Ronald L. Adler
Ronald L. Adler, president of Laurdan Associates Inc. has 42 years of HR consulting experience and has served as a consulting expert on work force, workplace, and HR management issues for The Wall Street Journal, HRMagazine, and other publications and newspapers across the country. Mr. Adler's research findings have been used by the Federal Reserve Board, the EEOC, the National Conference of State Legislatures, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), insurers, and international organizations.
Mr. Adler is a frequent lecturer and author on HR management, employment practices, and UI issues. Mr. Adler is the author and editor of the Employment-Labor Law Audit (ELLA), the internationally recognized HR auditing and employment practices liability risk assessment process.
Mr. Adler is an adjunct professor at Villanova University where teaches a graduate level course in HR Auditing. Mr. Adler is also a certified instructor for The Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters (CPCU) Society on employment practices liability and HR auditing issues and has conducted continuing education courses for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) on HR management and HR auditing topics. Additionally Mr. Adler has served as an adjunct instructor at the Baltimore City Community College on workplace diversity and sexual harassment.
Mr. Adler is an appointee to State of Maryland's Unemployment Insurance (UI) Oversight Committee and previously served as an appointee to the State's UI Funding Task Force, the UI Advisory Committee, and the state's Workforce Training Initiative. Mr. Adler has served as a moderator at the State of Maryland's Annual Human Relations Conference and at the state's Annual Small Business Conference.
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By: Ronald L. Adler
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HR Metrics and Analytics 2026- Update on Strategic Planning, Application Activities, and Operational Impact and the Use of AI
Useful HR metrics start with the business: how it earns revenue, its strategy, risks and opportunities, and what it already measures. That is why HR metrics and analytics should be shared by HR, t…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 90 Minutes
By: Ronald L. Adler
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Fatal Errors Employers Make When Updating Employee Handbooks that Can Be a Legal Landmine Learn What Policies are Mandated for 2026
Employee handbooks are no longer just a siloed HR document listing work rules and benefits. This 90-minute employee handbook compliance webinar looks at how handbook policies have become part of a…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 90 Minutes
By: Ronald L. Adler
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HR Audits 2025: Update on Strategic Planning, Application Activities, and Operational Impact
An HR audit helps answer hard questions: Is your human capital supporting business goals, and are your employment practices creating risk and liability? This 90-minute HR audit training covers how…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 90 Minutes
By: Ronald L. Adler
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HR Metrics & Analytics 2022: Update on Strategic Planning, Application Activities, and Operational Impact
The best HR metrics come from a clear understanding of how your organization makes money, its strategy, risks, opportunities and what it already measures. This 90-minute HR metrics and analytics w…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 90 Minutes
By: Ronald L. Adler
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Datafication Of Hr: Making The Transition From Metrics To Business Analytics
Leading organizations use metrics to guide people decisions, but HR metrics alone often fall short of the insight business leaders need. This 60-minute HR analytics webinar on the datafication of …
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 60 Minutes
By: Ronald L. Adler
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HR Metrics & Analytics 2020: Update on Strategic Planning, Application Activities and Operational Impact
HR professionals are expected to know the tactical and operational metrics that measure HR's role and value. As HR moves higher in organizations, they also need strategic metrics that support crit…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 90 Minutes
By: Ronald L. Adler
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Employee Handbooks: 2020
Employee handbooks have grown from simple lists of work rules and benefits into part of an organization-wide management process that supports business objectives, adds value to human capital and r…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 90 Minutes
By: Ronald L. Adler
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Hr Metrics & Analytics 2020 : Update On Strategic Planning, Application Activities And Operational Impact
HR exists to add value, make the organization more competitive and help it meet its goals. HR metrics are how that contribution is shown and how employment-related risk is measured. This 90-minute…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 90 Minutes
By: Ronald L. Adler
Recorded Session
HR Auditing: Important Issues for 2020
Just as financial audits show how well financial capital is used, HR audits show whether human capital is used effectively, where it is used incorrectly or unlawfully, and how to improve its retur…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 90 Minutes
By: Ronald L. Adler
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HR Metrics: 2018 Update
HR professionals are expected to know the tactical and operational metrics that measure HR's role. As HR takes a more strategic seat, they also need strategic metrics that help leaders make decisi…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 90 Minutes