On-Demand Federal Webinar Trainings

President-elect Trump plans drastic reform of federal workplace policies. This webinar will get you up to speed on what’s to come, how it will impact your agency, and what you can do to prepare for likely changes involving Schedule F, telework, LGBTQ+ employees, DEIA, and more.

EEOC veteran Debra Finney will give you a timesaving breakdown of the new Guidance and detail best practices to address and prevent harassment of transgender individuals, religious harassment, and more — so your agency stays compliant and promotes a harassment-free workplace.

Improperly denying sick leave will lead to administrative and legal complaints. Get guidance to correctly approve or disprove each request, as top leave expert Barbara Haga resolves common trouble spots in sick leave administration and shares best practices for compliance.

Using MSPB cases, expert Robert Erbe will guide you through correctly analyzing and applying aggravating, mitigating, and neutral factors in the Douglas factors analysis — so your agency can avoid common missteps that lead to penalty reversal or mitigation.

Hear from this top leave expert for a practical approach to applying FMLA Title II’s complex provisions. From intermittent leave to medical certification and more, you’ll gain best practices to successfully tackle agencies’ 10 toughest compliance trouble spots.

Learn your agency’s obligations and how to respond to religious accommodation requests with guidance from attorney Debra D’Agostino. You gain strategies to address sincerity of claimed religious beliefs, undue hardship, the direct threat analysis, lingering COVID issues and more.

How deciding officials carry out their role can make or break your agency’s adverse actions on appeal. In this virtual training, Robert Erbe will share errors deciding officials make in drafting decision letters, strategies to avoid those errors, and techniques to prepare officials to be effective hearing witnesses.

From reasonable accommodation to lactation facilities, noted attorney Debra D’Agostino will share what you need to know and do to comply with these two laws plus the Pregnancy Discrimination Act — so your agency can avoid successful claims of pregnancy and birth-related discrimination.

It’s the critical first step in making your agency’s discipline stick. Along with dos and don’ts from recent MSPB cases, expert Sam Vitaro will share best practices to properly select and frame charges so they hold up on appeal.

Learn your agency’s legal duties under Chapter 43 and best practices to comply – from documenting performance to providing feedback – plus how telework, remote and hybrid work impact the process.

One small error on a worksheet can torpedo your agency’s discipline case before it begins. Hear from this noted expert to learn about common missteps plus best practices to ensure your worksheets support the agency’s case.