaging employees based on the promise that engagement drives results. But many organizations report that despite their best efforts, engagement programs just haven’t delivered as expected. While engaging employees is critical, it turns out that engagement isn’t enough. Engagement without accountability creates entitlement and chaos. The organizations that cultivate a culture of personal accountability are truly winning. And, it’s when engagement and accountability meet that breakthrough results occur.
May 11, 2018
How You Lead Becomes the Brand
This activity has been APPROVED for SHRM Re-Certification Credits
Justin Foster Root+River
You think about your people, the numbers, your own performance and growth as a leader. But do you think about your organization’s brand? Brand is the only thread that runs through all aspects of organizations large and small. In the 21st century, brand is no longer the external candy wrapper of an organization. It is the juicy middle – the culmination of culture, customer experience and innovation. In short, brand is now a top-of-the-list priority for all leaders – regardless of title or role. In this talk specifically designed for leaders with a non-marketing related role, brand strategist and speaker Justin Foster shares his thoughts on the 5 branding practices that every leader should consider adopting in 2018. Some of these you might already do – and some will be surprising. Either way, you will get a fresh perspective on brands and branding – and how much influence you have on both.
April 13, 2018
How to Avoid “Regarded As” Discrimination Claims under the ADA
Presentation has been APPROVED for SHRM Re-Certification Credits.
Kara Craig Vigilant
We all know that discrimination based on disability is against the law and wrong. But what about “regarded as” disability discrimination? What does “regarded as” disabled mean? In this session, attorney Kara Craig will explore an area of exposure that is an often overlooked area of liability for employers.
March 30, 2018
Conduct Workplace Investigations
This Activity has been APPROVED for SHRM Re-Certification Credits
Jennifer Bouman-Steagall Red Kite Employment Law
If you are like most employers, you have a strong anti-harassment policy with some form of diversity training, both of which are designed to reduce or eliminate claims of harassment and discrimination in your workplace. The strength of an employer’s defense comes from its complaint resolution process and the effectiveness of its internal investigations into the complaints it receives. Being able to recognize a complaint that warrants an investigation is critical, as is the ability to investigate complaints in a timely, effective and meaningful manner.
You don’t have to be Columbo, Inspector Clouseau, or a private investigator to investigate, but there are certain things you need to know to investigate correctly. Join us for this informative discussion and learn how to address and investigate complaints of harassment.
February 16, 2018
Tools, Trends & Tactics to Win the Talent Acquisition Game in 2018
Activity has been Submitted for HRCI and SHRM Recertification Credits
Jenifer Lambert TERRA Staffing Group
Hiring, Talent Acquisition, Recruiting—no matter what you call it, it’s a hot issue for employers. In a recent survey by Harvard Business Review, CEOs listed talent as one of the top issues keeping them up at night, and the head of a national trade association called “lack of available talent” one of the most significant barriers to growth.
In this session, Jenifer Lambert, Vice President of TERRA Staffing Group, will get beyond the buzzwords and the hype and share practical guidance for any employer who is serious about winning the “war for talent.”
January 19, 2018
How to Handle Employee Terminations: Best Practices and Lessons from the Trenches
Activity has been Approved for SHRM Recertification Credits.
Aaron Goldstein Dorsey & Whitney
Getting employee terminations right can make the difference between maintaining a healthy work environment for your employees and an expensive lawsuit.
In this month’s webinar, we will help companies identify high-risk terminations and provide practical advice on how to the handle them. Being prepared for such tricky terminations can help companies either avoid litigation or prevail, should an employee file suit.
November 17, 2017
Can My Employee Do That/Say That? Tips for preventing harassment claims in the workplace
Webinar has been APPROVED for SHRM Recertification Credits
Portia Moore Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
What one employee thinks is nothing more than fun, joking, harmless behavior in the workplace, another employee may find offensive. Employers are at risk of lawsuits claiming harassment unless they take immediate action to address behavior that the reasonable person finds unwelcome and offensive. This webinar will address the fundamentals of a harassment claim, what is and is not appropriate behavior in the workplace, and ways HR professionals should address concerns of harassment that are raised by employees
October 13, 2017
Walking the Transgender Tightrope: How to Balance Culture and Compliance in the Modern Workplace
Activity has been Approved for HRCI and SHRM Re-Certification Credits
Jodi Slavik Vigilant
Currently, 20 states and the District of Columbia have passed laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity, and several federal agencies have issued related guidance. While some businesses have cutting-edge diversity practices, others are still struggling to keep sex jokes off the shop floor. In Walking the Transgender Tightrope: How to Balance Culture and Compliance in the Modern Workplace, Jodi arms all employers with the most recent information they need to know to be compliant and culturally relevant.
