This program will equip managers with the skills to conduct effective internal investigations, by familiarizing them with different strategies to ensure that the company is properly positioned to defend against employment claims.

National Origin and Religious Discrimination – Post 9/11
Recommended for HR Professionals and Managers

This course focuses on potential issues and challenges faced in the workplace and by Arab, Arab-American, Muslim and other employees as a result of recent world events. This course will review the law as it pertains to National Origin and Religious discrimination and the employer’s obligation to detect and respond to these issues.

Strategies for Dealing with Violence in the Workplace
Recommended for HR Professionals and Managers

Some form of workplace violence is reported daily in the United States. Employers must be aware of the threats that may exist in their workplace and know how to take reasonable steps to minimize the potential for harm to their employees. This course will cover how to recognize the “red flags,” how to take proactive steps to prevent violence in the workplace and lawfully minimize the potential for liability.

Workplace Ethics
This series, covering basic skills for every employee to skills for organizational leaders, is grounded in the principles of personal integrity and character and covers all of the major corporate compliance issues employees may face. This program helps build ethical skill and knowledge using practical guidance and real life scenarios.

Reducing and Managing Workplace Absenteeism

Productivity loss due to absenteeism is a serious and growing challenge. In the United States the average cost per day to an employer when an employee does not show up for work is approximately $660. Are your employees really sick when they call in sick? Absenteeism puts additional strain on what are already very lean workforces. Employers are struggling to balance the needs for employees to have time off and the need to operate more efficiently in this global economy. This program is designed to help organizations understand the reasons for absenteeism and to help develop strategies to reduce employee absenteeism

Employee Privacy in the Workplace
Recommended for HR Professionals and Managers

Technological advancements in the workplace are creating unique challenges for employers. Most employers provide e-mail, internet access and voicemail to their workforce. This course will help employers determine how best to balance the employee privacy interest with the employers’ legitimate business interest in monitoring employees and accessing data.

Protecting Employee and Customer Privacy Recommended for HR Professionals, Managers and Employees with access to sensitive Information

In response to corporate scandals and the increase in identity theft Congress has passes numerous acts of legislation designed to protect sensitive information both for employees and consumer. The course is a review of legislation such as the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999, The Fair Credit Reporting Act and Sarbanes Oxley.