COURSE DESCRIPTION: Retaliation claims are expensive, tricky to defend against, and increasingly common. In the landmark 2006 Burlington Northern case, the U.S. Supreme Court greatly expanded the definition and scope of retaliation claims. In the past year the High Court has upped the ante, giving employees new avenues to bring these claims.
And plaintiffs’ lawyers are taking advantage. As an HR executive, you might do everything right: draft a solid policy, conduct a prompt, thorough investigation of harassment complaints, deliver training – and still get blindsided by a retaliation claim. Or a supervisor who doesn’t know the law might take an adverse action against an employee who made a complaint or engaged in some other “protected activity.” That’ll trigger a retaliation lawsuit every time.
This conference will minimize your risk of getting hit with a retaliation claim. It will give participants critical updates on retaliation law and provide valuable tools to prevent these costly claims.
In this 90 minute session, participants will:
- Learn what workplace conduct is protected under state and federal law from retaliation,
- How to identify and prevent risky management conduct; and
- Gain proactive tools to avoid liability
Topics covered include:
- Definition of retaliation
- Details on the various types of protected activities that can trigger protection under retaliation laws
- Update on the U. S. Supreme Court cases expanding employees rights to file claims
- Case studies on various retaliation scenarios
- Tips and tools to avoid these costly claims.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Allison West, Esq., SPHR, has a simple approach to employment practices: be proactive. After practicing law at a San Francisco labor and employment boutique, Allison decided to use her employment law background, coupled with sound knowledge of human resource practices to provide proactive risk management services aimed at helping companies both prevent and resolve employment claims.
Allison is a frequent speaker at national and location human resources and diversity conferences and also specializes in delivering customized in-house employment law and human resources training programs to small, medium and large companies serving a variety of industries. Some of her clients include Chiquita Brands, Kyocera America, SanDisk, Kodak EasyShare Gallery, Sharp Hospital, Barclays Global Investors and Portola Pharmaceuticals. Her expertise also includes delivering one-on-one sensitivity training to executives, managers and employees concerning harassment, discrimination, and disciplinary and/or behavioral issues as well as conducting workplace investigations, providing expert witness assistance and other HR consulting. Allison is a member of the State Bar of California and holds a Senior Professional in Human Resources certification.
 HRCI CERTIFICATION: This program has been approved for 1.5 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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