September 22, 2017
Making $ense of Oregon’s Equal Pay Act
This activity has been submitted for HRCI and SHRM Re-Certification Credit
Jennifer Bouman-Steagall Red Kite Employment Law
Oregon’s new Equal Pay Act signed into law June 1, 2017, attempts to level this uncertain compensation playing field in a number of key respects by (1) expanding the protections against disparate pay on the basis of more protected classes than just gender, (2) implementing new restrictions regarding salary history inquiries, and (3) expanding the remedies available to employees. In an attempt to provide some balance, the new Act also expressly acknowledges that there may be legitimate, non-discriminatory factors to justify a difference in pay when, on its face, the wage disparity appears unequal or unfair. What does this all mean to employers and when do you need to take action? Join us for this informative program and find out more!
September 15, 2017
Employment Law Update
This activity has been submitted for HRCI and SHRM Recertification Credits.
Kara Craig Archbright
Please join us on September 15th, 2017 for an informative webinar on employment law. Archbright Staff Attorney, Kara M. Craig, will provide a broad overview of the latest hot topics in employment law, including recent employment decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court, courts around the Western United States, and changes in regulation and legislation.Please join us on September 15th, 2017 for an informative webinar on employment law. Archbright Staff Attorney, Kara M. Craig, will provide a broad overview of the latest hot topics in employment law, including recent employment decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court, courts around the Western United States, and changes in regulation and legislation.
August 11, 2017
Tips for Addressing Cybersecurity Issues in the Workplace
This Webinar has been approved for SHRM and HRCI Re-Certification Credit.
Kristin Nealey Meier Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLLC
No company is immune from an attack, and all companies have either been hacked, are currently being hacked and don’t know it, or are next in line. To prepare for and prevent such attacks, it’s critical to understand the risks posed by certain policies, the importance of creating a cyber response plan, and the need to invest in training for employees.
July 14, 2017
The Leader’s Edge: Improving Employee Performance No Matter What the Job!
This Webinar has been approved for SHRM and HRCI Re-Certification Credit.
CrisMarie Campbell and Susan Clark thrive!
We believe organizations need to be both smart and healthy to have organizational success. Leaders in those organizations need to have and utilize both backbone and heart in leading and developing people for improved performance. What many leaders don’t realize is the impact of their relationship with the employee on the success of that employee’s learning. The leader’s own emotional intelligence is a critical factor in the success of the employee’s potential to learn. Join us for this webinar where you will learn practical, proven tools for consistently improving employee performance no matter what the job.
June 16, 2017
No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Drama, End Entitlement and Drive Big Results
This Webinar has been approved for SHRM and HRCI Re-Certification Credit.
Cy Wakeman Reality Based Leadership
It is time to redefine leadership with science and research, to teach leaders strategies and tools that will actually work in their modern workplace. Leaders and organizations deserve to have a new understanding of what greatness looks like and how it can be fueled. No Ego delivers that call to greatness for all. It provides the roadmap to thinking differently about leadership and employee roles and actually delivering results, not in perfect circumstances but in today’s world.
May 12, 2017
Cracking the Code on Employee Disengagement
This Webinar has been approved for SHRM and HRCI Re-Certification Credit.
Lynda Silsbee Performance Dimensions Group
High levels of employee engagement translate into increased customer satisfaction and bring other competitive advantages. During this workshop, you’ll receive actionable and innovative instruction on:
-The #1 reason for disengagement
-The downward spiral of disengagement and reduced productivity and morale
-How to develop your leadership skills to encourage an engaged culture change
-4 steps to take right away to re-engage a languishing workforce
-And much more!
April 14, 2017
Diversity Playbook: The Unexpected Challenges of Playing Nice at Work
This Webinar has been approved for SHRM and HRCI Re-Certification Credit.
Jennifer Bouman-Steagall Red Kite Employment Law
We are part an ever-changing and increasingly diverse workforce whose members represent a variety of cultures, backgrounds, and social experiences, and it is critical that we find an appropriate balance between these competing interests. This is a highly interactive, engaging, and informative program with active audience participation throughout.
March 10, 2017
Engaging Managers & Leaders in Safety
This Webinar has been approved for SHRM and HRCI Re-Certification Credit.
Scott Bradley Archbright
Did you know that managers, supervisors and leads have the most influence on whether you have an effective Health and Safety Program at your company? Understanding their role when it comes to your safety culture is very important. At the conclusion of this Webinar presentation, you will have a better understanding of how supervisors impact your safety culture, and what their responsibilities are as leaders.
February 10, 2017
Four Elements of a Performance Culture
This Webinar has been approved for SHRM and HRCI Re-Certification Credit.
