OmniaHR

09/01/2026

Does your to-do list seem to double as soon as Q4 hits?

Open enrollment. Compliance deadlines. Performance reviews. Budgets. Policy updates. Year-end projects. When everything feels urgent, it’s easy to spend the quarter reacting instead of getting ahead.

Join us for Staying on Top of the To Do's, a must-attend session for professionals who want a practical plan for managing the year-end rush.

You’ll learn how to prioritize competing deadlines, determine what can be phased, delegated, or automated, and create a clear roadmap for finishing the year strong without the last-minute scramble.

08/25/2026

Our Meet the Team series continues, and this week we’re introducing Kerri Straw, MBA, SHRM-CP/PHR.

Kerri brings more than 20 years of HR experience to our team and has played a huge role in growing OmniaHR into what it is today. She loves working with organizations, developing people, sharing her HR knowledge, and finding solutions to the challenges that keep leaders up at night. Around our team, Kerri is always ready with an idea, a new opportunity, or a little encouragement to keep us moving forward.

But enough about HR. We asked Kerri some much more pressing questions. Mountains or Beach? Morning or night? Structure vs Creativity?

Take a look at Kerri’s picks and get to know another member of our team!

08/21/2026

AI is finding its way into more of our everyday work, whether organizations have planned for it or not. This brings up a lot of new questions for employers. For our Ask an HR Consultant this week, we’re tackling:

What should an AI policy actually include?

Here’s what our consultant recommends.

At a minimum, consider addressing:

🔹 Approved tools & access: Which AI platforms employees can use and whether access varies by role.

🔹 Data & confidentiality: Be clear about what should never be entered into AI tools, including confidential company, employee, or client information.

🔹 Acceptable use & training: Explain how AI can appropriately be used at work and what training may be required.

🔹 Human review: AI-generated work should be reviewed for accuracy, bias, confidentiality, and appropriateness before it’s used or shared.

🔹 Accountability: Employees are still responsible for their work, even when AI helped create it.

Most importantly, an AI policy should be practical enough for employees to understand and use. And as AI continues to change, your policy should change with it. The goal isn’t simply to restrict AI. It’s to create clear guardrails that help employees use it thoughtfully, securely, and responsibly.

Have an HR question on your mind? What should our consultants tackle next?

08/18/2026

Next up in our Meet the Team series is someone who loves bringing organization, creativity, and a passion for learning to the world of HR. Meet Catherine Monsey.

Catherine brings a background in operations management and human resources, with experience spanning HR systems, process improvement, onboarding, compliance, and employee lifecycle support. She has a particular love for training and development and enjoys creating resources and learning experiences that help people build their knowledge and feel more confident in their roles. Whether she’s developing a training, improving a process, or tackling a complex HR project, Catherine enjoys finding practical ways to make things work better.

Take a look at Catherine’s picks and get to know another member of the OmniaHR team!

08/14/2026

What are the 15-minute tasks in your organization?

Drafting an email. Summarizing notes. Creating an agenda. Comparing documents. Getting past the blank page.

AI can help employees get that time back, but using it well requires more than access to a tool. Employers also need clear guardrails, employee training, and human oversight.

Our latest blog explores how organizations can use AI intentionally while keeping human judgment firmly in the loop.

Artificial intelligence is no longer something employers can think about as a future workplace issue. In many organizations, employees are already using it.They may be using AI to draft a customer response, create an agenda, summarize meeting notes, organize information, brainstorm ideas, compare tw...

08/11/2026

We spend a lot of time sharing HR tips, resources, and updates, but we thought it was time to introduce you to the people behind it all!

Over the couple of weeks, we’ll be highlighting members of the OmniaHR team so you can get to know a little more about the people you see in meetings, webinars, trainings, and behind the scenes.

First up, meet Katie Schreiber, SHRM-CP

Katie brings experience in HR, training, and employee benefits and has a knack for helping leaders work through some of those not-so-simple people situations. From employee relations and performance management to leave, accommodations, and compensation, Katie brings knowledge, perspective, and practical guidance to the clients she supports.

But HR is only part of the story. We asked Katie some of the really important questions: Coffee or tea? Beach or mountains? Digital calendar or paper planner?

Check out Katie’s picks and get to know one of the people behind OmniaHR!

08/07/2026

Our hearts are with the individuals, families, businesses, first responders, and neighbors affected by the fires across the Spokane area.

For those looking for ways to help, we’re sharing a few local resources where support can go directly into the community:

Financial Support

H.O.M.E. Starts Here Fund https://my.spokanecity.org/endinghomelessness/donations/

Innovia Foundation Wildfire Response https://innovia.org/wildfire-response/

Catholic Charities

https://give.cceasternwa.org/give/511873 #!/donation/checkout

Donations

Second Harvest: Non-perishable food

Partners INW: Clothing, diapers & hygiene items

Spokane Humane Society: Pet supplies

SpokAnimal: Pet supplies

Project Beauty Share: Hygiene essentials

Volunteer

American Red Cross

https://www.redcross.org/volunteer/become-a-volunteer.html

SpokAnimal: Foster displaced animals

https://spokanimal.org/foster-program/

For employers, support can take many forms. Where possible, Volunteer Time Off, flexible schedules, or simply checking in and offering some additional understanding can give employees the space they need to care for their families, help their neighbors, or navigate the impact of the fires themselves.

As these fires continue, so does the need for community. To everyone helping, donating, volunteering, opening their doors, caring for animals, or supporting a neighbor: thank you!

We’re thinking of the entire Spokane community.

08/03/2026

There's still time to register!

AI is quickly becoming part of the workplace, but without clear expectations, it can create compliance, privacy, and security risks.

Join us for a practical session designed for HR professionals, managers, and business owners. We'll cover real workplace AI use cases, effective prompting techniques, policy considerations, and lessons learned from organizations that discovered the risks the hard way.

Walk away with practical ideas you can start using immediately.

07/17/2026

The cost of employee turnover isn't just the recruiting fee.

It's the overtime, lost productivity, training time, customer impact, and organizational knowledge that disappear along with the employee.

If you're only measuring the cost to replace an employee, you're probably missing the bigger financial picture.

Our latest blog breaks down the hidden costs of turnover and why investing in engagement pays dividends

When business owners review their profit and loss statement, they can quickly identify expenses such as payroll, insurance, equipment, recruiting fees, overtime, and training. What they may not see is a clearly labeled line showing the cost of employee turnover or disengagement.That does not mean th...

07/10/2026

What does a closed HR door really mean?

For many employees, it sparks assumptions. For HR, it often means someone is receiving support.

Our latest blog explores how transparency and confidentiality can work together to build trust in the workplace.