Webinars On-Demand
VRLTA Webinar: The Playbook for Audit-Ready I-9s presented by HR Allies
Date: April 24, 2025
Every single mistake on an I-9 form can lead to significant fines of up to $2,507 each. With ICE inspections increasing rapidly, it's essential to ensure your business is audit-ready now.
This 1-hour webinar equips owners and operators with actionable strategies to stop ICE fines before they start and teaches how to transform missing, disorganized, or error-filled Form I-9 records into enforcement-proof compliance using step-by-step protocols. You’ll learn how to spot and fix common mistakes using USCIS-approved methods and discover proactive steps to conduct I-9 self-audits that reduce your exposure to fines.
We’ll even break down exactly what to do if ICE shows up – from validating inspection notices to handing over records – and how to communicate with employees about authorization issues without triggering discrimination claims.
Attend this webinar and turn panic into preparedness while you protect yourself from heavy fines and operational disruption.
VRLTA Webinar: 2025 VTC Grants
Date: February 11, 2025
Join the Virginia Tourism Corporation team of Staci Martin, Grants Director, and Noah Salaah ad-Deen, Grants Specialist, for a deep dive into the current and future VTC grant programs. You will leave with a better understanding of each program, the marketing focus, who is eligible, in-kind and cash match requirements, timelines, and deadlines, and how to apply for the programs.
The next round of VTC Marketing Leverage Program applications will open on February 11th, 2025 and close on March 13th, 2025.
VRLTA Webinar: Tips for Successful Advocacy
Date: January 9, 2025
Join VRLTA’s Director of Government Affairs, Tommy Herbert, for a primer on how best to get what you want from your elected officials. In this webinar, attendees will learn about advocacy and communication strategies, do’s-and-don’t’s of General Assembly advocacy, and how to develop and maintain a lasting relationship with your representatives.
Tommy is a veteran of multiple legislative offices as well as government affairs shops, so he understands the advocacy process from both sides of the desk. This webinar will prepare you to reach, connect, and leverage your state-level representatives and better pursue good policy for the restaurant, hotel/lodging, tourism, campground, and attractions industries.​
VRLTA Webinar: Kickstart 2025 With Energy Savings!
Date: December 5, 2024
Get ahead on your 2025 energy savings goals with programs created to help you save energy and money. Dominion Energy’s Energy Conservation programs are designed to support the goals of businesses just like yours. Getting started is easy, and their team joined us for an informative webinar discussing how VRLTA members can take advantage of these programs.
VRLTA Webinar: Virginia's Spirit of Success - A Bar & Restaurant Guide
Date: August 29, 2024
Virginia’s distillers are making spirits built on more than 400 years of history combined with modern day creativity, craftsmanship, and pure grit. Virginia’s distilleries want to work with local bars and restaurants to help you provide offerings that are uniquely Virginian.
The Virginia Spirits Board is launching a number of programs to help build awareness and drive new customers to your bar, restaurant or hotel. This informative webinar will teach you more about Virginia’s craft spirits industry and how you can be part of our celebration of Virginia as the Birthplace of American Spirits!
VRLTA Webinar: Innovative Recruitment Strategies
Date: August 1, 2024
We were joined by Leadline for the an informative virtual session: Unlocking Success - Innovative Recruitment Strategies for Thriving in Today's Hospitality Landscape! In this discussion, Leadline's Kendley Davenport and Catherine Bolling led a discussion that covered:
- How to Modernize and Optimize your processes or lose great talent to your competitors
- Adjusting to the Gen Z workforce - adapt or die
- Driving the candidate experience - a must have
- Measuring and tracking your ROI - you can reduce your costs by over 25%
- Hold Job Boards accountable and own your data
VRLTA Webinar: Digital Trails - Navigating Your Presence Online with CGI Digital
Date: June 18, 2024
In the fast-paced digital landscape, establishing a strong online presence is crucial for businesses in the tourism and hospitality industry. Whether you run a hotel, a travel agency, a local tour guide service, a restaurant, or a local brewery your online presence can make or break your success. This webinar aims to provide insights and practical tips on how to master your online presence to attract more customers, increase revenue, and enhance brand visibility. From crafting engaging content to managing your online reputation, we'll equip you with the tools and insights necessary to thrive in today's competitive landscape.
VRLTA Webinar: Introduction to the Work Opportunity Tax Credit from VirginiaWORKS
Date: May 30, 2024
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) is a federal tax credit available to employers who hire individuals from eligible target groups with significant barriers to employment. Each year, employers claim over $1 billion in tax credits under the WOTC program. We were joined by Priscilla Skinner, the WOTC State Coordinator for Virginia, who oversees a group of dedicated staff who work to verify WOTC target group eligibility applications from employers that hire difficult to employ job seekers.
​Prior to accepting the WOTC State Coordinator position, Ms. Skinner held the position of Workforce Service Representative within the Virginia Employment Commisssion assisting job seekers with resume writing, job referrals, job application assistance and Virginia Workforce Connection (VWC) registration assistance. Ms. Skinner completed over 30 years in the private sector Health Insurance space in Medical Claims Processing, Medical Claims Training and Medical Claims Operations Management.
VRLTA Webinar: Employee Wages - Challenges & Solutions from Salary.com
Date: April 4, 2024
Join a discussion & demonstration about wage data and the CompData hospitality industry survey with VRLTA partners Salary.com. During this session, we’ll be discussing trends in pay in the post-pandemic labor market, pay challenges unique to hospitality, and our hospitality survey product.
VRLTA Webinar: Introduction to RetirePath Virginia
Date: March 7, 2024
Virginians have a new way to save for retirement at work! RetirePath Virginia was created by state law to expand access to retirement savings. This informational session provides an overview of the Commonwealth’s automatic-enrollment, state-facilitated retirement savings program. Check it out to learn about: Why was RetirePath created? How does RetirePath work? Who can participate? What do eligible Virginia employers need to know? What do eligible Virginia employees need to know?
VRLTA Webinar: ServSafe Alcohol Public Policy Trends & Mitigating the Risks
Date: February 5, 2024
The changes to state and local alcohol policies in the last three years are the most significant since the end of Prohibition in 1933. Some of these changes create new opportunities for the hospitality industry, but they also come with a new set of liabilities and risks. In this webinar, we will dive deep to learn about these new trends and how we can mitigate the risks.