Diane L. Dee
Diane L. Dee, President and Founder of Advantage HR Consulting, LLC is a senior Human Resources professional with over 25 years of experience in the HR arena. Diane’s background includes experience in HR consulting, training, and administration in corporate, government, consulting, and pro bono environments.
Diane founded Advantage HR Consulting in early 2016. Under Diane’s leadership, Advantage HR Consulting provides comprehensive, cost-effective Human Resources solutions for small to mid-sized public and private firms in the greater Chicagoland area. Diane also develops and conducts webinars on a wide variety of HR compliance and administrative topics for various training firms across the country. Additionally, Diane is the author of multiple white papers addressing various HR compliance topics.
Diane holds a Master's Certificate in Human Resources from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations and has attained SPHR and SHRM-SCP certifications. Diane is a member of the National Association of Women Business Owners and the Society for Human Resource Management. Additionally, Diane performs pro bono work through the Taproot Foundation assisting non-profit clients by integrating their Human Resources goals with their corporate strategies.
Live Webinars
By: Diane L. Dee
May 20, 2025
2025 EEOC & Employers: Investigating Claims of Harassment & Discrimination
Organizations have legal and moral responsibilities to support diversity in their workplaces and to ensure compliance with all equal employment opportunity rules and regulations. Unfortunate…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 90 Minutes Time: 10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT
Chronicles
By: Diane L. Dee
Recorded Session
ChatGPT: A Primer for HR Professionals
Human Resources departments play a critical role in managing an organization’s most valuable asset – its people. From recruiting new talent to managing empoloyee benefits and com…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 60 Minutes
By: Diane L. Dee
Recorded Session
Do's and Don'ts of Documenting Employee Behaviour, Performance, and Discipline
The absence of solid documentation is the single most common mistake employers make when handling employee performance, behavior, and discipline issues. Not properly documenting, or not docu…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 60 Minutes
By: Diane L. Dee
Recorded Session
I-9 Audits: Strengthening Your Immigration Compliance Strategies in 2024
Are you confident your organization is in full compliance with Federal immigration laws, or are you at risk for being assessed costly fines, or worse, for potential violations?
In an effort t…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 90 Minutes
By: Diane L. Dee
Recorded Session
Kicking your Employee Retention Efforts into Overdrive: Stay Interviews, Pay Transparency, and Other Effective Strategies
It’s every manager’s nightmare: One of your best employees turns in their resignation out of the blue.
You now have several challenges to manage on top of your daily respons…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 75 Minutes
By: Diane L. Dee
Recorded Session
I-9 Audits: Strengthening Your Immigration Compliance Strategies
It is a violation of Federal immigration law for any employer to knowingly hire employees who are not authorized to work in the United States. The Federal Form I-9: Employment Eligibility Verifica…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 60 Minutes
By: Diane L. Dee
Recorded Session
2023 EEOC and Employers: Investigating Harassment and Discrimination
With employment discrimination on the rise, EEOC encourages employers to provide anti-harassment training to their employees and managers and to swiftly investigate and resolve employees’ co…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 90 Minutes
By: Diane L. Dee
Recorded Session
Wage And Hour Laws: Ensuring Compliance With The Fair Labor Standards Act And Anticipated Changes In 2023
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), commonly referred to as the Wage and Hour Act, was passed in 1938 and since then has been amended many times. The major provisions of the FLSA are concerned wi…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 90 Minutes
By: Diane L. Dee
Recorded Session
Offboarding With Care: Conducting Legal & Ethical Terminations
When we think of workplace investigations, the most common thought is that of investigating harassment complaints. However, there are so many other forms of workplace misconduct that require inves…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 90 Minutes
By: Diane L. Dee
Recorded Session
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): What Employers Need to Know in 2023
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law by George H.W. Bush in July 1990. The Act is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilit…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 90 Minutes
By: Diane L. Dee
Recorded Session
Developing an Effective Onboarding Program: The Key to New Hire Retention
Having a strategic onboarding plan in place can dramatically impact your business. Investing in an onboarding process will help reduce turnover and increase new hire effectiveness. An onboarding p…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 90 Minutes
By: Diane L. Dee
Recorded Session
COVID-19 U.S. Employment Law Update and Guidance for Employers
As the coronavirus outbreak continues to wreak havoc on markets and industries in the U.S. and around the world, businesses are now confronting significant and unique challenges. Successful naviga…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 90 Minutes
By: Diane L. Dee
Recorded Session
Developing an Effective Onboarding Program: The Key to New Hire Retention
Having a strategic onboarding plan in place can dramatically impact your business. Investing in an onboarding process will help reduce turnover and increase new hire effectiveness. An onboarding p…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 90 Minutes
By: Diane L. Dee
Recorded Session
I-9 Compliance and Audits: Form I-9 Updates for 2020
The USCIS recently made some changes to the current Form I-9. These changes include some minor, non-substantive edits to the form in addition to clarifying Form I-9 instructions. The changes to th…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 90 Minutes
By: Diane L. Dee
Recorded Session
An Employer’s Guide to Managing the Corona virus in the Workplace
An epidemic is declared a pandemic when it becomes outrageously unstoppable. The world is now menacing over one such pandemic—Coronavirus (COVID-19). This coverted virus had its initial case…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 90 Minutes
By: Diane L. Dee
Recorded Session
Accommodating Pregnant and Nursing Women in the Workplace
Join us in this webinar to familiarize yourself with pregnancy and nursing-related rights and responsibilities of employers and employees. While pregnancy and nursing are not considered disabiliti…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 60 Minutes
By: Diane L. Dee
Recorded Session
Behavioral Issues Conflict & Incivility in the Workplace: A New Era in 2019
Behavioral issues and conflict in the workplace are inevitable. Whenever you have diverse groups of people working together on a daily basis, conflict will arise. Each employee brings to the workp…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 90 Minutes
By: Diane L. Dee
Recorded Session
K-12 Schools and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Complying with the Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is difficult in the best of circumstances, but it gets even more complicated for K-12 schools. The FMLA has special rules that apply only t…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 60 Minutes
By: Diane L. Dee
Recorded Session
2019 Update on Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law by George H.W. Bush in July 1990. The Act is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in…
Industry: HR Compliance Duration: 60 Minutes