Learn employment law fundamentals, from hiring to termination, to avoid legal issues. Explore defining company policies, managing personnel files, operating compliantly, and more.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
- Welcome
- What you need to know
- Job descriptions
- Job openings and applicant pool
- Questions you can't ask job applicants
- Test and assessment instruments
- The use of background checks
- At-will vs. for-cause employment
- Offer letters, contracts, and agreements
- Drug testing
- Fit for duty exams
- Employee handbook
- Management of personnel files
- Leave management
- The American with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Harassment and discrimination laws
- Retaliation
- Equal pay laws
- Employee whistle-blowing
- Bullies in the workplace
- Wage and hour laws
- Employee discipline
- Wrongful termination
- National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
- Post termination
- Next steps
Taught by
Don Phin
