The Bulletin

Resources from Industry Experts

As part of our commitment to uplifting local businesses, we’re sharing our decades of experience with you. Here, you’ll discover trending topics, notable regulatory updates, best practices, and much more.

HR Expertise

Transforming HR from Reactive to Strategic: A Foundation for Sustainable Growth

A multi-location service provider with 80–90 employees reached out to WorkSpring with a critical need: establish a strong HR foundation where none previously existed.

Training

Building Awareness, Accountability, and Safer Workplace Cultures

A community-focused committee representing individuals across multiple organizations and industries came together to proactively address harassment prevention and awareness. The group’s goal was to ensure all participants gained practical skills and a clear understanding of how to identify, prevent, and respond to inappropriate behaviors.

Wellness

Leadership-Driven Wellness: Building a Culture of Care from the Inside Out

This humanitarian organization, located outside Cincinnati, delivers disaster relief and essential resources. Within their workforce, from field-based workers to administrative teams, every employee plays a vital role in supporting the mission—and that means investing in their health and well-being is a top priority.

HR Expertise

OSHA and PERRP Recordkeeping

As we enter 2026, it’s time to prepare your OSHA (for private employers) and PERRP (for public employers) recordkeeping logs, summaries, and online reports. These records should be updated throughout the year as injuries occur.

HR Services

How This Team Hired 20 Entry-Level Roles—Fast (And Cut Overtime)

This member employs between 200-300 team members. Despite having a well-developed HR department handling employee relations, benefits, and compensation, they turned to WorkSpring for assistance with recruiting for key entry level positions within the organization.

Wellness

Building a Healthier Workforce Across Public Services

This Ohio municipality provides critical services including police, fire, water, sanitation, and wastewater management. With nearly 200 employees spanning from office roles to physically demanding public safety jobs, the demands of these roles—combined with rising healthcare costs and an aging workforce—made it clear that employee wellness needed to be more than an afterthought.

HR Expertise

Client education program for workers' compensation

Sedgwick offers a comprehensive, webinar-based education program to current clients, covering a variety of topics within the workers’ compensation industry. These training webinars are free to member clients of Sedgwick.

HR Expertise

Safe Rooftop Snow Removal at Work: Protecting Employees from Winter Hazards

As winter approaches, businesses must address the challenges of snow accumulation on rooftops. Removing snow is crucial to avoid structural damage and ensure safe operations, as it can pose significant risk to workers if a collapse were to occur. However, rooftop work comes with its own inherent dangers. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), falls are the leading cause of fatalities and injuries when removing snow and ice from rooftops.

Wellness

Equipping Leaders for Mental Health First Response

This IT services firm has grown into a trusted partner for organizations across the country. With a client base that spans education, healthcare, nonprofits, and professional services, the company supports over 100,000 users nationwide.

HR Expertise

Strengthening Workplace Safety Through Updating Internal Processes

This multi-state retail organization employs over 150 team members and operates in fast-paced, customer-facing environments. Despite having a dedicated HR department, the company faced challenges in maintaining compliance with OSHA’s mandatory reporting requirements. We worked with both their HR and C-Suite team to achieve desired results.

Training

Empowering Supervisors with FMLA Training

This for-profit organization operates across multiple locations in Northwestern Ohio and employs between 100–150 team members. With HR leadership focused on strengthening policy knowledge among supervisors, the company partnered with WorkSpring to build a stronger foundation in compliance training.

Training

Developing Confident, Connected Leaders Through Targeted Training

A privately run healthcare organization in Northwest Ohio, with five locations and a newly appointed management team, partnered with WorkSpring to build a consistent, collaborative foundation for leadership. Working directly with their team to establish shared expectations and enhance communication skills.

HR Expertise

Benefits Compliance Support — Form 5500 Filing

A privately held employer in Northwest Ohio with 100–120 employees and a well-established internal HR department partnered with WorkSpring to ensure compliance with federal benefits regulations. While their HR team was experienced in managing employee relations, benefits, recruiting, and compensation, they turned to WorkSpring for expert assistance with compliance.

Wellness

Rebuilding Engagement and Morale Through a Holistic Wellness Program

This Ohio-based financial institution provides personal, business, and private banking services and operates across multiple branches with a workforce of approximately 230 employees. We partnered with them to reintroduce and expand their employee wellness program.

HR Expertise

Unlocking Employee Insights Through Custom Engagement Surveys

This Ohio-based service organization employs a small but dedicated team and prides itself on maintaining a positive, mission-driven workplace culture. Leadership recognized that to continue growing and supporting their employees effectively, they needed deeper insights into engagement, satisfaction, and communication within the organization.

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