Member Benefits

HR Research Hotline

Look to the EA’s team of HR professionals to answer your questions and quickly get you the information you need regarding the latest on HR policy, practices and compliance. Got a question? Call us at (419) 893-3000, or submit your hotline request via our website.

Limited Legal Hotline

We understand that even under the best circumstances, legal issues and concerns can still arise. The EA’s Limited Legal Hotline is free to EA members and gives you access to local employment law attorneys who stand ready to answer your questions. Call us at (419) 893-3000, or submit your hotline request via our website.

CCH Online Research Tool

As an EA member, you get immediate access to current information on a wide range of HR, workplace and employment law topics with the EA’s integrated online tool, available only to EA members through our relationship with CCH.

Regional Wage and Salary Data

Ensure that your pay levels are competitive by benchmarking them with the EA’s regional wage and salary data. Compiled annually via surveys of regional and local employers, these reports provide EA members and participating companies with comprehensive pay and demographic data on over 250 jobs in a wide range of categories including executive, managerial, production and maintenance, office and clerical, engineering, IT, healthcare and more.

Regional Workplace Policies & Benefits Information

Find out how your organization’s workplace policies and benefits compare to those of other area employers. Compiled by the EA every two years by surveying local and regional employers, this robust resource provides comparative data on policies regarding work schedules and overtime, paid time off, internet and email usage, tuition reimbursement, flexible benefits, drug and alcohol screening, maternity/paternity leave, FMLA, profit sharing, 401(k) plans, insurance coverage, company travel, and more.

Hot Topics Surveys

Labor Agreement Analysis Survey

Get access to summary information regarding the cost items contained in the settlement terms of over eighty labor agreements from EA member organizations.

The BULLETIN HR Newsletter

Stay current on the ever-changing regulations and new policy trends that can impact your business and your employees. Published monthly, The Bulletin gives you up-to-date information in the areas of human resource management, leadership, safety, regulatory compliance, and legislative actions affecting employers.

Predictive Index

Harness the Power of Talent Optimization! The EA is excited to announce a new tool that will continue to empower excellence in your organization. We have partnered with The Predictive Index to add a scientifically validated, data driven tool that can help bring predictability and reliability to your hiring process.

On-Demand Classes

Designed specifically to fit into the busy schedule of your employees and supervisors, each online class is an easily manageable half hour in length. Classes can be purchased and downloaded and viewed at a time that works best for your employees. The classes will cover a broad spectrum of relevant topics including harassment awareness, unconscious bias, stress reduction, wellness, resilience, customer service, and more.

Annual Employment Law Conference

This event, which takes place each March, brings together the region’s best legal minds to provide EA members with the most current legislative information impacting employers and HR professionals. Attendees can tailor their day to their specific needs by selecting breakout sessions on legal topics ranging from FMLA, ADA, wage and hour issues and Worker’s Comp to new case law on pregnancy discrimination, medical marijuana, and same sex marriage.

Annual HR Conference

Each November, the EA collaborates with the Northwest Ohio Human Resource Association (NOHRA) to host a day-long conference dedicated to the information needs of the HR professional. From keynote and breakout sessions presented by industry experts to a full resource partner area and tremendous networking opportunities, this event is a must!

Supervisory Skills 1 and 2

Ensure your supervisors are prepared to meet the challenge of leading your organization—and teams—to success. With the EA’s comprehensive Supervisory Skills 1 and 2 Certificate Series, your supervisors will learn from experts with relevant, real-life experience the key elements needed to achieve desired results. Series 1 is geared toward your newer leaders with up to two years of supervisory experience while Series 2 is designed for leaders with more than two years of experience.

Legal Compliance Seminars

These classes are offered throughout the year on topics from wage and hour law, FMLA, and internal investigations to overlapping leave laws, employee handbooks and more. The popular Employment Law Certificate Series offers learners comprehensive exposure to a variety of employment law topics in a four-part series. Sessions are taught by labor law attorneys from Toledo and Northwest Ohio.

HRCI and SHRM Recertification

Many of the EA’s classes and conferences are approved for recertification credit through HRCI and SHRM, giving you a convenient way to maintain your professional certification. Business credit is available for select topics. Credits for accounting professionals through NASBA are also in the works– stay tuned for more information!

Human Resource Certifications

HR Certification Institute (HRCI) has an alliance with the Employers’ Association. Benefits of this alliance include: a discount on an HRCI Certification exam and up to 12 rectification credits over 3 years (3 general credits and 1 business credit per year of membership). In an effort to better help our member employees keep a record of their HRCI/SHRM credits, the EA can track this information electronically for EA members who attend EA events. We are offering this service free of charge as a membership benefit for our members.