Susan Stringer The Brighton Group
Your organization’s culture drives your competitive advantage. It determines how things are done and how people behave. When your culture drives performance and fosters team chemistry, it’s known as Performance Culture. While each organization’s culture is unique, a Performance Culture includes a pattern of remarkably consistent behaviors, known as core values. During this webinar, HR professionals, will learn the four elements of a performance culture. In addition, attendees will leave the workshop with practical business management principles needed to develop and execute on mission, vision and strategy
January 13, 2017
Advanced Strategies for Navigating the Americans with Disabilities Act
This Webinar has been approved for SHRM and HRCI Re-Certification Credit.
Aaron Goldstein DORSEY & WHITNEY LLC
We will cover practical strategies based on real world scenarios we deal with every day in the trenches on the American Disabilities Act.
November 18, 2016
Negotiating with Stakeholders: Turn a No into a Definite Yes
This Webinar has been approved for SHRM and HRCI Re-Certification Credit.
Jeanette Nyden Commercial Contracting Coach
Getting multiple stakeholders to agree to your proposal can be tough, and, absolutely doable once you understand what you need to do.
This presentation will give you the tools and techniques to help stakeholders accept the need for change by defeating the status quo “no” argument to your proposal. And, you will learn valuable techniques to demonstrate the value of your proposal to the organization.
October 14, 2016
Top Trends in Total Rewards
This Webinar has been approved for SHRM and HRCI Re-Certification Credit.
Nancy Kasmar Compensation Connections
What’s hot in the world of compensation and benefits? Take an hour out of your day and find out! Which employee benefits should you consider adding to your benefits package? Which compensation practice should you stop? Which healthcare developments should you keep an eye on? Learn the answers to these questions (and more) as we explore what’s happening in the world of total rewards. We’ll discuss the compensation and benefits trends to watch (and possibly adopt) during 2017.
September 16, 2016
Hiring Essentials: Recruiting Secrets and Strategies for Building Winning Teams
This Webinar has been approved for SHRM and HRCI Re-Certification Credit.
Jennifer Bouman-Steagall RedKite
Creating a great place to work starts with hiring great employees, and yet recruiting well is one of the most overlooked functions within an organization. Join us for this interactive and entertaining program as we reveal hiring secrets and learn how to recruit and select the best person for the job.
August 12, 2016
Whole-Person Leadership – The Key to Increasing Influence and Feeling Fulfilled
This Webinar has been approved for SHRM and HRCI Re-Certification Credit.
CrisMarie Campbell and Susan Clarke Thrive!
It isn’t just about playing a part perfectly so that you get the promotion, more money and climb the ladder. We see leaders that want to increase their influence as well as their internal sense of fulfillment and that takes practicing Whole Person Leadership.
July 15, 2016
The Science of Being Happy and Productive at Work: Research-based Tools to Decrease Stress, Reduce Negativity, & Minimize Conflict
This Webinar has been approved for SHRM and HRCI Re-Certification Credit.
Ayla Lewis Happy Brain Science
This is an incredibly exciting time–in recent decades, Ph.D. researchers have been doing peer-reviewed studies of happiness and optimal brain function at universities including Harvard, University of California, and many others. Scientific breakthroughs and paradigm-shifts in neuroscience and positive psychology have delivered insights into the human brain that can help to inform the way we build and grow organizations today.
June 10, 2016
Reality-Based Leadership – Ditching the Drama and Turning Excuses into Results
This Webinar has been approved for SHRM and HRCI Re-Certification Credit. Please contact us for the correct SHRM Activity ID's for this webinar.
Cy Wakeman Cy Wakeman, Inc
We are certainly in challenging times in our HR world today. We have been in challenging times in the past and we will be faced with challenging times again at some point in the future. Here’s the reality check – The fact that times are challenging is not the source of our pain. The source of our pain is the absence of great leadership based in reality.
May 13, 2016
Managing Co-Employment
This Webinar has been approved for SHRM and HRCI Re-Certification Credit.
Michael Droke Dorsey & Whitney LLP
How do you get the most from your staffing company? This practical program will explain the evolving law of co-employment from various perspectives: state law, wage and hour, union management relations, and others.
April 15, 2016
Navigating the ADA Interactive Process Waters Without a Paddle
This Webinar has been approved for SHRM and HRCI Re-Certification Credit.
Jennifer Bouman-Steagall Red Kite
Does the idea of an employee consistently working 40 hours a week performing the actual job for which he or she was hired seem like fact or fiction these days? Attend this free webinar to learn how to Navigate the ADA Interactive Process!
March 11, 2016
Meet the Opt-Ins: An Ageless Generation of Leaders
This Webinar has been approved for SHRM and HRCI Re-Certification Credit.
