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    • 22 Aug 2024
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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    Compensating for Success

    Live Webinar

    FREE for OCCABA members.

    Non-OCCABA member may register for $30.

    Thursday, August 22, 2024 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm (Pacific Time)

    Compensating for Success: How to Craft an Irresistible Total Rewards Strategy

    In a world where talent is king and competition is fierce, it's crucial to have a rewards system that not only acknowledges success but also propels it forward. We will delve into tips and strategies to help you design a competitive compensation structure – those tips will include compensation strategies, market benchmarking, career paths and innovative incentives to reward accomplishments and inspire overall excellence. We will share important elements to make your rewards program truly magnetic and turn your employees into growth partners. Get ready to reimagine compensation as a catalyst to fuel motivation, retention and productivity for overall organizational success.


     Tom Miller

    Tom is the founder and president of The VisionLink Advisory Group. He is also the chief architect of BonusRight.com, VisionLink’s online tool that helps companies build and manage their incentive plans. Tom has been consulting with businesses on compensation and executive benefit issues for over 30 years. He is a frequent speaker on pay strategy issues and has authored numerous articles on topics related to compensation and executive benefits. He is a VisionLink’s chief strategist and innovator.


     Sheila Williams

    Sheila leads our Human Resources Support Services team and brings close to 30 years of HR experience to our clients. Prior to joining VisionLink, Sheila was a Chief Human Resources Officer for a global manufacturing company. Her career spans all facets of Human Resources with comprehensive and in-depth experience in HR Strategy, Compensation and Benefits Design and Administration, M&A's, Succession Planning, Career/Job Paths, Performance Management, HR Policy & Compliance and HRIS Software Implementations.

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    All registrations must be completed by 9:00 pm the night before the webinar to ensure the participant will receive the webinar link and/or dial-in information.

    Attendance counts toward WorldatWork re-certification.

    • 19 Sep 2024
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Webinar
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    Storytelling with Dashboards & Pay Equality

    Live Webinar

    FREE for OCCABA members.

    Non-OCCABA member may register for $30.

    Thursday, September 19, 2024 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm (Pacific Time)

    Interactive dashboards are a powerful tool to analyze and promote pay equality, where real-time compensation metrics can be easily visualized, and salary gaps quickly identified and corrected. Data can help HR professionals and leaders understand the sources of systemic bias and discrimination within their company and areas to prioritize actionable change. In this session, participants will learn to identify and package data visualizations to drive better business decisions, improve collaboration, and mitigate legal risk.

    Our presenter will be: 

     Wendy Glaser - National Director, Pay Equity for KPMG

    With over 15 years of Human Resources consulting experience, Wendy specializes in legal compliance, with a specific subject matter expertise in Canadian pay equity (Ontario, Quebec, Federal) and employment equity. Other relevant experience and engagements include job evaluation design and implementation, compensation structure development and salary benchmarking.

    Professional and Industry Experience

    As a specialist in pay equity compliance, Wendy has worked with employers in both the private and public sectors, including startups, SMEs and large multinational corporations. Her work has involved helping both unionized and non-unionized workforces in achieving and maintaining pay equity. Experience providing training on pay equity compliance, guiding clients through complex multi-year pay equity audits, and developing pay equity compliant programs across provinces.

    • Conducted audits of clients pay equity compliance to determine if pay equity has been achieved and maintained
    • Provided counsel to and acted as a sounding-board for employers on pay equity issues, legislative requirements, and compensation management
    • Assisted clients in the development, implementation, and maintenance of pay equity plans including policies, compliance tools and training material
    • Represented employers and communicated with Pay Equity Review Officers during audits to ensure successful closure of monitoring files, facilitated the audit process including the filing of annual pay equity reports
    • Advised clients on pay equity strategy during collective bargaining
    • Used expertise to greatly reduce clients’ financial and legal risks associated with pay equity compliance
    • Analyzed and recommended changes to compensation structures to ensure compliance with pay equity laws

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    All registrations must be completed by 9:00 pm the night before the webinar to ensure the participant will receive the webinar link and/or dial-in information.

