The Duane Morris Institute is a resource for HR professionals, benefits administrators, in-house counsel and senior managers to learn and gain insight on employment issues. Courses can be customized and brought on site to you to delve into the specifics facing management and workforces in particular industries. Training can also be focused on issues faced by just certain segments of the audience, such as senior management or HR professionals, or can be made to apply to supervisors and managers in all functions and at all levels of an organization. For more information, contact Jonathan A. Segal at 215.979.1869 or jsegal@duanemorris.com.
TOPICS
Topics that are frequently the subject of Duane Morris Institute training sessions include:
409(a) Compliance – 409A Deferred Compensation Plans: compliance and corrections update
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) – Disability determinations; reasonable accommodation process; undue hardship defense
Affirmative Action – Applicant identification; applicant flow; good faith efforts
Attendance Problems – Approaches for managing; protected absences; EEO considerations
Background Checks – Reference checks; criminal and credit checks; educational verification
Benefit Plan Administration – Fiduciary duties; HIPAA; common “administrative” mistakes
Business Ethics – Confidentiality; conflicts; compliance
Collective Bargaining Negotiations – Learn best methods to prepare for collective bargaining negotiations
Diversity – Business benefits; conscious and unconscious bias; achieving greater diversity without unlawful discrimination
Documenting Discipline – Communicating performance deficiencies; common documentary mistakes uncovered in litigation
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Essentials – Discrimination/harassment laws; application to employment decisions
Employee v. Independent Contractor – Relevant factors; developing independent contractor agreements
Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) – Covered absences; medical documentation and other employer protections
Immigration – Permanent and temporary hiring of non-US citizens; managing petitions
Interviewing – Behavioral questions; subjective criteria; decision-making; when cultural fit is not legit
Investigations – Practical road map from intake to resolution; legal and practical minefields
Leaves of Absence – FMLA; USERA; state leave laws
Performance Appraisals – Documenting performance; “proxy” adjectives and other EEO danger zones
Protecting Your Business – Confidentiality agreements; non-solicitation agreements; non-compete agreements
Record Retention/Preservation – Record retention requests; “litigation hold” process; preservation of electronically stored information
Secrets of Effective Leadership – Developing the traits of a truly effective leader developed from leaders in business, political and sports worlds
Self-Corrections – Use, Overuse and Self-Abuse – Determine which qualified plan defects should be corrected and under which program
Sexual and Other Unlawful Harassment – Illegal/inappropriate behaviors; affirmative supervisory responsibilities
Substance Abuse – Detection, referral and testing
Termination Event – What, when and where; severance and other post-termination issues
Union Avoidance – Early detection and rapid response
Wage and Hour: Exempt employees – Exempt responsibilities under federal and state law; salary basis and improper deductions; self-audits
Wage and Hour: Non-Exempt employees – “Time worked” determinations; permissible deductions; calculating regular rate for overtime purposes
WARN and “Baby WARN” – Conducting mass layoffs and plant closings
Workplace Violence – Prevention and reaction