HR2-Class 5: Employment Laws & Organizational Compliance
Baystate Health Education Center, Holyoke, MA
Monday, September 23, 2019
- Tuesday, September 24, 2019
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Eastern Standard Time
Overview of key state and federal employment laws Strategy in keeping up with new employment laws
o Is your handbook up-to-date? Are you missing or using outdated policies and posters?
o Casting a wide net in sources of information
• Influencing senior management on options related to employment laws
o Where and how to focus company resources to manage and reduce risk
o Educating front-line leaders on implementation of policies and procedures in place
o The greatest risks for employers per the MCAD and the courts
• Lawsuits – what is your internal strategy
o Release of claims, securing outside counsel
o Review of actual cases and how they were handled
• Managing the legacy of cases
o Retaliation concerns
o Morale following difficult lawsuits or complaints
o Managing long term consequences when a company is sued
• Handling a crisis
o Exploration in managing incidents that hit the media