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Employee Handbook Legal Update: What to Change and What to Keep - on CD

Employee Handbook Legal Update: What to Change and What to Keep - on CD

It's easier than ever for an employee complaint to escalate into a lawsuit. One of the smartest ways to protect your organization from legal entanglements and communicate expectations is to have an effective employee handbook that reflects the newest laws, regulations, and trends.

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Presented by attorney Jeffrey S. Beck of Baker & Daniels.

Today’s workplace is fraught with legal dangers as workers find more opportunities to escalate complaints into lawsuits. 

An employee handbook can be your best friend or your worst enemy -- a little careless wording can make it into a contract promising employees advantages you didn’t mean to promise. However, a carefully worded handbook can be one of the most effective ways to communicate workplace expectations to your employees -- and it can also shield your organization from liability. 

The key is to make sure you handbook works for you -- not against you. With recent law and regulation changes, as well as advances in technology, it's critical that your employee handbook stays current with the newest trends.Such updates are vital to its effectiveness, and an effective handbook can keep your organization on track in more ways than one.

With this interactive webinar, you'll learn:

  • Essential handbook components
    - At-will language
    - No-solicitation clauses
    - FMLA
    - Privacy issues
    - Safety issues
    - Discipline and discharge policies
    - Attendance
    - Nondiscrimination and harassment
  • Issues that should be addressed in separate binding agreements
    - Arbitration agreements
    - Noncompete agreements
    - Confidential information agreements
  • Wording to avoid in handbooks and common policies that are actually illegal
  • New trends in policymaking
    - Prohibiting bullying and sexual orientation discrimination
    - No-fault attendance policies
    - Social media
  • How to keep your handbook from being considered a contract
  • Examples of effective disclaimer language
  • State-specific issues that should be addressed in a handbook
  • How create or revise a handbook and who should be involved
  • Best practices for distributing handbooks and documenting that all employees are responsible for knowing what they cover
  • Steps to take to make sure your handbook review is frequent and thorough
  • How to communicate handbook changes and make sure employees know what handbook is in force
  • Recent statutory and case law changes that may affect handbooks
  • Pros, cons, and advice on employee manual software

In just 90 minutes, you'll learn how a carefully worded employee handbook can help communication and shield your organization from liability. Order now!