The Employment Law Compliance Series for Managers & Supervisors

Straight-Talk Compliance Training for Managers and Supervisors

The "Ready-Set-Go!" format is the most convenient training you'll ever use. Just pop the CD-ROMs into a computer and the programs will run themselves.

1. Expert speakers narrate each program in plain language that will make sense to your team
2. The program slides change automatically – you don't have to worry about reading a script or trying to guess when you should change slides
3. Each presentation is packed with real-world examples to help the concepts come to life

The details on each program:

Progressive Discipline (Program length: 28 minutes) - Viewers will learn:

• The five key benefits of progressive discipline (hint: it’s not ONLY about preventing lawsuits)
• The three key elements that must be included in a legally sound progressive discipline policy
• The four steps in the progressive discipline process, including specific guidelines for how managers need to handle each step
• The right way to document the discipline process, including the two biggest mistakes managers make
• Four common progressive discipline pitfalls – and how managers can avoid them
• Why it’s essential to understand your progressive discipline policies and communicate them to employees

Retaliation (Program length: 35 minutes) - Viewers will learn:

• The three key legal issues involved in a retaliation claim: Protected status, Adverse Action and Causality
• Which activities or complaints are protected by law – and which are not
• How a landmark Supreme Court decision broadened the definition of “adverse action” and increased the likelihood that you could provoke a retaliation lawsuit
• 9 management practices that supervisors must adopt to prevent retaliation claims
• 7 routine management actions that could trigger a retaliation lawsuit – and how to avoid them

Interviewing & Hiring (Program length: 40 minutes) - Viewers will learn:

• The psychology of rejected candidates – and what you can do to defuse their anger so they're less likely to sue
• How a properly constructed job description can protect you from costly, time-consuming legal trouble
• Eleven 'protected classes' every manager and supervisor should know
• Exactly what you can – and can’t – say and do in 13 high-risk hiring situations
• The safe way to find out about citizenship status
• How to handle nine tricky real-world scenarios by the book
• In sum, how to avoid making a plaintiff attorney’s day

FMLA (Program length: 39 minutes) - Viewers will learn:

• Exactly what FMLA rights your employees have
• What to say – and what not to say – when an employee comes to you with a situation that may involve FMLA
• What’s your main weapon for preventing FMLA abuse, and how to use it
• How to handle eight real-world scenarios 'by the book'
• Overall, how to balance your employees’ rights with your organization’s needs, and avoid costly legal disputes

Sexual Harassment (Program length: 38 minutes) - Viewers will learn:

• The six most common mistakes supervisors make that lead to sexual harassment lawsuits
• Why sexual harassment is such a difficult problem to control
• Why you, the supervisor or manager, are the single most important line of defense against workplace harassment
• The difference between “quid pro quo” and “hostile work environment” harassment
• The many forms sexual harassment can take
• What you should do when an employee reports an incident of sexual harassment

Terminations (Program length: 43 minutes) - Viewers will learn:

• The number one mindset that will establish the right tone and keep you on solid footing when firing employees
• The meaning of “at-will” employment and “protected classes”
• Three broad management principles that will help you prevent wrongful termination lawsuits
• Three big mistakes supervisors make that provoke termination lawsuits – and how you can avoid them
• Two procedural mistakes that can trigger lawsuits
• Two “Common Sense Rules” that should guide the actions of all supervisors from the moment they decide to fire someone until the moment the employee walks out the door
• And how to handle three especially difficult types of firings

Complaint Investigations (Program length: 55 minutes) - Viewers will learn:

• What types of complaints require an investigation and call for fast response on your part – and which do not
• The single most important thing you should do — before you begin an investigation
• Five common accusations that employees make when they feel they’ve been treated unfairly after filing a complaint
• Nine procedures to follow that help bulletproof an investigation

100% Money Back Guarantee of Satisfaction: If you're not completely convinced that these programs help you managers and supervisors avoid common employment law mistakes, simply return them within 30 days for a full refund. No questions asked.