This presentation will provide employers with information on fair and effective approaches to employee discipline, including how to appropriately use documentation and discipline to avoid wrongful discharge, retaliation, and discrimination claims resulting from discipline and termination. We will focus on legal considerations and best practices in developing fair and effective guidelines for employee discipline.
We will examine:
- Federal and state laws affecting employee discipline issues, including disability and leave laws
- Best practices in documentation of employee misconduct
- How to develop a fair approach to determine if discipline is appropriate
- The benefits of separation agreements and releases.
- Learn how to think about employee counseling and discipline in the context of a strategic risk management framework
- Learn fundamental techniques that should be a plied whenever an employer is disciplining or discharging an employeeObtain discipline and discharge checklists