    Attendance counts toward WorldatWork re-certification.

    • 24 Oct 2024
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Webinar
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    Trends and Issues in Sales Effectiveness – What are companies doing for 2024 and beyond?

    Live Webinar

    FREE for OCCABA members.

    Non-OCCABA member may register for $30.

    Thursday, October 24, 2024 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm (Pacific Time)

    Join us for a discussion around Trends and Patterns in Sales Effectiveness. We will discuss growth trends, staffing issues, quota tactics and sales compensation. Areas of discussion include:

    • What growth is expected in organizations in 2025?
    • What type of turnover and hiring is expected and how does the does this affect pay levels?
    • What measures are companies using in their variable compensation plans?
    • How sales organizations are trying to drive more efficiency.
    • How are Bonus based plans changing as the economy changes?
    • How are staffing requirements and changing competency needs altering the staffing methods?

    Our presenter will be: 

     Joseph DiMisa, CSCP Senior Client Partner, Global Sales Force Effectiveness & Rewards Advisory Leader

    Mr. DiMisa is a Senior Client Partner and Korn Ferry’s Global Sales Force Effectiveness Leader. He is based in the firm’s Atlanta office.

    Mr. DiMisa works with leading companies to develop and implement sales strategies and sales effectiveness programs that drive profitable growth. He specializes in the design and implementation of sales management solutions that increase sales and profits for clients.

    Over his twenty years, Mr. DiMisa has worked with many companies to develop new go-to-marketing strategies for growth planning and revenue productivity. He has worked across many industries to help build customer-based sales strategies, select and organize distribution channels, create performance management and incentive structures and execute growth requirements across a range of marketing and selling environments.

    Mr. DiMisa has over 20 years of experience working with Fortune 500 companies, middle market organizations, private equity firms and small business/startup organizations on all aspects of sales, marketing, and customer service effectiveness.

    Prior to joining, Mr. DiMisa was a Senior Vice President and Sales Effectiveness Practice Leader at Sibson Consulting. Additionally, he has worked at various Fortune 50 companies in sales, marketing and managerial positions.

    He is a recognized thought leader and a well-known contributor to many business periodicals including the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, WorldatWork publications, Selling Power magazine, Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) publications and Sales & Marketing Management magazine. He is also author of a best-selling business book entitled *The Fisherman's Guide to Selling: Reeling in the Sale - Hook, Line and Sinker* (Adams Media 2007) and *Sales Compensation Made Simple* (WorldatWork Press 2009).

    Mr. DiMisa holds an MBA from the University of South Florida. He is a Certified Sales Compensation Professional (CSCP) and is a trusted trainer and advisor for WorldatWork's "Elements of Sales Compensation“, "Competitive Market Pay: Pricing Critical Sales Roles" certification courses and the “Sales Compensation 101” foundational course.

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    All registrations must be completed by 9:00 pm the night before the webinar to ensure the participant will receive the webinar link and/or dial-in information.

    Attendance counts toward WorldatWork re-certification.

    • 21 Nov 2024
    • 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
    • TBD: Orange County, CA
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    Annual Wage & Hour Legislative Update 

    In-Person Breakfast Meeting

    Thursday, November 21, 2024 from 7:30 am to 9:30 am (Pacific Time)

    Networking / Breakfast: 7:30 - 7:45 am

    Presentation: 7:45 - 9:00 am

    Open Q&A Session: 9:00 - 9:30 am


    Meeting information to follow shortly.


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    (i) Once you have registered for this event, we will not be able to refund your payment should you be unable to attend.

    (ii) Those who do not register and have pre-paid 24 hours in advance will be charged an additional $10 at the door.

    (iii) Attendance counts toward WorldatWork recertification.

