Avoiding Liability: Employment Law Landmines for Supervisors and Managers

In an era when employees “express themselves” through litigation and government investigations, it’s critical that all supervisors and managers have a general understanding of employment law and how it impacts their everyday actions and decisions. Following an introduction to wage and hour concerns, discrimination/affirmative action and employee rights, participants will learn about the landmines that await even the best-intentioned supervisor who fails to train, document and keep evidence; who inflates performance evaluations; operates inconsistently; provides references; leaves smoking guns in e-mail or voice mail; and unknowingly creates dangerous precedents by failing to consult HR before taking action. This eye-opening program helps participants learn how to protect themselves and their company.

Who Should Attend: Exempt supervisors, managers, and executives.

Program Content:

• Introduction to wage and hour law
• Discrimination
• Introduction to affirmative action
• Recognizing FMLA
• Employee rights
• Common mistakes that supervisors make