Learn the different factors of discipline and termination which will assist in reducing your risk of allegations of discrimination, wrongful termination, manager personal liability and lawsuits as well as creating strategies that will help you handle these situations. Additionally, you will learn to maximize on current performance and disciplinary tools and collaboration with your HR professional.

Why Should You Attend:

Employers have always avoided the termination process and discussions either because it is not easy to terminate someone or because it can be difficult to defend any allegations of wrongful termination. Cases of wrongful termination have emerged and increased since the late 2000 year. Research has identified the following factors in this increase:

• Employees more aware and knowledgeable of the workplace rights
• Employees taking chances in making “a killing” by charging discrimination
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) establishing increased awareness on how employees can make these charges
• New whistle blower protections for employees who turn in Employers
• More resources on websites by Department of Labor (DOL) providing employees with ways to confirm if Employers are violating current regulations

Because of these and other factors, Employers are now more than ever, at risk of litigation against termination decisions. The EEOC has established definitions and guidelines of what constitutes discrimination and what employees are part of “protected classes” and discrimination claims. Now that there have been additional protections under EEOC, Employers should consider these regulations and prepare for those potential risks.

Employers need to be aware of the cost of these actions via litigation, fines & penalties and even criminal sanctions. Employers need to ask if they have the protections they need when they make decisions on termination, reduction in force, demotion, suspensions and disciplinary actions.

Course Outline:

• Learn how employees should be terminated with dignity respect and within regulations
• Learn how to mitigate wrongful termination allegations before they happen
• Create a termination checklist that will reduce your risk when making a decision to terminate
• Gain knowledge of the EEOC regulations and guidelines to prevent allegations of discrimination or wrongful termination
• Use training of your managers to reduce your risk since you can be held liable for Managers/Supervisors with bad management and poor judgment in handling employees
• What disciplinary actions should lead to termination and which should not?
• DOL and EEOC regulations and guidance on discrimination and wrongful termination allegations
• What certain allegations by employees should be prioritized and handled expeditiously
• How much money in fines & penalties can be levied against an Employer?
• The Civil Rights Act and discrimination allegations cases
• Factors that may influence a wrongful termination case
• Punitive damages and criminal sanction in these cases

What You Get:

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

Who Will Benefit:

• All Employers
• Business Owners
• Company Leadership
• Small business owners
• Office Managers
• Managers/Supervisors
• Compliance professionals
• HR professionals
• Professionals who handle employee relations issues
• Executives