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Past events

25 Jul 2024 Benefits Trends 2024
20 Jun 2024 Summer Social & Member Appreciation
30 May 2024 Total Rewards IRL (In-Real-Life)
25 Apr 2024 Recent Legislation and Trends to Consider for 401(k) Plan Sponsors
18 Apr 2024 Round Table Discussion - Total Rewards
21 Mar 2024 Trends in Executive Compensation
22 Feb 2024 Pay Equity Analyses: Keeping it Legal
24 Jan 2024 2024 Economic Outlook
16 Nov 2023 Annual Wage & Hour Legislative Update with Richard Simmons, Esq.
26 Oct 2023 Trends in Sales Compensation
28 Sep 2023 Elevate Your Analytical Skills: MS Excel & ChatGPT
22 Sep 2023 Compensation 101 for the HR Professional
17 Aug 2023 Member Appreciation Summer Dinner Cruise
20 Jul 2023 Trends In Employee Benefits
29 Jun 2023 Motivating Employees with Incentives that Work
25 May 2023 OCCABA Member Spotlight featuring Working Wardrobes
27 Apr 2023 Workforce Resilience: Wellness and Mental Health
23 Mar 2023 Trends in Executive Compensation
09 Mar 2023 Winning Strategies for Remote Work
23 Feb 2023 California Pay Transparency 2023 - Insights, Best Practices, & Total Rewards Considerations
26 Jan 2023 How to Protect Pay Equity in a Tight Labor Market
17 Nov 2022 Annual Wage & Hour Legislative Update
28 Oct 2022 Compensation 101 for the HR Professional
27 Oct 2022 Sales Compensation
22 Sep 2022 Trends in Employee Benefits
25 Aug 2022 Pay Equity Legal Update
21 Jul 2022 Member Appreciation Summer Dinner Cruise
13 Jul 2022 Benefits 101 - Introduction to Health, Welfare & Retirement Benefits Strategy in Support of a Winning Employee Value Proposition
23 Jun 2022 Pay Transparency is Coming -- Are you Ready?
26 May 2022 What the CEO, Board, & Compensation Committee Expects From the Total Rewards Function
28 Apr 2022 Total Rewards Solutions to Support Your Talent Strategy
31 Mar 2022 How Total Rewards is Responding to the Turnover Avalanche
24 Feb 2022 Feedback: The Unsung Hero of Rewards
27 Jan 2022 Remote Work: Practices Research and Survey Results
18 Nov 2021 Annual Wage & Hour Legislative Update
28 Oct 2021 Sales Compensation
04 Oct 2021 WorldatWork 2021 Total Rewards Conference & Exhibition AND the 2021 Total Rewards Virtual Conference
24 Sep 2021 Compensation 101 for the HR Professional
23 Sep 2021 Is There A Doctor In the House? Our Incentive Plans Aren’t Doing Well
26 Aug 2021 Pay Equity Panel: Latest Views on Employer Progress and Challenges
23 Aug 2021 Sales Comp 2021
24 Jun 2021 COVID-19 Impact on the current Total Rewards climate ... What to consider in the coming months
15 Jun 2021 Benefits 101 for the HR Professional
27 May 2021 The Future of Pay
29 Apr 2021 Future of Benefits / Impact from November Election
25 Mar 2021 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) Analytics and Total Rewards
25 Feb 2021 Executive Compensation Strategies in the Era of COVID-19
28 Jan 2021 What Every Employer Needs to Know About U.S. Health Benefits Trends
04 Dec 2020 All Member Luncheon
19 Nov 2020 Annual Wage & Hour Legislative Update
22 Oct 2020 Performance Management Employer Panel - HR Execs Talk About What They're Doing, How They Got There, What Is Working Best, and Where Performance Management is Heading
25 Sep 2020 Compensation 101 for the HR Professional
24 Sep 2020 Pay Equity Panel: Latest Views on Employer Progress and Challenges
08 Sep 2020 T2 – Accounting and Finance for the Human Resources Professional
