This Month @ AAIM | June 2026

Master the Fundamentals, Master the Year

You’re halfway through the year. The big initiatives got the attention — and somewhere underneath them, the foundational work quietly piled up. The policy that needs a refresh. The audit you meant to run. The basics you know matter but never climbed to the top of the list.

June is the month to change that. Not because you fell behind — because the strongest second half starts on solid ground. Here’s everything AAIM has lined up to help you square it away.

Start With a Mid-Year Compliance Check

The fastest way to know your fundamentals are handled is to check them against a list. AAIM’s HR Checklists walk you through the compliance basics every employer should have in place — a simple yes/no audit that shows what’s covered and what’s slipped. Two to start with this month:

HR Checklist: Posters — Confirm every federally required workplace poster is up and current, with links to state-specific requirements and AAIM’s all-in-one poster.
HR Checklist: Recordkeeping — Audit what belongs in your personnel files, what has to stay confidential and separate, and the records each major employment law requires you to keep.

Your Resources Are Already Built for This

Once you know what needs attention, your AAIM membership already has the tools to knock it out — no extra cost, no waiting.

CCH Answers

Stay ahead of what’s changing.

Subscribe to CCH’s daily compliance update emails and the changes that affect employers land in your inbox before they catch you off guard. A two-minute setup that keeps you current all year.

Subscribe to CCH daily compliance updates→

BLR

Don’t start from scratch.

The BLR library includes more than 130 ready-to-use compliance checklists across benefits & leave, compensation, discrimination, health & safety, HR administration, performance & termination, staffing & training, and unions. Whatever the checklist surfaced, there’s a tool here to help you handle it. → Browse the BLR compliance checklists —

Browse the BLR compliance checklist→

Not Sure Where to Start? Ask Aaime.

Staring at a list and not sure what to tackle first?

That’s exactly what Aaime Hart is for. Tell her what you’re trying to get done — update a policy, prep for the interactive process, sort out which fundamentals matter most for your organization — and she’ll help you prioritize, point you to the right resources, and work through the actual task with you. Available to members and non-members, anytime.

Talk to Aaime Hart→

Roundtables This Month

Peer-to-peer conversations on what HR is navigating right now. Three topics across the region:

Legal in the Room — with partner law firm Davis & Campbell Shifting leave laws, policy updates, compliance deadlines, new AI tools — Illinois employers are juggling more than ever. A practical conversation on the evolving legal and compliance landscape, and what it means for how you run things day to day.

Peoria — Tuesday, June 9 · 8:30–10:00 AM CST · 300 Hamilton Blvd., Suite L110, Peoria, IL
Bloomington — Tuesday, June 9 · 12:00–1:30 PM CST · Four Seasons Health Club, 2401 Airport Rd., Bloomington, IL

What New Leaders Need Most Right Now — And What HR Should Know About It Leadership development keeps climbing the priority list, but where do new leaders actually struggle — and how should HR support them? An interactive, candid peer discussion on the real challenges emerging leaders face, from communication and accountability to coaching and decision-making confidence.

Indianapolis — Wednesday, June 10 · 8:30–10:00 AM EST · Parc Building, Lakeview Conference Room, 550 E. 96th Street, Indianapolis, IN

Ask the Underwriter: Demystifying Benefits Strategy — presented by USI Insurance Services Benefits decisions can feel like a black box — plan structures, cost drivers, what actually works for your organization. In this “Ask the Underwriter”-style session, a benefits expert breaks down common plan types and the strategies that fit different needs. Come ready to challenge assumptions and ask the real questions behind benefits design and cost management.

HR Executive — Tuesday, June 16 · 12:00–1:30 PM CST (lunch provided)
HR Virtual — Wednesday, June 17 · 8:30–10:00 AM CST → Register
HR Practitioner — Thursday, June 18 · 2:00–3:30 PM CST

WOW Session

Think Before You React: A 4-Question Framework for Navigating Employee Relations

Friday, June 19 · 8:30–9:30 AM CST · Live Online · Facilitated by Erin Miley

Employee relations situations rarely start in HR. By the time you’re looped in, a manager has already acted — and the documentation and the risk picture have already shifted. This session gives you a practical, repeatable four-question gut check for navigating everyday ER situations before they escalate, worked through real-world scenarios. It’s built for HR professionals who coach managers through people issues, advise on performance and conduct concerns, and keep ER handling consistent across the organization. (A decision framework — not an investigation guide.)

