Training

California sexual harassment prevention training deadline extended

10/31/2019

Employers now have until Jan. 1, 2021, to comply with the sexual harassment training requirements.

ADA requires training accommodations, too

09/10/2019

The ADA requires employers to provide help to disabled applicants at every stage of the employment relationship if that assistance is reasonable. That includes adapting job training so disabled employees can learn how to perform their jobs.

Follow the 3 E’s to make compliance training effective

07/23/2019

The best compliance training includes these three elements, says attorney Joe Beachboard, managing director of the Ogletree Deakins law firm.

… You’re coaching staff on how to deal with angry customers

06/26/2019

Sometimes your customers are angry. Very angry. And your front-line team members have to bear the brunt of that rage, even if they have nothing to do with creating it. Here are some strategies that can help your team face customers’ wrath.

Apprenticeship rule announced, plus millions in program support

06/25/2019

The U.S. Department of Labor on June 24 announced a proposed rule “to advance the development of high-quality, industry-recognized apprenticeship programs.”

10 best practice tips for developing executive leaders

06/13/2019

Deloitte’s two-year “NextGen” executive leadership development experience is one of the most robust programs in corporate America. Here are the 10 most important program takeaways that any executive or talent development program can use.

Employee certifications: Should you pay?

04/09/2019

Facing a vise-tight labor market, employers are pulling out all the stops to retain top talent. One increasingly popular tool is to cover or offset employees’ costs for their professional certifications.

Audit training to identify possible discrimination

03/13/2019

Make sure your training programs don’t discriminate, especially if promotions and pay raises depend on training.

Harassment training has changed in the #MeToo era

02/21/2019

The #MeToo movement has resulted in a sharp increase in the number of employers doing preventative training to head off sexual harassment claims, says a Bloomberg Law report.

New law requires more sexual harassment training

01/11/2019

California was one of the first states to mandate sexual harassment training in the workplace. But the law only mandated regular training for supervisors at large companies. All that changed on Jan. 1, when Senate Bill 1343 went into effect.