Webinars

11 a.m. PT, 2 p.m. ET (60 minutes)
While an at-will employee can theoretically be fired at any time, with or without any reason, there is a common misconception that the at-will classification immunizes your agency from any liability or legal consequences. In fact, there are several major exceptions to the at-will rule and reliance on at-will employment alone to support terminating an employee can present significant risk to your organization. Learn how you may be compromising your ability to rely solely on the nature of at-will employment in terminating employees without noticing it and how you can reduce risk and preserve the at-will doctrine.

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11 a.m. PT, 2 p.m. ET (60 minutes)
This webinar will detail the importance of properly classifying workers as either independent contractors or employees, with a discussion of the legal liability for misclassification. We will provide participants with a checklist for determining whether an independent contractor relationship can properly be established, discuss the essential provisions in an independent contractor agreement while reviewing a sample agreement, and provide tips on how to respond to a governmental agency audit reviewing independent contractor designations.

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11 a.m. PT, 2 p.m. ET (60 minutes)
With shelter-in-place and stay-at-home orders applying to workers across the nation, teleworking has been a highly encouraged solution to keep employees at work while simultaneously managing their households and health. Whether your nonprofit has utilized work-from-home arrangements in the past or this is a brand new practice, join us to discuss best practices in keeping your workforce engaged, ways to communicate and stay connected, and how to enforce work rules and expectations off-site. Learn what it means to telework and whether you can expect full performance from your work-from-home employees

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11 a.m. PT, 2 p.m. ET (90 minutes)
Ending the employment relationship is one of the most difficult employer-employee situations for nonprofits, but separating during a pandemic creates additional challenges. This webinar will cover layoffs along with terminations for performance-related reasons or leave exhaustions during a time when emotions are volatile and employees and nonprofits are struggling to keep operations supporting communities. Learn how to prepare the right documentation, final pay, and when to use a severance agreement. We will also cover practical tips for that difficult final conversation.

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11 a.m. PT, 2 p.m. ET (60 minutes)
Risk is anything that can derail your nonprofit from accomplishing its mission. Risk management is a discipline for identifying risk, assessing the severity of a risk, and determining ways to avoid or minimize harm and financial loss. Risk management is not some mystery: Enlightened risk-taking requires awareness of the potential downsides of a new approach or program, thoughtful planning for positive outcomes, and ensuring that there is a soft landing when a venture doesn’t work out as planned. Our Loss Control Manager will provide simple frameworks for organizing and implementing basic risk management practices in a nonprofit organization; share the most common risks facing nonprofits based on 30+ years of claims history; and look at some specific areas of risk to identify what nonprofits can and should do to minimize exposure.

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11 a.m. PT, 2 p.m. ET (30 minutes)
California wage and hour laws are the most detailed in the nation, with particular rules for determining what constitutes “hours worked” and how time worked must be tracked. This webinar, appropriate for HR and Payroll staff, will discuss best practices for documenting timekeeping, how to calculate workweeks, overtime and meal and rest break compliance and penalties. Reviewing the California Wage Orders and Labor Code, we will discuss the rules about the timing of regular payroll, accounting of paid leave, pay stub contents and final pay requirements.

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11 a.m. PT, 2 p.m. ET (60 minutes)
A comprehensive analysis of the law and practice behind the elimination and prevention of sexual harassment in the workplace. Topics will include proper training and policies regarding sexual harassment, real world solutions to dealing with sexual harassment complaints and investigations, and disciplinary issues arising from such conduct. In addition, there will be a discussion on the related topic of “abusive“ conduct in the workplace such as bullying, verbal and physical hostility and unprofessional conduct, as well as strategies to eliminate such conduct in the workplace.

NOTE: This webinar is intended for individuals who have responsibility for implementation and/or oversight of agency policies and procedures. It is not employee harassment prevention training, and it does not meet/satisfy any state training requirements for supervisor harassment prevention training.

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11 a.m. PT, 2 p.m. ET (60 minutes)
The use of vehicles in nonprofits is as varied as the services they provide. Whether you manage a fleet of vehicles owned by your organization or simply have employees and volunteers driving their personal vehicles on behalf of your nonprofit, implementing a Motor Fleet Safety Program can greatly reduce the risks faced by your clients, volunteers, employees and their families. This webinar will cover the essential elements of a vehicle safety program including developing written policies and procedures and implementing a program that fits the needs of your organization.

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11 a.m. PT, 2 p.m. ET (60 minutes)
Classifying workers as independent contractors in California has never been easy – but it became much more difficult in 2019 due to the passage of Assembly Bill 5, which adopted the ABC test created by the state Supreme Court decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles. In response to extensive industry lobbying, cleanup bill AB 2257 was signed by Governor Newsom on September 4, 2020. It amended AB5 by including more occupations in the non-ABC tests and clarified the business-to-business test for contractors. In this webinar, we will discuss the ABC test and the AB 2257 amendments so that you can understand how to classify workers for purpose of California wage and hour, unemployment and workers compensation laws. We will focus on functions commonly contracted in the nonprofit sector and analyze how these positions stand up under this simplified test or whether an alternative test may apply. We will also explore the classification tests applicable under other federal employment laws, and the difficulty of compliance with these differing standards. Lastly, we will discuss how audits and litigation challenging worker misclassification arise, what penalties and liabilities exist, and steps to take to audit your existing contractor classifications.

