COURSE DESCRIPTION: Terminating employees is dangerous. Fired workers who feel angry and mistreated often contact the EEOC or a lawyer – which means you’re in for a long, costly, distracting legal battle.
But NOT terminating disruptive, underperforming employees is dangerous, too. You can’t survive in the competitive marketplace with bad-apple employees who sap morale and decrease productivity.
So what do you do? You manage risk. You make sure that every manager and supervisor in your company follows clear-cut procedures when dealing with problem employees. Will adhering to best-practices guarantee that no fired employee will get angry and sue? Of course not. But it will reduce the likelihood you’ll get sued, and dramatically increase your chances of prevailing should you ever end up in court.
Our presenter, Alyssa Senzel, Esq., will explain how to manage and document the termination process so that you’ll have the confidence to take the actions that are in your company’s best interests. At the end of this conference participants will be able to explain:
- The role performance evaluations play in terminations (including why they’re the first thing plaintiffs’ attorneys want to see)
- The right – and wrong – way to implement progressive discipline
- Why it’s important to document an employee’s poor performance and even minor policy infractions
- How to write an effective performance improvement plan/disciplinary memo.
- Conference participants will also learn about the following:
- What documentation is appropriate in an internal investigation
- The importance of consistency
- Why does all of this matter since all our employees are at-will?
ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Alyssa T. Senzel, Esq., has been practicing employment law for over 12 years and has extensive experience advising clients in a variety of employment issues, including but not limited to EEO/affirmative action, sexual harassment, wage and hour policy, the Americans With Disabilities Act, and family and medical leave policy. In addition, Ms. Senzel has drafted and evaluated employee manuals, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, and employment agreements. Ms. Senzel has a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Senzel is a member of the D.C. and California bars and is a frequent presenter of The Investigations Seminar and Managers and the Law.
 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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