Terminating Employees in California Without Getting Sued: How You Can Minimize Your Risk of Employee Lawsuits
Employer Resource Institute Audio Conference
Originally presented on March 8, 2007
Firing workers. It's one of the least enjoyable and most stressful duties employers must tackle, whether it involves large-scale layoffs or letting go of a single employee.
Unfortunately, it can also be one of the most legally risky challenges, too. One mistake in the firing process - even when a termination is fully justified and well-documented - can easily explode into an expensive (and embarrassing) employee lawsuit.
You can avoid many of the risks by getting a few simple policies in place, by avoiding the most common yet costly pitfalls, and by knowing the comments and questions you should avoid at all costs during a termination meeting.
Join us for a practical 90-minute audio conference to gain hands-on advice about the smart way to terminate employees in California. You'll learn how to prepare for terminations, and what to say (and not say) during the termination meeting. Plus, you'll have a chance at the end of the call to submit your own questions about terminations, via phone or email.
YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES WILL LEARN:
- Why you must prepare for the possibility of termination even before an employee is hired
- The policies and practices you need in place to lawsuit-proof your company
- What you must NEVER say when firing an employee
- How to ensure your severance agreements are binding
- The crucial post-termination steps you must take to stay out of court
- What to do when you're asked to provide a reference for an employee you've fired
- The special rules governing group layoffs and terminations of older workers
ABOUT YOUR SPEAKER:
Juliann H. Panagos, Esq. is a partner in the law firm of McGlinchey Stafford. She has defended employers in federal and state courts, before numerous regulatory agencies, and during complex arbitrations. Also, she has presented speeches on a wide variety of labor and employment issues in continuing education seminars and for bar associations and corporate management. She earned her law degree at Washington & Lee University School of Law and completed her graduate legal degree at Emory University School of Law.
Approved for Recertification Credit
This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hour toward PHR
and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute
(HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please
visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.
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and no out-of-office time.
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practical information from California Employer Advisor sent to you via e-mail
shortly before the conference.
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