COURSE DESCRIPTION: Employee handbooks are your first line of defense against the myriad of potential employment-related lawsuits your company faces. A good one will stand up in court and protect your company. But a poorly drafted one – containing lawsuit-provoking buzzwords, confusing language or other unnecessary verbiage that limits your flexibility – is a dream come true for a plaintiff’s lawyer.
Learning the 10 most common mistakes companies make in drafting handbooks – and how to correct them -- will help you avoid legal pitfalls. For example, an airtight employee handbook will allow you to manage employee expectations, reducing confusion about applicable policies. It will also provide a defense against lawsuits provoked by employees who claim they didn't know about reporting procedures, or that the company had inadequate procedures.
This legally-based "Best Practices" presentation will give you the practical tools you need to understand:
- Why handbooks are so important.
- The buzzwords employers include in their handbooks that can create liability.
- How an employer can draft a legally sound handbook in a manner that is both consistent with the law and provides maximum flexibility to administer policies according to legitimate business needs.
- What the courts have said when they examine handbooks
- Practical ways to avoid liability and manage employee expectations about the policies
ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Melissa Fleischer, Esq., is the Founder and President of HR Learning Center LLC, a human resources consulting firm specializing in employment law. Her firm provides training seminars and consulting on workplace and HR issues. Ms. Fleischer is a management-side employment attorney with over 20 years experience and is nationally recognized as an expert in her field. Ms. Fleischer is a frequent lecturer on employment law topics including seminars and workshops on Anti-Harassment Training, FMLA/ADA Training and Workplace Violence Prevention Training. Ms. Fleischer is also a Chapter Editor for the new FMLA Treatise that has been recently published by BNA. She is a member of SHRM and adjunct faculty providing employment law training for the Professional Development Center of SUNY/Westchester Community College in Valhalla, NY.
 HRCI CERTIFICATION: This program has been approved for 1.0 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage.
 MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE: We're so confident you'll get what you want out of this conference that we'll refund your full fee if you’re not satisfied. It's risk-free.
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