Pre-Conference Workshops

Wage and Hour Law: Scenarios, Top Tips, and Compliance Best Practice

This fast-paced seminar will cover the top wage and hour concerns Oregon employers encounter. Do final paychecks, rest and meal periods, and unauthorized overtime come to mind? Come ready to consider real workplace scenarios, discuss best practices, and ask BOLI's Employer Assistance trainers your specific wage and hour questions. ​​

Strategies for Successfully Managing Accommodation Requests

This session will focus on practical and actionable strategies for handling accommodation requests. We will delve into critical and common accommodation scenarios so you can approach requests with confidence and minimize legal risks. Strategies will consider

• Best practice when navigating disability accommodations 
• Supporting pregnant employees through workplace transitions
• How to implement religious accommodation requests 

This four-hour learning session will address the following learning objectives in an interactive session:

1. Build attractive job descriptions aligned with your values and the values of your potential workforce, including older adults looking at encore careers and youth just launching in the workforce.
2. Identify evidence-based recruitment strategies for rural areas.
3. Develop an inventory of effective interview questions and practices that will assess candidates for the skills you really need, including soft skills.
4. Implement an orientation process that will increase your chances of retaining qualified workers.
5. Construct and deliver a six-to-nine-month onboarding process that will effectively train to all the skills you need, including soft skills, and launch your new employees into a successful long-term placement in your organization.