COURSE DESCRIPTION: No employment law issue is trickier for a supervisor than retaliation. The reason: A special set of rules apply to workers who claim retaliation. Once employees file a complaint, take FMLA leave or “blow the whistle” on the company, they are in a protected class. Any decisions to fire, promote or reassign them can become powder kegs of risk. What managers view as a perfectly justified decisions, the workers (and their attorneys) could see as payback … and that can lead to retaliation lawsuits.
A few examples:
- A worker complained about work conditions and later lost a promotion to a more qualified candidate.
- Another took leave under FMLA and following her return was terminated for poor performance.
- Another reported a violation to OSHA and later got rescheduled to the night shift.
- Still another filed a sexual harassment complaint and later had her hours cut due to “a work slowdown.”
Supervisors absolutely need to be sensitized to the risks of retaliation lawsuits. In fact, even your most experienced managers could use an update. How your managers deal with retaliation risk makes the difference between fast resolution and a time consuming, expensive legal battle.
This 60-minute interactive audio conference gives your managers the facts they need to spot and avoid the potential retaliation traps. Your entire team will learn:
- What is a retaliation claim
- How the Supreme Court views management's role in preventing retaliation
- Why retaliation claims are more difficult to defend than other employment discrimination claims
- When an employee is engaging in a protected activity
- What not to say to an employee who has engaged in a protected activity
- How to manage the employee who attempts to prevent further disciplinary action or termination by making a protected complaint
- How to manage the employee who makes an unsupported or false claim
- When an employee is suffering a “materially adverse action”
- How a judge will analyze an employee’s retaliation claim
- How a jury will analyze an employee’s retaliation claim
ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Harold Goldner, Esq., is an employment law attorney who has published numerous articles on employment and litigation topics, and lectures frequently for the Montgomery Bar Association and Pennsylvania Bar Institute. He is President of the Eastern Pennsylvania affiliate of the National Employment Lawyers’ Association, and is Chair of the Solo & Small Firm Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. Mr. Goldner holds a J.D. from Boston University, and an LL.M. in Trial Advocacy from Temple University School of Law.
 HRCI CERTIFICATION: This program has been approved for 1.0 recertification credit hour 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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