tips on preventing

employment related litigation

 

 

I.                  INTRODUCTION

 

II.              CONCISE OVERVIEW OF THE MOST PRESSING LEGAL ISSUES AFFECTING TODAY’S MANAGERS

§         Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

§         Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)

§         Americans with Disability Act (ADA)

§         Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

§         Retaliatory Discharge

§         Other Causes of Action involving the Employment Relationship

 

III.          PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR COMPANY FROM EMPLOYMENT RELATED LITIGATION

§         Documentation

§         Progressive discipline procedures

§         Company policies

 

IV.            EXPECTATIONS ONCE AN EMPLOYMENT RELATED LAWSUIT IS FILED

§         Interviews

§         Written discovery/Depositions/Hearings/Trial

 

V.                SPECIAL ISSUES OR CONCERNS PERTAINING TO YOUR COMPANY — QUESTION/ANSWER SESSION