Business Academy

The world of business is always expanding; so, we are too.

The Ohio Chamber of Commerce's Business Academy is a resource created for Ohio businesses to gain comprehensive understandings on a variety of topics through free webinars and educational resources. The Ohio Chamber has partnered with top business leaders, employment lawyers, industry leaders and legal experts to provide information and webinars on areas pertinent to business including human resources, employment law, marketing, technology, finance and best industry practices.

WEBINARS

HR Case Law Update: Recent Decisions That Change Everything

September 17, 2026

A rapid-fire legal session covering the most impactful HR-related court decisions from the past year, including discrimination, wage & hour, privacy, arbitration, and workplace technology cases. Speaker: Kris Woliver, Partner at Squire Patton Boggs Kris Woliver advises her clients on all aspects of employment law and advocates on their behalf in complex litigation, with specialties in ERISA and commercial contract litigation. This program is pending approval for one (1) hour of CLE cred

Beyond the Resume: Using Personality Data to Make Better Hiring Decisions

September 23, 2026

Learn how personality assessments can enhance talent acquisition by providing deeper insights into candidate fit, interview focus, and long-term success. In this webinar, we'll explore best practices for integrating personality data into structured interviews, identifying job-relevant behaviors, reducing bias, and making more informed hiring decisions. We'll also discuss how assessment insights can serve as a foundation for onboarding, development, coaching, and other talent decisions throughout the employee lifecycle. Attendees will leave with practical strategies for using personality assessments to improve the candidate experience while maximizing the long-term value of assessment data. Speaker: Christa Bupp, PhD, Senior Consultant on Hogan’s Talent Solutions team. This webinar is pending approval for 1 hour SHRM and HRCI.

AI in the Workplace: Hiring and Firing, Productivity Tracking, Performance Analytics, Wage-and-Hour Risks and More

November 12, 2026

This webinar gives employers a practical, legal grounded roadmap for using AI in HR-from hiring and firing decisions, to productivity tracking, performance analytics, and workplace communications, without creating liability (or at least understanding the risk of liability). This webinar will cover wage-and-hour discrimination risks, employee monitoring and privacy pitfalls, vendor and policy guardrails, HR performance management using AI prompts, and concrete implementation steps for immediate use. Speaker: Sara Jodka, Member at Dickinson-Wright This webinar is pending approval for one (1) hour CLE.

Certification

The Ohio Chamber of Commerce’s Business Academy is accredited by the National Society of Human Resource Management, the thought-leader and trailblazer of human resource matters. Our accreditation guarantees that those who participate in our curriculum have the opportunity to earn HRCI or SHRM credits (for human resource professionals) or CLE credits (employment lawyer continuing education credits).

The Ohio Chamber, the Ohio Chamber’s Business Academy and its participating presenters and contributors make no representations or warranties, express or implied, that the information presented in the HR Manual, employment law posters, webinars (live webcast or recorded) and webinar associated materials (hereinafter collectively, “HR Materials”) will prevent you or your company from being named as a party in an administrative proceeding before any local, state or federal agency or an action filed in any court.

The use of Ohio Chamber of Commerce’s Business Academy HR Materials does not establish an attorney-client relationship between yourself, your organization and the Business Academy attorney presenters and contributors. The Ohio Chamber of Commerce’s Business Academy HR Materials are meant to be used for informative purposes only and are not a substitute for consulting your own legal counsel regarding any issues you or your organization may face. You and or your organization should always contact your own legal counsel should the need arise.