Management Programs

The objectives of this workshop are to provide the human resource professional with an understanding of: This course concentrates on case-study discussions and practical examples, enabling you to have a thorough understanding of the law in the context of problems that arise every day.

• The laws that obligate employers
• Recent legislation and court cases defining employer/ employee rights and obligations
• Legal and business considerations bearing on employer decisions
• Practical implications of the laws in day-to-day human resources operations
• The impact of the laws on the development of policies and procedures
• Alternatives for minimizing the company's exposure to employee lawsuits and administrative charges

Key Topics

• EEO: Equal Employment Opportunity
• Title VII, ADEA, ADA, Executive Order 11246, the Rehabilitation Act, and VEVRAA; nondiscrimination in recruitment, testing, promotion, and termination; affirmative action requirements for government contractors
• FLSA: Fair Labor Standards Act
• What you must know about the federal wage-and-hour law and how it is enforced
• OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Act
• The rights and responsibilities of employers to employees
• ERISA: Employee Retirement Income Security Act
• What your company must do to comply with this complex and changing law
• FMLA: Family and Medical Leave Act
• Understanding when an employer must grant leaves of absence to employees
• NLRA: National Labor Relations Act
• How to avoid violating the NLRA; trends in recent rulings; the relationship between a collective bargaining agreement and the law
• WARN: Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
• Employers' obligations when closing plants or operations
• COBRA: Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act and HIPAA: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
• Understanding the benefits and privacy protection of these laws
• SOX: Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Understanding SOX Whistleblower Protections
• Employment at will/wrongful discharge
• Recent court cases and the erosion of the employment-at-will doctrine; what employers must do to protect themselves from being sued for wrongful discharge
• Privacy issues and management rights in the workplace
• How and when do employers expose themselves to liability? A review of the legal implications of employer policies regarding:
• Employee drug testing
• Employee assistance programs
• Employee surveillance and searches
• Disciplining of "off-premises conduct"
• Maintenance of, and access to, personnel files
• Reference checks
• Anti-nepotism
• Communicable disease issues
• Workplace violence
• State and local legislation and court action
• Current trends in state and local laws and regulations affecting human resources. Key litigation in the states.

Special Features

You will receive a CD-ROM containing comprehensive legal summaries prepared by renowned labor and employment law attorneys as well as detailed resource lists and bibliographies.

Who Will Benefit

HR managers and professionals who seek detailed coverage of federal and state laws, regulations, and court cases affecting the workplace; typical attendees have one to ten years of experience in human resources

Instructors

Susan W. Brecher, Shelley M. Greenwald, Lisa L. Hunter, Barbara B. Kalish, Michael A. Kalish, William Milani, Robert J. Nobile, Andrea S. Rattner, Donald W. Savelson, Andrea M. Basile Terrillion

Your instructors will be selected from the faculty listed above.

This course can also be taken online at www.ecornell.com/ilr and is available as part of Cornell's Blended Learning solutions.