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Employers Have Rights Too!
Tuesday 06/25/2024 07:30 AM - 08:30 AM   Add to calendar

Competencies: Interpersonal (Behavioral), Workplace (Technical) | Intended Audience: Mid-Level
Workplace Application:
By focusing on cases where employers successfully defended their actions or decisions, HR professionals will garner specific practical advice that will increase their ability to decrease their organization's risk profile. 

Generally, lawyer-led HR presentations focus on cases involving organizations that made significant employment law mistakes -- and suffered significant damages as a result. That is not this presentation. Rather, this session will look at cases in which employers successful defended claims brought against them, analyzing what they did right rather than what they did wrong. The program will do a deep dive into ten recent rulings, providing tips that HR professionals can immediately implement when they return to their organization after the conference. Significant time will be reserved at the end of this program for questions and suggestions from the audience.  

Learning Objectives:

  • Create an awareness that employers can and do win workplace-related litigation -- when they do the right thing.
  • Understand how to handle difficult situations such that if litigation follows the organization will be able to successfully defend any claims.
  • During this program, information will be shared that helps HR Professionals guide managers to take the steps necessary to put the organization in the best position possible to defend any claims.
  • By following the best practices covered in the session, HR professional will enhance their organization's culture, increase retention, and decrease their risk profile.
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Presenter:
Joseph L. Beachboard, Nationally Recognized Employment Lawyer,
Beachboard Consulting Group