Attorneys preparing to sue an employer often start with the employee handbook. This 90-minute employee handbook webinar covers the major errors employers make when updating handbooks and how to avoid large penalties.
Employers tend to lag in adding new regulations to handbooks and standalone policies. When federal, state and local rules conflict, the one most favorable to employees applies, so you need to know and follow all of them.
You'll learn which policies must be included and which are often missed, NLRB guidance on handbooks, risks in at-will statements, dress code, telework and complaint policies, COVID-19 vaccine and mask policies, bystander reporting and the 2020 Supreme Court ruling on sexual orientation under the Civil Rights Act.
WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?
Every employer, in any state and of any size, must follow federal and state employment laws. Your handbook explains those rights and duties to employees and helps show that you work to comply, so its legal impact on your risk strategy is large.
This training suits employers and small business owners, company leaders, HR and compliance professionals, managers and supervisors in every industry.
AREA COVERED
Required and missing policies
- Policies that must be included in the handbook
- Federal regulations already listed in employee handbooks
- Policies employers consistently miss
- Common mistakes
- Why employers need to follow NLRB updates on employee handbooks
High-risk policies
- How the at-will statement can lead to litigation
- Why grooming and dress code policies can be discriminatory
- The 2020 Supreme Court ruling that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 covers sexual orientation, and handbooks not yet updated
- Why poorly written telework policies are a risk
- Why complaint procedures cause problems for employers
- Bystander discrimination and harassment reporting, and the employer risk
- How Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) help with employee relations issues
COVID-19 policies
- Handbook errors affecting COVID-19 vaccinations
- Mask and vaccine policies in the handbook
- Updating workplace vaccine mandate policies
- Tracking COVID-19 reasonable accommodation requests to avoid disability and discrimination claims
- State regulations, more than 18 of them, on COVID-19 vaccine mandates and sexual harassment
- How OSHA workplace safety enforcement of vaccine mandates relates to handbook policies
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Identify policies your handbook must include and those employers often miss
- Apply NLRB guidance when reviewing handbook policies
- Avoid litigation risks in at-will, dress code, telework and complaint policies
- Update anti-discrimination policies to reflect sexual orientation protections
- Address bystander reporting and use EAPs in employee relations
- Review COVID-19 vaccine, mask and accommodation policies against current rules
- Resolve conflicts between federal, state and local requirements
WHO WILL BENEFIT?
- All Employers
- Business Owners
- Company Leadership
- Compliance professionals
- HR Professionals
- All professionals
- Compliance Professionals
- Managers/Supervisors
- Employers in all industries
- Small Business Owners
Every employer, in any state and of any size, must follow federal and state employment laws. Your handbook explains those rights and duties to employees and helps show that you work to comply, so its legal impact on your risk strategy is large.
This training suits employers and small business owners, company leaders, HR and compliance professionals, managers and supervisors in every industry.
Required and missing policies
- Policies that must be included in the handbook
- Federal regulations already listed in employee handbooks
- Policies employers consistently miss
- Common mistakes
- Why employers need to follow NLRB updates on employee handbooks
High-risk policies
- How the at-will statement can lead to litigation
- Why grooming and dress code policies can be discriminatory
- The 2020 Supreme Court ruling that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 covers sexual orientation, and handbooks not yet updated
- Why poorly written telework policies are a risk
- Why complaint procedures cause problems for employers
- Bystander discrimination and harassment reporting, and the employer risk
- How Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) help with employee relations issues
COVID-19 policies
- Handbook errors affecting COVID-19 vaccinations
- Mask and vaccine policies in the handbook
- Updating workplace vaccine mandate policies
- Tracking COVID-19 reasonable accommodation requests to avoid disability and discrimination claims
- State regulations, more than 18 of them, on COVID-19 vaccine mandates and sexual harassment
- How OSHA workplace safety enforcement of vaccine mandates relates to handbook policies
- Identify policies your handbook must include and those employers often miss
- Apply NLRB guidance when reviewing handbook policies
- Avoid litigation risks in at-will, dress code, telework and complaint policies
- Update anti-discrimination policies to reflect sexual orientation protections
- Address bystander reporting and use EAPs in employee relations
- Review COVID-19 vaccine, mask and accommodation policies against current rules
- Resolve conflicts between federal, state and local requirements
- All Employers
- Business Owners
- Company Leadership
- Compliance professionals
- HR Professionals
- All professionals
- Compliance Professionals
- Managers/Supervisors
- Employers in all industries
- Small Business Owners
Speaker Profile
Margie Faulk
Margie Faulk is a senior level human resources professional with over 15 years of HR management and compliance experience. A current Compliance Advisor for HR Compliance Solutions, LLC, Margie, has worked as an HR Compliance advisor for major corporations and small businesses in the small, large, private, public and Non-profit sectors. Margie has provided small to large businesses with risk management strategies that protect companies and reduces potential workplace fines and penalties from violation of employment regulations. Margie is bilingual (Spanish) fluent and Bi-cultural.Margie’s area of expertise includes Criminal Background Screening Policies and auditing, I-9 document correction and storage compliance, …
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