Leadership Development

Led by instructors with years of experience, this workshop focuses on how to build relationships and expect results (the twin towers of long-term success), plus many other practical tools. Managers, supervisors, and anyone who is considered a leader should take this training.

Harassment Avoidance

Be proactive. Have us come to your place of business and present no-nonsense, straightforward information and advice to any audience from manufacturing to the professional office, and everyone in between. Up-to-date, professionally taught with an engaging training style.

The ABC’s of Employment Compliance for Supervisors

Armed with the latest in best practices and years of front line, practical experience, our trainers equip participants with knowledge and tools they can use in the workplace right away.

Handbook Development

We can help you keep your Employee Handbook up to date as a professional, useful communication tool.

Employee Engagement Surveys

Customized to give you the information you need now regarding employee engagement. Each survey is designed for your particular workplace, and we do all the work. Get facts, not theories or assumptions. Expert implementation, all efficient, effective and economical.

Customer Experience Training

Wait, did we say ‘experience’ instead of ‘service’? Yes, indeed. Customer service is one thing, but a great customer experience brings them back time and time again. Our training is applicable to the new or seasoned professional. Our audits put you in the shoes of your customers, giving you valuable insights via our unbiased eye.

Your EA Wellness Consultants

Building healthy cultures together! The EA’s Wellness team are experts on healthy living, and are happy to share their expertise with you and your employees. Integral to your success in EA Wellness is your Wellness Consultant, your personal guide to the broad range of wellness tools and resources. Your Wellness Consultant will spend time with you to introduce the wellness tools available, help to set health goals, and improve the overall quality of life for you and your employees.

EA Wellness Program Options

EA members who are insured through our partnership with Medical Mutual or Paramount Care of Michigan can reap significant financial benefits by encouraging employees to make healthy lifestyle choices, promoting lowering medical claim costs, helping to make a positive impact on well-being. Team up with an EA Wellness Consultant who will be your personal guide throughout your wellness journey.

EA Wellness Consulting Solutions

Whether it’s tackling turnover, increasing employee satisfaction, or improving productivity, EA Wellness Solutions is here to help you and your employees achieve your wellness goals and live a healthier, happier life.

Through the EA’s partnership with Cardinal Compliance Consultants, EA members can obtain the highest quality of Safety and Compliance services. Cardinal Compliance Consultants takes pride in helping EA members achieve and maintain occupational/environmental regulatory compliance while reducing costly injuries, illnesses and potential violations.

As an EA member, you can take advantage of significant discounts on your Workers’ Compensation premiums by joining the EA’s group rating program. Administered by Sedgwick TPA, this program fully integrates safety prevention and risk control with aggressive claims management to provide a sizeable return on investment. For an AC-3 application form visit Segdwick TPA’s website.

Enhance your benefits package with dental and vision coverage. EA member organizations can choose from a wide range of plan configurations, all with special prices that are available only to members of the EA.

Through the EA’s partnership with Medical Mutual, EA members with 51 or more employees can get competitive pricing for health insurance benefits, as well as enhanced employee wellness programs and tools, utilization benchmarking, free on-line health risk assessments, and care management programs.

Help your injured employees recover and return to work through the EA’s partnership with Sedgwick Managed Care Ohio, Ohio’s leading workers’ compensation managed care organization. Sedgwick Managed Care Ohio continues to help more injured Ohioans recover from workplace injury and return to work than any other MCO, and their provider network continues to deliver the industry’s leading medical cost savings, helping more than 63,000 employers reduce their medical costs and lower their premiums.

Increase your chances of making the right hiring decision through the EA’s partnership with Corporate Intelligence Consultants, providing pre-employment screening and investigative services to EA members based in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan. CIC also provides services related to workplace violence, Workers’ Compensation fraud, security vulnerability assessments, and theft investigation.

Payroll Select Services knows that an organization’s most valuable asset is their employees. The services provided are scalable and customizable making them versatile to employers of all sizes. Whether you are a small organization looking for a simple payroll solution or a larger organization looking to implement a full HCM system, Payroll Select is here to help.

Lighthouse EAP, can provide you as an EA member, a comprehensive service designed to reinforce your management team, providing unlimited managerial consultation and crisis support, in addition to short-term, solution-focused counseling and life coaching services to help employees sort out emotions, clarify issues, and resolve personal and/or work problems before their challenges negatively impact productivity and overall well-being. If your organization is considering an EAP program, is in need of onsite training, or has a troubling workplace issue, look to Lighthouse EAP for all of your EAP needs.