Protect yourself and your organization … enroll now.

• Safeguard your organization by preventing the four most common employee lawsuits
• Strategically implement policies and procedures to eliminate the threat of litigation
• Create a lawyer-proof paper trail that will stand up in any court
• Ensure that actions and responses are legal every step of the way

• Learn about the most common types of harassment lawsuits
• The legally defined differences between acceptable behavior and harassment
• How to create an anti-harassment policy
• The two types of sexual harassment and how to avoid becoming a victim of a lawsuit
• A step-by-step guide for how HR should handle a sexual harassment investigation from start to finish
• The impact and costs of harassment – both tangible and intangible – on the victim, harasser, and the organization
• How to develop an internal complaint process that provides protection for both employees and the organization
• How to safely conduct an internal investigation without compromising employee privacy rights
• Why you can’t promise confidentiality to an employee filing a complaint
• When and how to legally terminate those found guilty of harassment
• Save your company loads of money by avoiding court and settling with arbitration

Discrimination

• The nine different types of discrimination
• The different types of laws and the governing agencies that enforce them
• How to recognize discriminatory behavior
• Protecting yourself and your organization from the ever-changing employment discrimination laws
• How to be proactive and not reactive to a discrimination claim
• Policies, procedures, and training you can implement to ensure discrimination doesn’t happen to your organization
• What documentation you need to ensure your organization is covered when a discrimination lawsuit surfaces
• Appropriate actions and responses to discrimination claims that every single manager in your organization should memorize

Retaliation

• Retaliation redefined: How recent Supreme Court decisions affect you
• Why retaliation lawsuits are the fastest-rising employee lawsuits
• Creating an anti-retaliation policy
• Who should employees go to?
• How should you respond to complaints?
• How do you monitor employees who have complained to ensure they are not subject to retaliation?
• How do you communicate this policy to your employees?
• Processes you can implement to address job performance problems while buffering the organization from a retaliation claim
• When you should bring in a lawyer
• What should you do when faced with a retaliation lawsuit?
• What to do when retaliation has occurred and what corrective action is appropriate

Wrongful Termination

• Understanding wrongful terminations: The number one mistake many people make
• What wrongful termination is exactly – the different areas of violations to avoid
• How to make the termination process as quick and painless as possible without fear of legal reprisals
• Management practices that eliminate or minimize wrongful termination litigation (state law updates, feedback, and performance management)
• Responding to a wrongful termination lawsuit
• Whistle-blowing: Why it’s important to understand and how to avoid having it result in a wrongful termination lawsuit
• What you need to know about “at will” employment and termination
• Why it’s become so common for disgruntled employees to sue over wrongful termination
• HR policies that preserve employer rights
• The definition of “constructive discharge” and why you need to know it
• Four mistakes that can lead to wrongful termination suits against companies
  

"A real eye-opener – very informative and helpful."
Cheri Jones
Payroll Manager

" One of the best two-day seminars I have attended. I would recommend it to any HR professional who would like to broaden their legal background."
Diane Kaloustian
HR Generalist/Recruiter

" It was full of useful information that I will be able to bring back to my company and make major improvements with."
Beth McKay
HR Assistant