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11 a.m. PT, 2 p.m. ET (60 minutes)
Employees who provide medical certification of limitations must be addressed by the organization to determine if there are reasonable accommodations that would allow the employee to perform the essential functions of their job. What happens when the employee or their medical provider makes demands you cannot meet, or the accommodations are inconvenient? What if the employee has a history of performance deficiencies and is not performing, despite effective accommodations? During this webinar, we will discuss how to approach the conversation with an employee in exploring, attempting and monitoring accommodations along with modifying accommodations as employee or employer needs change. We will then explore how to approach counseling and disciplinary action of an employee who, despite the employer’s efforts to accommodate limitations, does not perform the essential functions of their job or violates employer policies.

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11 a.m. PT, 2 p.m. ET (60 minutes)
Your volunteers provide valuable assistance to your organization. Every nonprofit can and should take steps to manage the risks associated with its use of volunteers. This webinar will help demystify risk management and give you practical strategies you can implement to use your volunteers safely.

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11 a.m. PT, 2 p.m. ET (90 minutes)
A practical discussion relating to approaches to dealing with the creation, implementation, and enforcement of drug and alcohol-free workplace policies and practices. Topics will include legal principles and concepts involved in a drug and alcohol-free workplace, drug testing, privacy concerns, and disciplinary issues. There will also be a discussion of medical marijuana as it affects the workplace and recent State legislation decriminalizing marijuana and the impact of such legislation on the workplace.

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11 a.m. PT, 2 p.m. ET (60 minutes)
Almost all nonprofits have special events. They raise awareness about vital causes and raise funds to cover some of the costs of service delivery. Making the decision to have an event involves certain risk and having a thoughtful plan in place is critical. This webinar will provide practical guidance on the planning and staging of your special events to minimize exposure to your organization.

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11 a.m. PT, 2 p.m. ET (60 minutes)
California and certain cities are adopting new family-friendly legislation to support and protect pregnant mothers and the parents of new children. In this webinar, we will provide a detailed overview of the California Pregnancy Disability Leave statute and regulations; the California Family and Medical Leave Act (CFRA); and the new Parent Leave law effective in 2018, which provide job-protected leave for baby and new child bonding. This webinar includes a discussion of an employer’s duty to reasonably accommodate pregnant workers’ physical work limitations. We will also discuss the statutory framework for wage replacement benefits under the EDD’s Short Term Disability and Paid Family Leave programs, as well as new city-specific laws that require employers to supplement those payments. We will provide sample forms and letters to assist your nonprofit to communicate with employees regarding their leave rights, checklists to help track leave, and other helpful leave processing forms.

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11 a.m. PT, 2 p.m. ET (60 minutes)
When negotiating contracts, do you know when to name your organization as an additional insured on someone else’s policy? Are you aware of when another party should be named as an additional insured on yours? Did you know that additional insured status does not extend the same coverage and protection afforded to the named insured? Considering all factors can be overwhelming. Join Brian Johnson, Chief Underwriting Officer at Nonprofits Insurance Alliance, to get a better sense of what to notice when negotiating a contract. You will learn (1) what additional liability you’re accepting when adding an additional insured; (2) when you should be named as an additional insured versus adding your business partner [consultant, contractor, etc.] as an additional insured; and (3) the importance of reading and understanding certain provisions of the contracts you have with your business partners, including contacts with government entities and service providers.

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11 a.m. PT, 2 p.m. ET (30 minutes)
What happens when an employee has a visible disability or mentions physical or mental impairments during a job interview? What questions can the employer ask to ensure the candidate can perform the job without engaging in discriminatory questioning? Are accommodations required before an applicant is offered a job? During this webinar, we will walk through the hiring process and look at what questions and steps are appropriate (or prohibited) at the various stages. From job posting to pre-employment inquiries, permissions and obligations change.  Following this session, participants should have a clear understanding on how to properly vet candidates for employment while avoiding risk of discrimination.

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11 a.m. PT, 2 p.m. ET (90 minutes)
Do you know which policies your nonprofit is required to have, and which are optional? Employee handbooks can be an employer’s greatest resource, but if they are incorrect they can be an employer’s worst enemy. Join us for a review of the essentials of employee handbooks. This is also a great “refresher” on key California employment laws.

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11 a.m. PT, 2 p.m. ET (90 minutes)
One of the most complex areas of employment law is compliance with the multitude of laws granting employees job protection while absent from work for a medical condition. In this session, we will discuss the various laws that apply to medical absences, what steps an employer must take in response to the absence or leave request, how long an employee is entitled job-protected leave, responding to light-duty requests, and finally when, if ever, the employer can take action to terminate an employee. The session will focus on federal law – but state laws will be mentioned.

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11 a.m. PT, 2 p.m. ET (60 minutes)
The Nonprofits Insurance Alliance produces a variety of webinars to help our members navigate the complicated area of employment practices. Have you attended one of our Accommodations webinars and are still left wondering how to apply what you have learned to situations specific to your nonprofit? If so, join us for this interview-style learning experience to dive deeper and get your questions answered. Kim Spilker, Employment Risk Manager, will take you beyond the basics of the ADAAA, responding to questions from session attendees on topics such as medical certifications, service animals, and handling performance deficiencies with disabled employees. You will also learn how recent developments surrounding the Federal ADA and its Amendments may impact these topic areas. If you are stumped in how to apply the ADA or your state’s equivalent to specific situations presented by your nonprofit’s disabled employees, please join us.

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