Live virtual HR training
HR Training in Buffalo, NY
Live, instructor-led HR and compliance training for Buffalo teams. Delivered 100% online and open to anyone in New York, plus in-person seats in Charlotte and Raleigh and private on-site delivery.
Why it matters here
HR training challenges facing Buffalo teams
Most employers around Buffalo run lean: 93 percent of Erie County’s 22,497 establishments have fewer than 50 employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023, retrieved 2026-07-27), spread across 392,127 private-sector jobs (BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages, retrieved 2026-07-27). When a complaint or a resignation lands, there is rarely an HR specialist down the hall, so the supervisor’s first response usually decides how it ends.
An HR membership organization since 1958, now delivering live online training across New York.
Employer establishments in Erie County (Census County Business Patterns, 2023, retrieved 2026-07-27).
Most courses approved for recertification credit, with completion records.
How Buffalo teams attend
Three ways to train your Buffalo team
Attend from anywhere in Buffalo
Instructor-led online sessions, open to your whole team. No travel.
Charlotte & Raleigh
In-person seats at our Carolinas training centers when you prefer a classroom.
We come to your team
Private delivery for your organization, live online or on-site.
New York employment context
HR compliance for New York employers
New York sets the broadest harassment training mandate in the country. Under Labor Law section 201-g, every employer in the state, regardless of size, must give every employee interactive sexual harassment prevention training at least once a year, and part-time, seasonal and temporary workers all count. Training must meet or exceed the model published by the New York State Department of Labor and the Division of Human Rights, and online delivery qualifies only when it is genuinely interactive. New York City employers with 15 or more employees carry an additional annual training requirement under Local Law 96 of 2018, enforced by the NYC Commission on Human Rights. New York employers also generated 4,132 EEOC charge receipts in fiscal year 2025 (EEOC Table E1b, FY 2025, retrieved 2026-07-27), so completion records are not optional paperwork. For Buffalo employers, Catapult’s instructor-led online sessions satisfy the mandate and document completion.
Employment law guidance reviewed by Karol Dixon, Senior HR Advisor, and Cindy Satter, Senior HR Advisor, SHRM-SCP, PHR. See Catapult HR Advisors.
Sources: NYS Combating Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (Labor Law § 201-g) · NYC Commission on Human Rights (Local Law 96) · EEOC charge statistics, FY 2025
Provided for general information, not legal advice. Requirements change; confirm current obligations with the agency or qualified counsel.
Local industries
Training for Buffalo’s key industries
Erie County’s private employment runs on Health Care (74,057 jobs), Retail (47,655), Manufacturing (42,266) and Hospitality and Food Service (38,225) (BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages, retrieved 2026-07-27). Each brings its own HR pressure points, and our courses are built around them.
Average pay $84,486 in Erie County (BLS QCEW, 2025). Plant floors promote strong operators into supervision; training closes the people-skills gap.
Average pay $27,450 in Erie County (BLS QCEW, 2025). Guest-facing stress plus late shifts is exactly where harassment complaints start.
Average pay $64,302 in Erie County (BLS QCEW, 2025). Credential tracking, mandatory reporters and burnout make supervision a skilled job here.
Average pay $41,006 in Erie County (BLS QCEW, 2025). First-job workforces need managers who coach rather than churn.
Training topics
HR training topics for Buffalo teams
Every program is available live online to Buffalo professionals. Explore a topic for upcoming dates and registration.
Leadership & Management
Live virtual leadership & management training for Buffalo teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →Manager Development
Live virtual manager development training for Buffalo teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →Harassment Prevention & Compliance
Live virtual harassment prevention & compliance training for Buffalo teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →Professional Development
Live virtual professional development training for Buffalo teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →Technology & Digital Skills
Live virtual technology & digital skills training for Buffalo teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →HR Certification Prep
Live virtual hr certification prep training for Buffalo teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →AI for HR
Live virtual ai for hr training for Buffalo teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →New Hire Onboarding
Live virtual new hire onboarding training for Buffalo teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →Upcoming sessions
Popular courses for Buffalo teams
Live online sessions open to Buffalo professionals. Dates update automatically.
Local roots
Serving Buffalo & Erie County
Buffalo employers get the full Catapult catalog: live online courses, private group delivery and HR advisory support, from an organization doing this work since 1958.
- Live online sessions open to every employer in Erie County
- Course times are posted in Eastern Time, Buffalo’s own clock: a 9:00 AM session is 9:00 AM local
- HRCI and SHRM recertification credit on most courses, with completion records
Good to know
Buffalo HR training questions
How often must New York employers repeat sexual harassment training?
Every year. Labor Law section 201-g requires annual interactive training for every employee, on whatever calendar the employer chooses. A 3-person Buffalo shop carries the same duty as a national firm. Most employers fix one annual training month and keep completion records, the first thing an investigator asks to see.
Yes. Every public session is delivered live online, so a Buffalo team joins the same class as attendees anywhere in the country, with no time zone math: courses are posted in Eastern Time, Buffalo’s local time. The only physical classrooms are in Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina.
Everything an HR team buys training for: compliance and harassment prevention, manager development, professional skills, technology and certification prep. Course pages show upcoming dates, and any session can be delivered privately for a Buffalo group, online or at your site.
Yes. Most Catapult courses carry HRCI and SHRM recertification credit, and both bodies run 3-year, 60-credit recertification cycles, so regular attendance keeps HR professionals current without a scramble. Every attendee receives a completion record for their files.
Yes. Any course in the catalog can run as a closed session for your Buffalo organization, live online or with a facilitator at your site. You pick the date, we bring the instructor, and every attendee still receives a completion record.
Train your Buffalo team with confidence
Live online sessions open to New York, or private delivery built around your organization.