Consulting and Training For Human Resources and Supervisors
I have designed training programs from one hour (high level ways to keep out of trouble) to four/eight hours (more detailed training with hypotheticals and quizzes) based upon 38 years of representation of employers and employees in nearly every type of employment dispute. Class size can range from one to 20 participants. The length of the program (1, 4, or 8 hours) depends on the needs of your organization and the number of participants since individualized training may be an important component. The program will be designed based on your particular situation, for example, the size of your company, the number of locations, and the strength of your existing Human resources team.
How Employers Get Into Trouble With Current and Former Employees.
This four hour program addresses the most common mistakes made by supervisors and human resource professionals. Among the questions answered are the following:
- Should you believe in “employment at will?”
- Why is documentation so important?
- Have you studied your employee handbook?
- Is progressive discipline required?
- What “protected classes” are the most protected?
- Why do medical leaves pose such a particular issue?
- How many people should be involved in termination decisions?
- Why do you give separated employees severance pay?
- How much severance pay is enough?
- How should you respond to employees filing for unemployment compensation?
- How do you conduct a sexual harassment investigation?
- Should you give employment references?
- Why do retaliation cases pose the most risk?
- Is it a good idea to provide information to a lawyer who contacts you about a recently separated employee?
- How do employee-side lawyers decide whether to take a case?