27 Aug 2020 Pay Equity: How To Protect Yourself With Pay Equity Audits. Don't Wait To Get Sued
30 Jul 2020 Total Rewards COVID-19 Perspectives: Analytics, Compensation, and Benefits Considerations
23 Jul 2020 Summer Social - Virtual - Member Appreciation
25 Jun 2020 Compensation Changes in the New Environment
16 Jun 2020 Benefits 101 for the HR Professional
28 May 2020 Health Benefits Innovation, Well-being and Consumerism
30 Apr 2020 Trends in Executive Compensation
06 Apr 2020 C12 – Variable Pay – Improving Performance with Variable Pay
27 Feb 2020 Employer Health Benefits Design Trends and Issues
23 Jan 2020 7 Awful Mistakes; 7 Awesome Sales Compensation Solutions
21 Nov 2019 Richard Simmons returns for our Annual Wage & Hour Legislative Update
18 Oct 2019 Round Table Discussion
10 Oct 2019 Not Just How Much, but How Itself: The Many Ways in which Compensation is Being Delivered Today
07 Oct 2019 C8 – Business Acumen for Compensation Professionals
26 Sep 2019 Benefits Trends Survey
20 Sep 2019 Compensation 101 for the HR Professional
29 Aug 2019 Trends & Updates in Executive Compensation
25 Jul 2019 Summer Social - Member Appreciation - Hornblower Buffet Sunset Cruise – Newport Harbor
27 Jun 2019 Wage Orders (IWC): How to Understand Them
25 Jun 2019 Benefits 101 – For the HR Professional
30 May 2019 Pay Equity Legal Update
25 Apr 2019 Total Rewards Communication: How to get it right
15 Apr 2019 T2 – Accounting and Finance for the Human Resources Professional
28 Mar 2019 The Power of Appreciation and Recognition
28 Feb 2019 2019 Health and Welfare Plan Legal Update
31 Jan 2019 Trends and Issues in Sales Compensation Planning and Design – What are companies doing for 2019 and beyond?
29 Nov 2018 Richard Simmons returns for our Annual Wage & Hour Legislative Update
25 Oct 2018 Unique Benchmarking Tactics for Defining Jobs and The Competitive Labor Market
08 Oct 2018 WorldatWork - T4 – Strategic Communication in Total Rewards
27 Sep 2018 Annual Benefits Survey: Learn What the Best of the Best Are Doing with Latest Benefits Trends and Practices
14 Sep 2018 Compensation 101 for the HR Professional
11 Sep 2018 Free Career Lab Workshop
30 Aug 2018 Designing Long Term Incentive Plans for Organizational Success
26 Jul 2018 Summer Social - Member Appreciation - Hornblower Buffet Sunset Cruise – Newport Harbor
28 Jun 2018 Telecommuting-Sustaining the Virtual Workplace
31 May 2018 Talent Wars: U.S. and Global Pay Growth in a Time of Low Unemployment and Preparing for the Workforce of the Future
26 Apr 2018 Trends in Medical Costs and Prescription Drug Management
09 Apr 2018 WorldatWork - T3 – Quantitative Methods - Understand HR Statistics
29 Mar 2018 Strategies To Maximize Employee Engagement: Modernizing Total Rewards - presented by John Bremen (of Willis Towers Watson)
22 Feb 2018 Securing Unique Talent: Bonus, Equity and other Leading Attraction and Retention Strategies
25 Jan 2018 Pay Equity: Latest Views on Legislative and Case Law and Employer Progress & Challenges
30 Nov 2017 Richard Simmons returns for our Annual Wage & Hour Legislative Update
26 Oct 2017 Free for Members - OCCABA Networking / Social Hour
26 Oct 2017 EEO-1 and Employer Compliance
02 Oct 2017 WorldatWork - C12 - Variable Pay – Improving Performance with Variable Pay
28 Sep 2017 Employee Value Proposition & Total Rewards
22 Sep 2017 Compensation 101 for the HR Professional
