Employee Handbooks: Everything You Need to Know to Keep You Out of Trouble

Training Provided by Lorman Education Services Protect your organization - know the ins and outs of employee handbooks. Is it better to have an employee handbook or not to have one in today's litigious society? Will regulatory agencies look at your company more favorably, and what will they look for? Is it better to write your own or order one online? Long or short? How often to update it? These and other pertinent questions will be the topic of this seminar. Find out what employee handbooks must say and how to say it. Learn what should be omitted immediately - and why. We'll explore everything that goes into a good handbook - one that will reduce the possibility of litigation and serve as a valuable tool for you, the employer. Register Today! Benefits for You - Learn the nature of at-will employment - what does it all mean? - Update your company's FMLA and ADA policies in light of recent changes - Incorporate compensation and benefits policies into your handbook - Make sure your handbook includes nondiscrimination and harassment policies - Write policies concerning employee privacy - such as drug and alcohol testing policies

Employee Handbooks: Everything You Need to Know to Keep You Out of Trouble Agenda

8:30 am - 9:00 am Registration

9:00 am - 9:30 am At-Will Employment

- Megumi Sakae

- Express and Implied Contracts

- The Employee Handbook as a Contract

- Abrogation of Employment at Will

- Use of Disclaimers to Avoid Contractual Liability

- Use of Employment Agreements in Conjunction With an Employee Handbook

9:30 am - 10:45 am Policies Describing Employee Leaves

- Christopher S. Yeh

- Family and Medical Leave Act and Hawaii Family Leave Act

- Americans With Disability Act

- Pregnancy Disability Leave

- Workers' Compensation Leave

- Other Leave Policies

10:45 am - 11:00 am Break

11:00 am - 12:00 pm Employee Privacy

- Christopher S. Yeh

- Drug and Alcohol Testing

- Off-Duty Conduct

- Conflicts of Interest

- Workplace Searches

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch (On Your Own)

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm Nondiscrimination and Harassment Policies

- Sarah O. Wang

- Why Is the Policy Important?

- What the Policy Should Include

- How to Implement the Policy

1:45 pm - 2:30 pm Employee Discipline and Personnel Files

- Sarah O. Wang

- Progressive Discipline

- Employee Responses to Discipline and Grievance Procedures

- What Should Be in a Personnel File?

- Policies on Access to Information in a Personnel File

2:30 pm - 2:45 pm Break

2:45 pm - 3:30 pm Employee Compensation and Benefits

- Patrick H. Jones

- Minimum Wage and Overtime Obligations

- Payment of Wages and Withholding Requirements

- Recordkeeping Obligations

- Policies on Employee Benefits

3:30 pm - 4:15 pm Policy on Confidential or Proprietary Information, Noncompetition Agreements and Arbitration Agreements

- Patrick H. Jones

- Policy Protecting Confidential and Proprietary Information

- Noncompetition Agreements

- Arbitration Agreements

4:15 pm - 4:30 pm Questions and Answers

- Patrick H. Jones and Sarah O. Wang

About The Training Provider: Lorman Education Services

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