Personnel Law for Managers and Supervisors
Avoid the costly mistakes
managers and supervisors often make when dealing with employees and learn other critical legal guidelines.
1-Day Seminar - US $149.00; For groups of 5 or more, 139.00
Could you be next?
The
next manager to be threatened with legal action? The next company
to be hit with huge monetary damages? The next employer to inadvertently
run afoul of the law?
No one who deals with employees
today can afford to be without accurate knowledge and insight on current
personnel law. In today’s litigious business environment, employees
are increasingly taking their complaints to lawyers and courtrooms, and
winning, when managers are caught unprepared and uneducated.
Get informed!
Prevention of costly employee
lawsuits is paramount in today’s litigious business environment.
Government regulations are constantly being changed and added. This
comprehensive seminar is designed to keep you updated and informed on
the issues that affect management. We’ll explain key employment
laws in easy-to-understand terms and identify the common mistakes made
by managers and organizations every day.
Who should attend?
Managers and Supervisors
Department or Team Leaders
Business Owners or Managers
Personnel Managers and Staffers
Any Professional who is involved in
personnel issues or employee management
Seminar Overview
EEO, Title VII, ADA, CRA,
FMLA… Demystify the “alphabet soup” of personnel
law, and determine what’s pertinent to your situation
What’s on the horizon:
Pending legal issues that could greatly impact your present practices
How recent court decisions
affect you… and how to stay on top of constantly changing employment
laws
Common mistakes that novice
managers make during the hiring process… and the legal implications
of each
How to get the information
you need in an interview… without overstepping legal bounds
Step by step, the fair,
legal and safe procedure for discharging employees
How to deal with “attitude
problems”: A discipline and discharge procedure that won’t leave
you vulnerable
How to handle complaints
about sexual harassment—quickly, fairly, and legally
The many faces of discrimination…
discover the wide-reaching legal implications of discrimination…
and how it can lurk in the unlikeliest places
Diversity training: How
to implement a program that teaches employees how to respect the
rights of others
How to manage the contract
employee without stepping over the fine lines of contract employment
Situations where you can
(and should) legally invade employee privacy
What to do when you suspect
drug use: How to tackle the problem assertively and legally
Worker’s Compensation
claims: How to safely investigate and manage claims
Realistic guidelines to
minimize incidents of violence… and identify potential problems
before they erupt
When to initiate an investigation…
and how to tell if you’re justified in proceeding
Assessing your present
system: perform a quick legal audit of the policies and procedures
in use at your workplace
Exempt and non-exempt employees:
How record keeping can impact employee status
When a situation is bigger
than your ability to handle it: how and when to bring in an outsider
What to do if
you have to go to court: Essential guidelines for the legal novice
To find out more
about The
Basics of Personnel Law for Managers,
contact our customer service department at customerservice@pryor.com
or by phone at (800) 780-8476.