This handout is part of the What You Need to Know About Identity Theft training presentation.

A handout for the Conflict Resolution and Consensus Building training presentation.

The quiz document provides full text of the quiz questions and answers in Word format.

There are 5 key steps you can take to motivate employees and improve employee attitude. The steps are derived from employee motivation techniques illustrated in a training presentation for supervisors from BLR.

Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee of Congress have released a report estimating that more than 30 million workers would gain access to paid sick leave if it were required by federal law.

The Department of Labor's Wage Hour Division conducts wage and hour investigations for a number of reasons, all having to do with enforcement of the laws and assuring an employer's compliance. During a wage and hour investigation, employers may be called on to produce records and answer questions regarding a wide variety of issues. The significant issues that may be raised by an investigation are listed below.

A Fairfax County, Virginia drain inspector died after falling into a manhole. Was his death the result of his employer’s failure to enforce state and federal safety standards?

The federal program to promote the weatherization component of the green economy is set to yield industry growth and new jobs in 2010 and beyond.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has sent notices to 180 employers in 5 states, saying ICE will be inspecting their hiring records to determine whether they are complying with employment eligibility verification laws and regulations.

The General Assembly in Virginia has approved legislation that would prohibit any requirement for residents to obtain and maintain healthcare coverage.

The Supreme Court has decided to hear a case testing whether a federal contractor's employees in "low risk" positions can be required to undergo extensive background checks.

A female executive, who had been reassigned to a position with less authority, later sued her employer, alleging that her supervisor had discriminated against her on the basis of sex. The case was ultimately decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

A large group of workers at a Delaware chicken processing plant sued their employer, demanding compensation for the time they spent putting on protective gear at shift start and removing it when the shift was over. They felt that the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) mandated such compensation.

A petroleum refinery located in Ohio has paid $969,182 in back wages to 173 workers after the Department of Labor accused the company of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act's overtime rules after switching the employees to a 12-hour shift.

The following resources can help you determine whether an individual is an independent contractor or an employee and provide further details of what constitutes and employer-independent contractor relationship.

Fair and consistent application of an employee discipline policy can be a useful tool in enforcing workplace conduct rules, avoiding discrimination claims, and keeping employee morale high. The following is a brief discussion of some of the potential pitfalls of employee discipline and some tips for a fair and legal policy.

While the hostile work environment legal analysis remains highly fact-specific and must be assessed on a case-by-case basis, a recent California appeals court decision suggests that when comments of a possibly sexual nature occur in the context of mutual banter, a hostile work environment might not be found.

Unit labor costs fell 5.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009, the result of productivity increasing faster than hourly compensation, according to a report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Walmart Stores has agreed to pay $11.7 million to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

President Barack Obama has signed legislation that extends the deadline for qualifying for subsidies for COBRA continuation coverage, allowing workers who are involuntarily terminated in March to qualify for the program. The Senate approved the legislation, the Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (H. R. 4691), late on Tuesday.

The main objective of this session is to discuss identity theft and talk about prevention, detection, and actions to take if your identity is stolen. By the time the session is over, you should be able to understand what identity theft is; recognize its effects; detect identity theft; take effective action in the event of identity theft; and finally, prevent identity theft.

The main objective of this session is to help you manage conflict and build consensus among employees successfully. By the time the session is over, you should be able to recognize the impact of workplace conflict, identify common causes of conflict, understand how positive communication helps prevent conflict, resolve conflicts successfully, and build consensus among employees.

The quiz document provides full text of the quiz questions and answers in Word format.

The speaker's notes document provides the script view of the training course, screen by screen, which can be helpful with preparing for and taking the course.

The speaker's notes document provides the script view of the training course, screen by screen, which can be helpful with preparing for and taking the course.

The speaker's notes document provides the script view of the training course, screen by screen, which can be helpful with preparing for and taking the course.

This Trainer's Guide is part of the What You Need to Know About Identity Theft training presentation.

A trainer's guide for the Conflict Resolution and Consensus Building training presentation.

This is the first of two training exercises for the What You Need to Know About Identity Theft training presentation.

This is the second of two training exercises for the What You Need to Know About Identity Theft training presentation.

The first of two exercises for the Conflict Resolution and Consensus Building training presentation.

The second of two exercises for the Conflict Resolution and Consensus Building training presentation.

Imagine an auditorium full of HR reps and managers, assembled to hear the latest about employee benefits. A hush falls over the crowd as Chuck Bongiovanni, founder and president of CarePatrol, takes the stage. He looks around the room, waits a moment, then asks the audience a pointed question: Can anyone in the room guarantee that one of their employees won’t get a phone call this very day informing them that mom or dad is in the hospital and the employee needs to leave work immediately?

Sam Culbert thinks we should. A professor of management at UCLA who teaches MBA students, Culbert has written a just-published book, Get Rid of the Performance Review! He wants to see performance reviews replaced with something he calls performance previews.

By the end of the training session, you will be able to identify slip, trip, and fall hazards at work; understand safety specifications and features of walking surfaces and openings; use stairs and ladders safely to avoid falls; and avoid and eliminate slip and trip hazards. Duration: 22 minutes.

The objective of this training session is to provide you with important facts about substance abuse in the workplace and show you how you can help deal with this damaging problem. Duration: 31 minutes.

Handout for the substance abuse training presentation

Both the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (as amended by the ADA Amendments Act) often apply to employees who are seriously ill or injured. When this happens, employers may be required to grant leave and to accommodate the employee under both the FMLA and the ADA.

Sexual Harassment--What Employees Need to Know (Spanish)

Slips, Trips, and Falls

The quiz document provides full text of the quiz questions and answers in Word format.

The quiz document provides full text of the quiz questions and answers in Word format.

The quiz document provides full text of the quiz questions and answers in Word format.

The speaker's notes document provides the script view of the training course, screen by screen, which can be helpful with preparing for and taking the course.

The speaker's notes document provides the script view of the training course, screen by screen, which can be helpful with preparing for and taking the course.

The speaker's notes document provides the script view of the training course, screen by screen, which can be helpful with preparing for and taking the course.

The speaker's notes document provides the script view of the training course, screen by screen, which can be helpful with preparing for and taking the course.

Trainer's guide for Hazards of Smoking--How to Quit training presentation.

Slips, Trips, and Falls

Trainer's guide for the substance abuse training presentation.

Training exercise for the substance abuse training presentation.

Training exercise for the substance abuse training presentation.