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Join us at The Rewind Hotel in Des Moines, IA for an engaging day where you'll gain quick-hit strategies on healthcare cost management, compensation and financial wellness, and employee retention through interactive Power Talks. The day opens and closes with powerful personal leadership sessions to help you maximize your impact at your organization. Connect with like-minded HR professionals throughout the day during networking breaks and a provided lunch and breakfast. This event is HRCI/SHRM accredited. Register today to secure your spot!

Differentiating benefits can be a strategic tool for employers — but not all differences are allowed. This webinar will help employers understand when and how they can differentiate benefit programs while staying compliant. In this session, we'll break down the various nondiscrimination requirements that apply to employee benefit plans, including tax code testing rules for highly compensated and key employees and protections against discrimination based on health status, disability, and other protected characteristics.

The Long-Term Care Insurance (LTC) landscape is evolving rapidly with new product innovations, growing state legislative activity, and increasing employer interest in LTC as part of a broader financial wellness strategy.

Join us at Surly Brewing in Minneapolis, MN for an engaging day where you'll gain quick-hit strategies on healthcare cost management, compensation and financial wellness, and employee retention through interactive Power Talks. The day opens and closes with powerful personal leadership sessions to help you maximize your impact at your organization. Connect with like-minded HR professionals throughout the day during networking breaks and a provided lunch and breakfast. This event is HRCI/SHRM accredited. Register today to secure your spot!

Unlock the full potential of Microsoft Excel in this essential webinar with SMSC Safety Consultant Barry Wertz. We'll guide you through essential features that turn raw data into actionable insights—including PivotTables for dynamic summarization, Power Query for automated data cleaning and combining large data sets, and the Data Analysis ToolPak for statistical analysis, forecasting, and regression. You'll also discover how Charts, Sparklines, and Conditional Formatting can help you communicate trends instantly. Join us to build practical Excel skills that make your data analysis faster, more accurate, and more efficient.

The OSHA 10‑Hour General Industry course provides foundational safety and health training for employees, supervisors, and managers working in non‑construction environments. This course is designed to build awareness of workplace hazards, reinforce employer and employee responsibilities, and promote a proactive safety culture. Ideal for entry‑level workers as well as those with supervisory or safety responsibilities, the OSHA 10 serves as both an introduction to OSHA requirements and a practical refresher on core safety topics commonly encountered in general industry settings. Participants will gain a clear understanding of how OSHA standards apply to their daily work, how to recognize and control hazards, and how everyone plays a role in preventing injuries, illnesses, and incidents on the job.