→ Register

Support for You and Your Organization

Featured Event — Compliance Through Case Study: Leave & Accommodation

You already know what FMLA, ADA, and PWFA require. The hard part is the moment a request lands on your desk and three laws apply at once.

Compliance Through Case Study is a brand-new AAIM series that takes you inside real cases — taught by attorneys from Ogletree Deakins — so you walk out with answers you can use Monday morning. Two sessions, six real cases, and it’s open to everyone, member or not.

Session 1 — Intake, Eligibility & the Interactive Process Thursday, June 25, 2026 · 1:30–3:30 PM CT
Session 2 — Active Leave, Return to Work & Termination Tuesday, July 14, 2026 · 1:30–3:30 PM CT

Attend in person at the AAIM St. Louis Training Center or live online via Zoom. Every registrant gets 90-day access to the recordings, and SHRM & HRCI credits have been applied for (2.0 per session, 4.0 for the bundle). The bundle is the smartest entry point — and early-bird pricing ends June 12 (prices increase June 13).

Reserve your seat →

Build the Fundamentals into Your Team

Mastering the fundamentals isn’t just a solo project — it’s how you build a team that doesn’t have to firefight. This month’s training focus is the essentials: the core HR skills that hold everything up, and the everyday Microsoft tools that make the work go faster.

HR Essentials (HRE) Series — your HR foundation, one Thursday at a time. A weekly Live Online series. Each module stands on its own, so jump in wherever it helps most:

The Employment Process — Thursday, June 11 · 9:00–11:00 AM CT
Unemployment, Workers’ Comp & Claims Management — Thursday, June 18 · 9:00–11:00 AM CT
Employee Recordkeeping, Reports & Personnel Files — Thursday, June 25 · 9:00–11:00 AM CT
Training & Organizational Development for HR — Thursday, July 2 · 9:30–11:30 AM CT
Wage & Salary Administration — Thursday, July 9 · 9:30–11:30 AM CT
Employee Communications for HR Professionals — Thursday, July 16 · 9:30–11:30 AM CT

Microsoft Basics — start with the tool everyone leans on.

Microsoft Excel Level 1 (Live Online) — Tuesday, June 9 or Wednesday, July 8 · 8:00 AM–3:00 PM CT

View the Full Training Calendar →

Stay Connected and Keep Learning

Your AAIM membership is your access to expert insights, industry trends, and a network of HR professionals who get it.

HR ShiftPoint (LinkedIn Newsletter)

The Collapse of Accidental Culture: Why Companies Can’t Buy Back Connection with a Bourbon Bar

For years, culture formed on its own — connection and cohesion happened simply because people worked near each other. That era is over, and a cocktail cart won’t bring it back. This month’s ShiftPoint digs into why proximity used to mask deeper culture problems, how capability hiring quietly outpaced cohesion, and why leaders can’t treat culture as a side effect anymore. Culture, it turns out, is a fundamental — and fundamentals don’t survive on autopilot.

Read the full article →

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Special Events

Compliance Through Case Study: Leave & Accommodation

Session 1: June 25, 2026

1:30-3:30 PM Central

Session 2: July 14, 2026

1:30-3:30 PM Central

St. Louis, MO & Live Online

1:30PM-3:30PM CST

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Featured Training

HR Essentials (HRE) Series

Thursdays, June 11 – July 16

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Microsoft Excel Level 1
June 9 & July 8

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This Month @ AAIM | June 2026

Master the Fundamentals, Master the Year

Start With a Mid-Year Compliance Check

Your Resources Are Already Built for This

Support for You and Your Organization

Stay Connected and Keep Learning

Special Events

Compliance Through Case Study: Leave & Accommodation

Featured Training

HR Essentials (HRE) Series

Microsoft Excel Level 1

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