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Welcome to Management NW

Management Northwest offers the following primary services:

  • MNW Membership Services - Preventative employment law services for a flat annual membership fee - MOST COST EFFECTIVE PROGRAM FOR COMPANIES - MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS ARE LIMITED. WAITING LIST MAY APPLY
  • MNW Training Services - Employee and management training on employment-related topics both in-house and multi-employer throughout the Northwest.
  • Workplace Investigations - Conduct investigations relating to violations of law and policy, suspected theft, misappropriation, harassment, discrimination.
  • Hourly Representational Services - Drafting employment-related contracts, responding to external demands and complaints, Wage claims (DOL or Idaho State), EEOC, IHRC complaints, representation at federal and state agency levels.

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Upcoming Trainings
Recorded Trainings

Upcoming Events

  • LEGAL ESSENTIALS OF SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT – April Session

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    April 14-15 2026, 8:30am - 3:00pm (Mountain Time) | SHRM Credits: 10
    $799.00 $750.00

    VIA ZOOM:
    LEGAL ESSENTIALS OF SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT
    Because Good Intentions Aren’t a Legal Defense

    Zoom Two-Day Training
    Date: April 14-15, 2026
    Time: 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Mountain Time each day
    (1-hour lunch break on your own)
    Location: Online via Zoom
    Who Should Attend: Managers, Supervisors, HR, Payroll, Owners, Executives, and Operational Staff.


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Recorded Trainings

  • Fall Advanced HR Webinar 2024

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    SHRM Credits: 1.5
    $359.00

    Fall Advanced HR Webinar

    Recorded: September 26, 2024, 9:00am – 10:30am

    SHRM Credit: 1.5

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  • FREE Webinar – NEW DOL Salary Threshold! Are You Prepared?

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    SHRM Credit: .5
    Free!

    May 7, 2024 10:00am-10:30am (MT)

    This 30-minute webinar will explore the latest DOL salary threshold updates and outline essential steps companies must take to prepare for these changes.


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  • Complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 2024

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    SHRM Credits: 1.5
    $299.00

    Recorded: April 4, 2024
    SHRM Credits: 1.5

    This session will cover employers’ obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), including an in-depth review of when ADA is legally triggered, compliance requirements regarding the interactive process, communications with medical providers, medical paperwork that is allowed versus disallowed, and a review of the legal mandated accommodation process. Special challenges such as assessing undue hardship, proposing alternative accommodations, and obligations regarding non-FMLA leaves, remote work, and transfer to another position will also be addressed. Attendees will be provided a materials and a step-by-step guide to aid in their compliance with this complex law.

    Cost: $299

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  • How to Complete FMLA Forms? 2024

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    SHRM Credits: .5
    $99.00

    Recorded: March 25, 2024
    SHRM Credits: .5

    This is a 30-minute comprehensive training program designed to expertly guide attendees through the process of filling out FMLA forms. During this training we will walk you through of the most commonly used FMLA Forms. We will go through each form, step-by-step and provide critical insight of each employer’s obligations pertaining to administering FMLA.

    The forms that will be covered are the following:

    • WH-381 – Notice of Eligibility & Rights and Responsibilities
    • WH-380-E – Certification of Health Care Provider for Employee’s Serious Health Condition
    • WH-380-F – Certification of Health Care Provider for Family Member’s Serious Health Condition
    • WH-382 – Designation Notice

    Cost: $99

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  • FMLA Practical Skills 2024

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    SHRM Credits: 1.5
    $299.00

    Recorded: March 21, 2024
    SHRM Credits: 1.5

    This interactive session will walk attendees through each step of the FMLA process so that they remain legally complaint with the myriad of regulations. Each FMLA form will be covered to demonstrate proper completion. Attendees will be provided flowcharts/timelines and sample letters for use in the entire FMLA process. Due to both HR individual and corporate liability, this hands-on training will cover each step HR legally needs to take in administering FMLA. We will also cover specific challenges such as employees refusing to cooperate, what to do when FMLA allotments are exhausted, reinstatement obligations, transfer to another position, and curbing FMLA intermittent leave abuse.

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  • FREE MNW 2024 Winter Legal Update

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    SHRM Credit: 1
    Free!

    Recorded: January 23, 2024 10:00-11:00am (MT)

    Join us for this free employment law webinar as we address new 2024 employment laws and regulations, as well as workplace trends expected in the coming year.


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  • ADVANCED HR WEBINAR 2023

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    SHRM PDCS: 3
    $449.00

    Patricia Latham Ball, Esq. and Jeffrey Ball, Esq.

