HR Processes, Practices and Compliance / Onsite Program

Basic Training for Preventing Lawsuits

Description:
This half-day seminar gives your managers skills, tools and systems for getting the best performance from employees, and terminating them without risk of costly lawsuits. It goes beyond the law to feature your company’s policy and values.

The program includes your organization's policies and procedures, small group discussion, video vignettes, skill building exercises and extensive Q &A. Our instructors are seasoned attorneys, experienced trainers, and skilled facilitators who use personal stories and appropriate humor to make this topic fun and interesting.

Participants will learn:

• The Spirit of the Law
• The Four Key Concepts of Employment Law
  • Be consistent
  • Have a legitimate business reason for decisions
  • Document: importance, electronic files, how to write it
  • Call the experts: your management, HR and legal team
  
  
  
• Three Rules for Preventing Wrongful Termination/Demotion Suits
  • Treat employees fairly: good cause, progressive discipline, performance appraisals
  • Keep your promises: policies, handbooks, oral promises
  • Respect whistle-blowing
  
  
  
• Handling Layoffs
• References Policy

Target Audience:
Experienced and new executives, managers, supervisors and leads.

To speak with an LSA Expert and learn about program customization and delivery options onsite at your company, please contact us.