COURSE DESCRIPTION: “Problem employees” are your biggest lawsuit risk. They’re the ones your supervisors and line managers are most likely to fire or pass over for promotion. And if handled the wrong way, they get angry, often angry enough to seek out a lawyer.
Employees usually don’t sue for logical reasons – e.g., “The company violated the law and I have an airtight case.” They sue for emotional reasons – e.g., I was treated like dirt and I want vengeance!” When a really angry employee sues, it’s often due to a leadership failure, not a legal oversight.
That’s why your #1 weapon for fighting wrongful termination lawsuits is to practice the fundamentals of smart management – simple things like having a plan, showing respect, communicating honestly and managing employee expectations. Bottom line: A terminated employee who was properly managed is far less likely to walk out the door angry, and therefore far less likely to sue you.
That’s the gist of this Webinar by Chad Shultz, an attorney with the national law firm Ford & Harrison, LLP. This program will lay out 10 sound management principles for managers that will vastly reduce that likelihood that an employee will sue your company. Mr. Shultz will explain how to:
- Carefully plan interventions -- Hope is not a strategy
- Earn employees’ respect – and the most common ways to blow your credibility
- Eliminate surprises, which tend to fuel anger
- Communicate precisely and diplomatically
- Offer candid feedback without being offensive
- Create the perception of fairness, even when you’re being tough
- Know when it’s appropriate to fire an employee with no warning
- Investigate employee concerns properly
- See the world from the employee’s perspective
- Know when you need to ask for help
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS: Chad Shultz defends employee lawsuits and advises clients on avoiding litigation and managing lawsuits through proactive policies and supervisor training. He has represented management in state and federal court in 29 states during his 20 years with Ford & Harrison. He recently co-authored the book Manage Your Employees or Get Out of the Way: Ten Rules for Preventing Lawsuits and developed a manager training program to accompany the book. Chad is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and is also AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Chad is also listed in Georgia Super Lawyers for employment litigation.
Sarah Pierce Wimberly of Ford & Harrison, LLP has a broad employment and labor law practice and routinely counsels clients on day-to-day employment issues, drafts and reviews policies, conducts management training, investigates employee complaints and counsels clients on them, defends discrimination, whistleblower and other charges and complaints before administrative agencies, mediates and arbitrates grievances, and litigates labor and employment cases in state and federal court. Sarah is AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and co-author of the book Manage Your Employees or Get Out of the Way: Ten Rules for Preventing Lawsuits.
 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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