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2022 Human Resource Conference Sessions

Beyond The Retirement Plan, Financial Wellness in the Workplace

Breakout Session 1

Location
Primrose
Speakers
  • Heather Jordan & Allyson Krause
Summary
This presentation will: 1 - Paint a picture of the current state of employees' personal finances and how financial strain can impact worker productivity and morale. 2 - Give you ideas and tips for implementing a formal or informal financial wellness program at your organization. 3 - Use behavioral finance principles to help you strategically design your benefits package to increase employee engagement.

Are You Access Able?

Breakout Session 1

Location
Grand Trillium
Speakers
  • Katherine Schneider
Summary
The seminar will cover the following topics: Who are the disabled? Why should businesses and human services accommodate people with disabilities (including laws)? What accommodations are needed and how do we know? What are some basic courtesies, words to use, etc. to be respectful of customers/clients with disabilities? What are some small steps to increase the accessibility of my workplace that I can take with me from this seminar?

Real Treatment of an Ongoing Pandemic--Obesity: Offering Medical Weight Loss as a Stand-Alone Benefit for Improved Health, Cost, and Culture

Breakout Session 1

Location
Silverleaf
Speakers
  • David Usher
Summary
1. Obesity is a worsening pandemic with over 200 diseases spawned as a result Most doctors not trained, and systems not equipped to aggressively treat this disease to get excellent results 2. Obesity Medicine Specialists are trained and equipped to get excellent, proven results Weight loss surgery is expensive, intensive, and not available to most who have obesity There are medications that are effective for weight loss ('a magic pill'?) 3. Our medical weight loss team can be engaged by employers as a stand-alone wellness benefit

The Art of Training Employees

Breakout Session 2

Location
Primrose
Speakers
  • Donna Weber
Summary
Take away: 1. How to analyze the need for and type of training programs required by the organization. 2. How to identify the various training techniques for specific types of jobs. 3. How to evaluate results of the training programs.

Employee Benefits Captive Solution

Breakout Session 2

Location
Grand Trillium
Speakers
  • Jason Nordby & Kristin Schmidt
Summary
What is Happening in the Market & Why are Captives Emerging as a Potential Solution? What is a Captive? Captive Results Questions and Discussion

Mental Health Matters: Creating Trauma Informed Workspaces

Breakout Session 2

Location
Silverleaf
Speakers
  • Renee Sommer
Summary
Key Take-Aways: 1. What is trauma and how does it impact the workplace dynamic, productivity, and overall employee engagement 2. How we can make 'small' changes throughout our spaces and communications that can make a big difference 3. How to feel empowered to handle the tough conversations around mental health

Worker's Compensation Penalties: How Business Can Protect Themselves

Breakout Session 3

Location
Primrose
Speakers
  • Melissa Kirschner
Summary
1. What work comp penalties business/employers need to be aware of 2. How to avoid these penalties 3. What to do if a claim is made against you

Regulating Employee Social and Political Expression at Work

Breakout Session 3

Location
Grand Trillium
Speakers
  • Jerilyn Jacobs
Summary
How much can employers take into consideration potential impact on fellow employee morale, client or customer complaints, or bad publicity? • Can businesses support certain messages they find positive and appropriate, and does that open the door to having to allow negative or offensive expression? • What responsibilities do employers have to remove certain messages? • Are blanket policies prohibiting any kind of political or social messaging necessary or desirable to create a neutral work environment? • What are best practices for dress codes and employee conduct policies?

A Flexible Alternative to Fully Insured Healthcare

Breakout Session 3

Location
Silverleaf
Speakers
  • Mike Roche
Summary
- Cost-savings options for both employers and their employees and family members - Flexibility and customization in benefit plan design - Transparency in data – obtain and analyze claims data

Creating and Executing on a Strategic Plan for DE&I

Breakout Session 4

Location
Primrose
Speakers
  • Alicia Kiser & Kristin Schmidt
Summary
1. Ability to assess how far along your organization is on their DE&O Journey 2. Understanding of key components to developing an effective strategy that are connected to tangible business results 3. Ability to create and tie in action items and initiatives to strategic plan in order to see results

Transforming Workplace Conflict

Breakout Session 4

Location
Grand Trillium
Speakers
  • Stacy Whaley
Summary
Understand conflict’s impact on today’s workplace Explore common unproductive responses Gain insights into transforming destructive behaviors into productive responses Learn how to leverage conflict to drive success and improve culture

When OSHA Comes Knocking: OSHA Inspections 101

Breakout Session 4

Location
Silverleaf
Speakers
  • Bryan Symes
Summary
In this hour-long session, attendees will gain a basic understanding of the types of OSHA inspections, the 'cradle to grave' inspection process, strategies for effectively navigating the OSHA inspection process, the remedial landscape, the 'general duty' clause and how OSHA enforces the clause [including in connection with COVID-19], as well as current enforcement trends.
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