Sure Fire Ways to Avoid Lawsuits for Wrongful Hiring & Firing

Did you know that FMLA/Wrongful Hiring cases constitute 35% of all employment law litigation cases? If you are not aware of the current case law and trends, you’re a sitting target for a costly claim. Learn the nuts and bolts about employment law defense strategies in this informative one day, hands on work shop.

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Overview Of Employment Issues

General rules that must be considered at the point of hiring and firing
Comprehensive updates
Noteworthy trends
What does exhaustion of administrative remedies means
Important legal deadlines for claimants

What Are Some Illegal Questions

GROUP EXERCISE-Formulate ten questions which are illegal to ask during an initinal hiring interview
THREE ACTUAL CASE STUDIES BASED ON real cases

Workplace Investigations
Framework for Conducting an Effective Investigations

How to Handle Preliminary Investigation Considerations
Investigating Techniques
Documentation
The follow-up necessary to an effective workplace investigation

Basic Provisions Of FMLA/CFRA & Pregnancy Disability Leave

Basic Regulations of FMLA, CMRA and Pregnancy Disability Leave
Learn about some noteworthy cases that have interpreted them
General rules that must be considered in administering leaves under these statutes
Flag pitfall for Employers

Wage And Hour

General guidelines regarding classification of employees as exempt verses nonexempt under Federal & State law
Highlight some wage and hour requirements and over time issues

Updates On Disability Laws

Review the basic provisions of State and Federal disability discrimination statutes, regulations and cases that have interpreted them
General rules to determine if an employee is disabled within the meaning of State and Federal law
Guidance regarding an employer’s duty to reasonably accommodate employees with qualified disabilities
Learn how to coordinate ADA claims with Workers Compensation Claims and SSDI matters