Would you know how to respond if one employee feels bullied by another’s religious beliefs and actions? Or what to do if you found pictures of an employee snow-skiing - who was out on leave for a medical condition? Or, how to respond when two of your employees start dating and break up?

This webinar is designed to help you navigate common and growing issues arising in the workplace.

Focused on providing practical tips to avoid problems and prevent their escalation, the topics will include policies and tips to address dating in the workplace; preventing and responding to workplace bullying and other potential sources of harassment or violence; handling religious accommodations to avoid liability and maintain productivity; and handling issues that frequently arise when employees take leave under the FMLA or ADA.

Course Objectives:

Violating the many US laws involved in this topic can embroil employers in lawsuits that can be expensive, time-consuming and damaging to the employer’s reputation. Understanding these issues and being prepared to handle them both by policy and as a practical matter is vitally important to all businesses today.

Course Outline:

o Relationships in the Workplace After #MeToo
          • Hypotheticals and Legal Implications
          • Policies
          • Discussion Tips
          • Love Contracts
o Workplace Bullying
          • Legal Protections and When Bullying Becomes a Hostile Work Environment
          • Avoidance Through Policies
          • Avoidance Through Workplace Culture
          • Responding to Bullying Allegations
          • Dealing With "Jerk" Employees
o Religious Accommodations in the Workplace
          • Hypotheticals and Legal Implications
          • Policies
          • Investigations and Culture Shifts
          • Undue Burden Discussion Tips
o Employee Leave Abuse
          • Use or Abuse?
          • Knowing How to Handle Leaves Under the FMLA and ADA
          • Social Media and Employee Leave Investigations
          • What Happens When Leave Keeps Getting Extended?
          • Documenting Your Case of Abuse

What You Get:

• Training Materials
•  Live Q&A Session with our Expert
•  Participation Certificate
•  Access to Signup Community (Optional)
•  Reward Points

Who Will Benefit:

• Managers and Supervisors
• Employee Relations Professionals
• Human Resources professionals
• Employers
• Executives
• Compliance professionals
• Business owners
• Office managers,
• Employers of companies with 50 employees or more (or will be over 50 very soon)