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    ADVANCED HR WEBINAR

    Recorded: November 14, 2023

    (Comprehensive Materials, Forms, Sample Letters)

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  • ChatGPT in the Office: The Good, the Bad, the Illegal

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    SHRM Credits: 1.5
    $359.00

    ChatGPT in the Office: The Good, the Bad, the Illegal

    Recorded: August 10, 2023
    SHRM PDCS: 1.5

    Description:
    For the past few months all we have heard about is OpenAI’s ChatGPT taking the world by storm. This highly sophisticated chatbot is unlike any of its AI predecessors and is quickly making its way into the workplace. It is essential for HR to understand this new technology as well as the legal risks. Join us on July 27, 2023, as we cover everything HR needs to know about this new technology.

    Topics will include:

    • What is generative AI and ChatGPT?
    • How HR is currently using ChatGPT
    • Legal Risks and EEOC Guidance on using AI
    • Sample Policies and Procedures

    Attendees will receive comprehensive materials and sample polices.

    MNW/MSW Member Registration Fee: $299 per person; $259 per person if two or more
    Non-Member Registration Fee: $359 per person

    Since class size is restricted, registrations are non-refundable.

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  • Implementing the NEW Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act and PUMP Act

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    SHRM Credit: 1.5
    $359.00

    Implementing the NEW Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act and PUMP Act

    1.5 SHRM Credits
    Recorded: June 13, 2023
    (Comprehensive Materials, Forms, Sample Letters)

    Who Should Attend: HR and Upper Management positions

    • New federal law: Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) Effective June 27, 2023 for all employer with 15 or more employees
      (applies to private and public employers)

      • Detailed instruction regarding the law and employers’ obligations
      • EEOC guidance on the PWFA
      • Reasonable accommodations required under the PWFA
      • Sample policy and forms to help you implement this significant new federal law
      • How the PWFA interacts with other federals laws such as the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
      • Enforcement and remedies for violations of the PWFA
    • New Law – Review of PUMP Act – Effective April 28, 2023 – “Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act”
      • Review of PUMP Act and employers’ obligations
      • Interplay between existing federal lactation break law and PUMP Act
      • Relevant state laws expansions to these laws

    MNW Member Registration Fee: $299 per person; $259 per person if two or more
    Non-Member Registration Fee: $359 per person
    Since class size is restricted, registrations are non-refundable.

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  • FREE MNW/MSW Webinar

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    SHRM Credit: 1
    Free!

    Date Recorded: May 24, 2023

    Join MNW and MSW for this free webinar!

    Topics to be covered:
    – Summer Lovin’ – Addressing romantic relationships in the workplace, including an employer’s rights and obligations. Sample policy language and consensual relationship agreement will be provided.
    – Legal Update – Spring 2023
    – Wage and Hour – Is timecard rounding still lawful?
    – Exemption misclassifications
    – Other legal updates
    – Non-Disparagement Clauses – Can we require employees to sign them? Are they still allowed in severance agreements?

    ***All SHRM Members will be eligible to earn 1 SHRM PDC for attending.


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  • HR Seminar: What is a Reasonable Accommodation under the ADA?

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    SHRM Credits: 1.5
    $299.00

    HR Seminar: What is a Reasonable Accommodation under the ADA?

    SHRM Credits: 1.5 PDCs

    Once the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) process is triggered, HR is legally required to engage in the interactive process. This session will address when ADA is legally triggered, how to handle the process of considering the reasonableness of accommodations, and what is needed to establish an undue hardship decision. Issues that will be addressed include the following accommodation requests:

    • Unpaid leave
    • Intermittent unscheduled time off
    • Indefinite leave of absence
    • Remote work
    • Modified work schedule
    • Modified duty (e.g., reduced lifting, bending, pushing, pulling, standing)
    • Removal of essential duties
    • Making exceptions to your company policies (e.g., attendance, breaks, uniforms)
    • Reassignment to another position

    Undue hardship discussion will also include focus on:
    * Inconvenience versus provable undue hardship – burden is on the employer

    MNW Member – $259 per person, $199 per person if multiple attendees
    Nonmember – $299 per person, $259 per person if multiple attendees

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  • FREE WEBINAR – 2023 EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE AND WORKPLACE TRENDS

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    SHRM Credit: 1
    Free!

    Join MNW and MSW for this essential legal update. This webinar will cover the following topics:

    2023 Employment Law Update
    – Complying with the New Federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act
    – FTC's efforts to prohibit workplace non-competes
    – Other federal and state laws

    2023 Workplace Trends
    – Workplace benefits, employee/applicant demands, practices, and challenges

    All SHRM Members will be eligible to earn 1 SHRM PDC for attending.

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