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Stay current on the ever-changing EEO and employment law.
Learn best practices for identifying, preventing, and managing employee issues and complaints that may create legal or policy risks. Work through real-life situations to practice applying the laws in practical, workplace-ready ways. Leave with a clearer understanding of the impact and critical importance of employment laws in today’s workplace.
Learn about Federal and select state and local laws related to:
- Employee rights in the US
- EEO, discrimination, harassment and retaliation
- Medical and family leaves and accommodation requirements
- Compensation and pay-related issues
- Privacy issues and considerations including issues around technology
- Unions and collective bargaining agreements
- Workplace safety
Key outcomes
- Get a clear, big-picture understanding of the major employment laws HR deals with, including EEO (Title VII), leave and accommodation requirements (ADA, FMLA), privacy laws, workplace safety (OSHA), and labor relations (NLRA)
- Understand discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, and the laws which are reflected in organizational policy
- Learn how to spot potential legal and HR policy issues early, and what questions to ask to assess risk and options
- Stay up to date on recent legislation and court decisions shaping employer and employee rights and responsibilities
- Build confidence handling everyday HR and employee situations, including those where multiple laws and policies overlap
- Strengthen your skills through case studies, role plays, discussion, Q&A, hands-on activities, feedback, and shared best practices from the group
Who should enroll
- Entry-level to senior HR professionals
- Global HR managers
- Employee relations managers
- Generalists seeking to move into a specialized role
- EEO, compliance and security professionals conducting internal employee-related investigations
- Employment lawyers and investigators
Instructors
HRCI: This workshop has been approved for 12 HR (General) recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®).
SHRM: This workshop has been approved for 12 PDCs credit hours toward SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM recertification through SHRM.
CLE: This workshop is approved for 14 NYS CLE credits. See our financial hardship policy here.
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