2024 COURSE CATALOG PUBLIC WORKSHOPS
Public workshops are standalone educational events covering various topics relevant to the agricultural industry. These workshops may span a range of subjects, from industry trends and best practices to specific technical skills. They provide opportunities for individuals to engage in focused learning and networking with peers.
Employee Handbook Workshop and Management Essentials Workshop: Employee Handbook Workshop:
This hands-on workshop will allow you to build out a complete and customized, legally compliant Employee Handbook ready to distribute to your organization’s employees! You will receive materials in advance electronically two weeks ahead of the Workshop event to help you prepare. There will be dedicated time during the workshop to have your questions answered while you go through
the process of editing and customizing a Model Handbook (provided only at the workshop). Who Should Attend: Business owners, HR professionals, managers, and supervisors. Duration: 2 days, each 5 Hours with breaks
Registering for this event reserves two seats for the workshop; you are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to bring an additional team member to help collaborate and assemble your Handbook. Additional attendees are optional—no discount for single attendees.
Management Essentials Workshop: This course prepares new and current supervisors and managers with essential tools to perform more efficiently and effectively. Explore management’s anatomy, define productive coaching elements, identify common mistakes managers make when addressing performance, and how to overcome these pitfalls. Discover how to prevent legal complaints and create a safer environment built on trust and psychological safety. Who Should Attend: Business owners, C-Suite management, HR professionals, department leaders, and frontline managers and supervisors. Duration: 4 hours with breaks Leave Laws, Reasonable Accommodations, Interactive Process: Disability Discrimination and Employer Duties Under State and Federal Law: Employer-provided disability accommodation requires more than ergonomic offerings. This program will highlight disability accommodation in the workplace as an ever-increasing part of the employment litigation landscape. The program will focus on the requirements of state and federal law when it comes to conducting the good faith interactive process and determining whether a reasonable accommodation can or should be provided and employer obligations to provide discrimination-free access to employment. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of applicable discrimination prevention laws and their overarching purpose, learn best practices when it comes to conducting the interactive process and determining reasonable accommodations, and leave with a better understanding of the court’s perception of employer obligations when it comes to providing a discrimination-free workplace. Who Should Attend: Business owners, HR professionals, managers, and supervisors. Duration: 2 hours Guide to Federal and State Leave Law Mandates: This is a comprehensive resource program designed to equip individuals, human resources professionals, and businesses with the knowledge and understanding of the complex landscape of state and federal leave laws. This course provides up-to-date compliance guidance for several important leave laws, including FMLA, CFRA, and PDL. Staying informed when it comes to the rights and responsibilities associated with employee leave will take the guesswork out of staying compliant. Stop wondering if you
are making the right leave decisions and start managing employee leaves with confidence. Who Should Attend: Business owners, HR professionals, managers, and supervisors. Duration: 2 hours
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