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Employment Law Essentials: From Defensive Documentation in Hiring and Firing to Policies, Handbooks, Complaints and Compliance

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Employment Law Essentials: From Defensive Documentation in Hiring and Firing to Policies, Handbooks, Complaints and Compliance
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This was great - best section was on employee handbooks.

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Session 1: Defensive Documentation from Hiring to Firing - Recognize the vulnerable points in the employment relationship and learn the best practices in documentation to minimize the number of problems and maximize the chances of successfully defending the employer’s actions when challenged. Understand the value and risks posed by offer letters, disciplinary documentation, performance evaluations, and termination paperwork. 
 
Session 2: Handbooks / Employment Policies 2015 - Avoid common mistakes in policy drafting. Adopt provisions that support the company's good faith compliance efforts and help reduce potential liability in audits and litigation. Understand how recent NLRB decisions affect even non-unionized employers.  
 
Session 3: Investigating Sensitive Employment Complaints - The investigation of an employee's complaint may be critical to an employer's only means of avoiding liability. The investigator may be a witness and the notes may be evidence. Learn how to investigate and document the process.
 
Session 4: Changes in Employment Law Impacting Compliance Efforts - HR professionals and legal counsel can better advise employers on compliance efforts if up to speed on the latest changes and trends in employment law.  This is a brief update of the most critical court cases, legislation, and federal agency activity at the EEOC, the DOL, and the NLRB.

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1. Defensive Documentation from Hiring to Firing (Sep 2015)

Connie L. Cornell

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Defensive Documentation from Hiring to Firing (Sep 2015)

​Recognize the vulnerable points in the employment relationship and learn the best practices in documentation to minimize the number of problems and maximize the chances of successfully defending the employer’s actions when challenged. Understand the value and risks posed by offer letters, disciplinary documentation, performance evaluations, and termination paperwork. 

Originally presented: Sep 2015 Essential Employment Law

Connie L. Cornell, Cornell Smith Mierl & Brutocao, LLP - Austin, TX

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2. Handbooks / Employment Policies 2015 (Sep 2015)

Connie L. Cornell

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Handbooks / Employment Policies 2015 (Sep 2015)

Avoid common mistakes in policy drafting. Adopt provisions that support the company's good faith compliance efforts and help reduce potential liability in audits and litigation. Understand how recent NLRB decisions affect even non-unionized employers.  

Originally presented: Sep 2015 Essential Employment Law

Connie L. Cornell, Cornell Smith Mierl & Brutocao, LLP - Austin, TX

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3. Investigating Sensitive Employment Complaints (Sep 2015)

Connie L. Cornell

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Investigating Sensitive Employment Complaints (Sep 2015)

The investigation of an employee's complaint may be critical to an employer's only means of avoiding liability. The investigator may be a witness and the notes may be evidence. Learn how to investigate and document the process.

Originally presented: Sep 2015 Essential Employment Law

Connie L. Cornell, Cornell Smith Mierl & Brutocao, LLP - Austin, TX

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4. Changes in Employment Law Impacting Compliance Efforts (Sep 2015)

Connie L. Cornell

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Changes in Employment Law Impacting Compliance Efforts (Sep 2015)

HR professionals and legal counsel can better advise employers on compliance efforts if up to speed on the latest changes and trends in employment law.  This is a brief update of the most critical court cases, legislation, and federal agency activity at the EEOC, the DOL, and the NLRB.

Originally presented: Sep 2015 Essential Employment Law

Connie L. Cornell, Cornell Smith Mierl & Brutocao, LLP - Austin, TX