Agenda

Legislation, Case Laws, Trends, and Hot Issues

• The most important employment legislation and how it affects your workplace and job
• What you must know about the Americans with Disabilities Act as it relates to interviewing and hiring
• COBRA requirements — an update on the latest changes

A Fresh Look at Essential Employment Practices

• Why how and where you recruit can inadvertently constitute discrimination
• Hiring practices that will stand up under an EEOC undercover audit
• Documentation you must have if you're called to court
• Words you must never use in describing classes of employees

Practical Insights into HR Administration and Benefits

• Tips to help you avoid common mistakes in meeting the requirements of FMLA
• Up-to-date COBRA changes that affect the way you administer benefits
• New legalities in reporting incentive pay, benefits, and other perks
• How to successfully evaluate, discipline, and correct performance problems among managers

The Legalities of Policies, Procedures, and Employment Handbooks

• How to communicate policies and procedures so they will be easy to understand — and hold up in court
• What you must do to ensure that employment policies and procedures comply with the law
• How to recognize legally weak language, unclear definitions, and vague employee rules
• What absolutely must be achieved during employee orientation for legal reasons