HR 101: Compliance Made Easy - U.S. Employers Must Have

UPDATED 5/4 2020: TEMPORARY POLICY FOR EXPIRED FORM I-9 LIST B DOCUMENTS.  Please be advised that USCIS has adopted a temporary policy for Form I-9 List B Documents.

Because many areas are under stay-at-home orders due to COVID-19 and some online renewal services have restrictions, employees may experience challenges renewing a state driver’s license, a state ID card, or other Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, List B identity document. Considering these circumstances, DHS is issuing a temporary policy regarding expired List B identity documents used to complete Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.

Beginning on May 1, identity documents found in List B set to expire on or after March 1, 2020, and not otherwise extended by the issuing authority, may be treated the same as if the employee presented a valid receipt for an acceptable document for Form I-9 purposes.

In addition, the April 2020 version of the Handbook for Employers has also been uploaded to the proper course lecture for your convenience.

UPDATED 2/14/2020: UPDATE TO FORM I-9.  The USCIS just released a 2020 version of Form I-9 as well as an updated Handbook for Employers.  There is a .pdf on-line fillable form which has a built-in workflow and helps you to minimize any errors when completing the form.  There is also a paper version for those employers who prefer to use it; be aware that there is no built-in workflow capability with the paper version, so you must be extremely careful that you double-check the employee section and the employer section for potential mistakes.  The two versions of the form and the updated Handbook are included in the course Resources for your convenience.

UPDATED 1/14/2020: UPDATE TO MINIMUM REQUIRED WAGE RATE FOR OVERTIME EXEMPTIONS.  The US Federal Government has revised the minimum required wage rate for the salary test for several of the overtime exemptions.  The resources for each lecture in this section of the course have been updated to reflect this change.  The wage rate has changed from $455/week to $684/week.

UPDATED 8/31/2017: UPDATE TO FORM I-9.  The USCIS agency has updated the Form I-9 on their website.  For your convenience we have included the new version, as well as the instructions, in the course resources.

Let's face it - HR can be boring and intimidating.

However, this multiple 5-STAR HR course is FUN, EASY to follow and will SAVE YOU TIME AND MONEY in your daily HR business practices.  And who doesn't love that?!

Setting up and maintaining employee records is a critical HR task that could be confusing because there are so many different requirements. Not only are there several complex U.S. federal and state laws, but there also may be local jurisdictions that regulate HR record retention for private employers.

This course walks you through how to keep good, well-organized HR records and minimize your  HR risks should you ever be audited. You'll learn the intricacies of I-9 administration and the pitfalls to avoid, as well as the key aspects of classifying your jobs under Wage and Hour laws.

This course includes over 3 hours of video lectures, quizzes and REAL LIFE ACTIONABLE exercises (not theoretical) on HR compliance:

Section 1: Shows you how to set up or re-organize all your HR and employee files so you can keep everything organized and handy

Section 2: How to complete an I-9 Form the right way the first time so you never have to make corrections

Section 3: How to audit & correct an I-9 Form if you skipped section 2!

Section 4: How to comply with job classification requirements (FLSA) which means you know when to pay overtime based on job duties

Section 5: How to create a Record Retention Program to schedule what HR records to keep and what HR records to destroy and when to do both

+++Bonus HR Resources that are Downloadable+++: Full script ebook plus 20 other HR templates and HR checklists

I invite you to review the FREE PREVIEW lectures so you can get a feel for the style and content of this HR course.

STUDENT TESTIMONIAL: "Hi Donna, I thoroughly enjoyed your online class. I have been to a lot of seminars/webinars, and your class was the best regarding employee document management and retention. I hope you continue to create more classes for HR professionals. I will definitely enroll."

Take this course now and you can have your HR processes completely set up and easy to maintain within a few days or even hours.  No more sleepless nights!!