31 Aug 2017 Avoiding Controversy In The Board Room
27 Jul 2017 Summer Social - Member Appreciation - Hornblower Buffet Sunset Cruise – Newport Harbor
29 Jun 2017 U.S. Benefits Survey by Mercer - Practices, Trends, & View of the Trump Administration and Congressional Revisions to the Affordable Care Act
25 May 2017 Sales Compensation: Dark Side of Sales Quotas
27 Apr 2017 OCCABA Networking / Social Hour(s)
27 Apr 2017 Making Performance Management Systems Work
25 Apr 2017 Fiduciary Training Program - No cost to attend, space is limited.
30 Mar 2017 Fair Labor Standards Act - Shifting Flood Waters
23 Feb 2017 Webinar - Job Architecture and Career Frameworks For Employee and Employer Success
26 Jan 2017 Transparency in Executive Compensation- Proper Reporting Tools and Controls
17 Nov 2016 Richard Simmons returns for our Annual Legislative Update
28 Oct 2016 Compensation 101 for the HR Professional
27 Oct 2016 Social Hours / Networking
27 Oct 2016 Webinar - Global Retirement Planning: New Strategies For A Multinational Workforce
26 Oct 2016 Fiduciary Training Program - No cost to attend, space is limited.
03 Oct 2016 WorldatWork C8 - Business Acumen for Compensation Professionals
29 Sep 2016 Effective Sales Compensation – Adopt Best-Practice Building Codes
25 Aug 2016 Webinar - Long-Term Incentive Plans For High Growth Companies
28 Jul 2016 Summer Social - Member Appreciation & Special Guest: Dr. Bob Nelson
23 Jun 2016 Webinar - Executive Compensation - Judging Organizational & Individual Success
19 May 2016 Annual Mercer Benefits Survey: A Close Look at U.S. Practices and Trends
28 Apr 2016 Social Hours / Networking
28 Apr 2016 Webinar - Unique Salary Benchmarking In the Financial Sector and Other Technology Applications
04 Apr 2016 T2 – Accounting & Finance for the Human Resources Professional
31 Mar 2016 Hoag Health and Cigna Health Care – A Population Health Management Success Story
29 Mar 2016 Free - Join The Plan Sponsor University (TPSU) For An Exclusive Half-day Fiduciary Training Program
25 Feb 2016 Social Hours / Networking
25 Feb 2016 Webinar- The Fair Labor Standards Act: Worker Misclassification and Hours & Earnings Effects of Expanded Coverage
28 Jan 2016 Affordable Care Act Check-Up For 2016 - Where Do We Stand?...and a HUGE raffle!
19 Nov 2015 Legislative Update with Richard Simmons: A View of Critical Laws and Case Decisions
29 Oct 2015 Surviving an OFCCP Compliance Audit--Best Practices to Limit Liability and Costs
24 Sep 2015 Rising Minimum Wage Rates and Employer Strategies
18 Sep 2015 Compensation 101 for the HR Professional
27 Aug 2015 Recognition Strategies for Millennials
16 Jul 2015 Member Appreciation Summer Social
25 Jun 2015 Are we reining in executive compensation? Examining the impact of SEC Requirements and the Dodd Frank Act on Executive Compensation
28 May 2015 Mercer Benefits Survey: Understanding Global Trends and Issues
30 Apr 2015 Does Pay for Performance Really Motivate Employees?
26 Mar 2015 Total Rewards Tactics for "Hot Jobs"
26 Feb 2015 Market Compensation Benchmaking Strategies For High Technology Companies
29 Jan 2015 Exploring the Myths & Misconceptions of Employer-Sponsored Healthcare Plans
18 Dec 2014 Human Capital Benchmarking and Budgeting Trends- Are You Ready For 2015?
05 Dec 2014 Compensation 101 for the HR Professional
20 Nov 2014 General Employment Law/Legal Update for 2015

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