Justin Foster root + river
With five age groups in the workforce, there is a natural blending of ideas, cultures and habits taking place. This blending is producing a new kind of leader: The Opt-Ins.
February 12, 2016
FLSA Proposed Exemption Changes—What Every Employer Needs to Know Now
This Webinar has been approved for SHRM and HRCI Re-Certification Credit.
Kara M. Craig Archbright
No doubt you’ve seen the headlines. The Department of Labor has proposed massive changes to FLSA exemptions that will affect every employer.
January 15, 2016
MegaTrends in Recruiting: Practical Strategies for Gaining Unfair Advantage in the War for Talent
This Webinar has been approved for SHRM and HRCI Re-Certification Credit.
Jenifer Lambert TERRA Staffing Group
We’re all familiar with the concept of the “war for talent” and we know it’s more than a buzzword, it’s a business reality. Talent acquisition and retention has gone from an “HR issue” to a key business concern.
November 13, 2015
5 Myths and Solutions for Successful Strategy Execution
APPROVED for 1 HRCI and SHRM Recertification Credit
An Executive Briefing from the Alliance for Leadership Acceleration and the Harvard Business Review.
October 16, 2015
Competencies at Work: Providing a Common Language for Talent Management
September 11, 2015
Reduce Your Medical Costs, not Your Medical Plan
Submitted for SHRM and HRCI Recertification Credits
August 14, 2015
CHANGE: The Missing Link
APPROVED for 1 HRCI and SHRM Recertification Credit
July 17, 2015
5 Keys to Make Your Team Smart and Healthy By Tapping into the Energy of Conflict
APPROVED for 1 HRCI and SHRM Recertification Credit
June 19, 2015
What’s New in Employment Law?
APPROVED By HRCI for 1.0 General Credit Hours
May 15, 2015
Workplace Violence Reduction: Prediction, Communication & Prevention
APPROVED By HRCI for 1.0 General Credit Hours
April 10, 2015
Building Conflict-Resistant Team Cultures
APPROVED By HRCI for 1.0 General Credit Hours
March 13, 2015
The Electronic Workplace: Balancing Risk & Reward
APPROVED By HRCI for 1.0 General Credit Hours
February 13, 2015
Engagement: From Buzz Word to Business Habit
APPROVED By HRCI for 1.0 General Credit Hours
January 16, 2015
Mega Trends in Recruiting: Strategies for Winning the War for Talent
APPROVED By HRCI for 1.0 General Credit Hours
July 9, 2014
Unpacking the Impact and Implications of a $15 Minimum Wage
APPROVED By HRCI for 1.0 General Credit Hours
June 27, 2014
From Stress to Success: How HR Professionals can Recognize and Prevent Burnout
May 9, 2014
Return on Awesomeness: How to Make People your #1 Differentiator
APPROVED By HRCI for 1.0 General Credit Hours
April 11, 2014
The Innovative HR Department
APPROVED By HRCI for 1.0 General Credit Hours
March 14, 2014
Risk & Reward: Grow Your Strategic Value By Thinking Like a (Great!) Attorney
APPROVED By HRCI for 1.0 General Credit Hours
February 14, 2014
Five Critical Management Derailers: Symptoms and Remedies
APPROVED By HRCI for 1.0 General Credit Hours
January 24, 2014
On-Boarding: More than just Orientation
APPROVED By HRCI for 1.0 General Credit Hours
November 22, 2013
Talent Wins: A Proven Process for Selecting Winners
APPROVED By HRCI for 1.0 General Credit Hours
November 15, 2013
Employers in the City of Seattle: A Special Webcast Regarding The “Job Assistance” Ordinance
October 17, 2013
Survey Says! Pac NW Compensation Trends for 2014
APPROVED By HRCI for 1.0 General Credit Hours
September 13, 2013
Training Within Industry
APPROVED By HRCI for 1.0 General Credit
August 16, 2013
Back It Up! Risks, Rewards (and NEW Regulations) Regarding Background Screening
July 17, 2013
Dealing with Difficult People, Projects & Clients
APPROVED By HRCI for 1.0 General Credit Hours
June 12, 2013
What the CEO Should Know about Employee Pay
APPROVED By HRCI for 1.0 General Credit Hours
May 22, 2013
Lean for HR: Boosting HR’s Contribution to the Bottom Line
APPROVED By HRCI for 1.0 General Credit Hours
April 26, 2013
Influential HR: Boost your Professional and Personal Power Regardless of Title or Tenure
APPROVED By HRCI for 1.5 Strategic Credit Hours
March 29, 2013
Independent Reality: The New Law of Contractor Status
APPROVED By HRCI for 1.0 General Credit Hours
October 22, 2012
R&D Tax Credits: Opportunities for You and Your Clients
January 27, 2012
Survived an ICE Audit
