H R W E S T
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2 0 1 4 C O N F E R E N C E P R O G R A M
30
Concurrent Sessions
JUNIOR BALLROOM 3 & 4
508
New Times, New Rules:
The Latest on Criminal Record Guidance
Workplace Application:
Drive compliance and minimize exposure
under new EEOC guidance on criminal records usage.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently approved
updated guidance documents regarding the use of arrest or conviction records
in employment decisions. In addition, the EEOC has filed highly publicized
lawsuits against employers for the discriminatory use of criminal records.
Understand how the new guidance documents impact hiring and take steps to
demonstrate compliance. Through examination of court decisions, learn best
practices and options for handling questions about criminal records.
Presenter:
Brad Landin, Esq., President, Employment Screening Resources
ROOM 208
509
Effective — and Cost-Effective — Engagement Survey Design
Workplace Application:
Reduce the cost of conducting engagement surveys
while improving the quality of the intelligence gained.
A carefully designed and administered employee engagement survey can
inform and equip human resources professionals with powerful intelligence to
improve decision-making. Often, prohibitive costs discourage organizations
from gathering and utilizing valuable data from surveys. Highly secure
survey administration and reporting technology is now readily available for
organizations of all sizes to design, administer and analyze their own employee
engagement surveys. Uncover cost-effective survey options, learn six major
steps to survey design, and obtain various data analysis techniques.
Presenter:
Stephen Jeong, Ph.D., Managing Partner, Waypoint People Solutions
ROOM 203
510
The Future of Productivity:
Total Absence Management Strategies
Workplace Application:
Maximize productivity in your workplace with methods
that provide a substantial return on investment and reduction in lost time.
In
The Age of Diminishing Expectations
, Paul Krugman—recipient of the 2008
Nobel Prize in Economics—says a country’s ability to improve its standard
of living depends on its ability to raise its output per worker. Yet, in the U.S.,
occupational and non-occupational injuries, illness and disability result in billions
of dollars lost in productivity and wages. With so much at stake, employers
must adopt total absence management. Maximize productivity by driving
change in your workplace culture through the use of technology, appropriate
policies and procedures, and vital leadership. Understand the difference
between productivity, absence and presenteeism.
Presenter:
Alison Heller-Ono, President/CEO, Worksite International, Inc.
EAST HALL
511
Fostering a Creative Work Environment That Impacts
Results (special breakout with Tamara Kleinberg)
Workplace Application:
Strengthen ideas and foster innovative ideas
in people daily.
Roll up your sleeves and get ready to dig into real-world tools and exercises
to foster a creative work environment. In this highly interactive work session,
Tamara will go deeper into some of the tools she mentions in her keynote and
bring more for you to explore. This is a creative jam session so get ready to get
active, experience the exercises first hand and leave with easy to implement
tools, including unlocking creativity in all personality types and harnessing
the power of NO.
Presenter:
Tamara Kleinberg, Founder of TheShuuk.com
3:20–4:35 PM
ROOM 202
601
Something Old, Something New:
The New Appeal of Self-Funding Under the ACA
Workplace Application:
Spotlight the risks and benefits to your
organization of a self-funded health plan and understand the
marketplace options under health care reform.
Many companies consider self-funding their health care plan benefits as a
way to save money. But, the decision to go self-funded requires proper
analysis of risks. Review the components of fully-insured vs. self-insured
health plans, the advantages and disadvantages to going self-funded, and the
company size at which it becomes appropriate. Understand why the risk of
self-funding is mitigated under the Affordable Care Act and the new landscape
of health care reform.
Presenters:
Amy Byrne, CEBS, Vice President, Benefits, The Vita
Companies and Karl Hansen, Principal and CEO, The Vita Companies
GRAND BALLROOM FGH
602
Making the Business Case for Proper
Classification of Your Workforce
Workplace Application:
Educate leadership on employee
misclassification risks and lead the way to implementing a transition
plan to obtain compliance.
HR Business Partners are aware of the risks associated with improper use of
independent contractors and misclassification of employees. Yet, presenting
the business case and getting buy-in for changes in policies and practices
can be challenging. Furthermore, if communications regarding liability
assessments are not privileged and the company fails to act, additional
liability could be imposed for a “”willful”” violation. Develop strategies for
conducting an internal wage and hour audit, making the business case to
change classifications and practices, and planning and implementing a
smooth transition that minimizes potential liability.
Presenters:
Danielle L. Pener, Esq., Partner, Pacific Employment Law, LLP
and Maureen Bogue, Esq., Managing Attorney, Pacific Employment Law, LLP
ROOM 208
603
A Day at The Improv!
Fostering Workplace Innovation
Workplace Application:
Apply 12 basic principles of improvisational theater to
organizational systems to promote innovation.
Today’s organizations must be both courageous and resilient in order to
innovate new products and services. Yet, as human beings we are creatures
of habit and often have difficulty stepping outside of our comfort zones. This
causes organizations to stagnate instead of innovate. Using improvisational
theater exercises, discover your inner courage and brilliance. Learn to apply 12
key principles of improvisational theater to workplace learning and development.
Discover your own inner courage as an HR Practitioner and how to stop
”playing it safe” and engage in intelligent risk-taking.
Presenter:
Yael Schy, Principal, Dramatic Strides Consulting
