California Employer Advisor Webinar Live webinar coming Tuesday, July 17, 2012 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon (Pacific) Q. What's HR's secret weapon for defending against discrimination or retaliation charges? A. Well-written, objective HR documentation that accurately and succinctly chronicles the employee's performance-, conduct-, or attendance-based issues. Any labor and employment attorney will tell you that one of the keys to being able to defend—or even prevent—litigation rests in sound HR documentation practices. But what does that mean in actual practice? Join us for an in-depth webinar on July 17th and find out. You'll learn: The key components that all good progressive-discipline documents—including warnings, disciplinary notices, or termination letters—share The practices you should put in place so your employment documentation is consistent and fair How to accurately convey employment objectives, expectations, and policy violations, as well as the consequences of not improving on performance issues Language to use so employees are actually being held accountable for improving their own performance or conduct How to document attendance issues following the expiration of workers' protected leave under state and federal leave laws How to handle a situation where there may be a medical or psychological reason behind a worker's performance or conduct-related issues so you don't violate the ADA or FEHA The nightmare scenarios that have resulted from poor documentation practices for countless employers—and how to avoid making those mistakes This webinar is exclusively available to our CEA Online subscribers. If you're already a CEA Online subscriber, and would like to attend this webinar free of charge, please click here to register. If you're not already a CEA Online member, you can sign up for a full year of membership—including 12 subscriber-only webinars like this one every year—for just a little bit more than what it costs to attend a single webinar. For a rundown of all the benefits of CEA Online membership, including our 100% satisfaction guarantee, click here. About Your Speaker: Kristine E. Kwong, Esq. is a partner in the Los Angeles office of law firm Musick, Peeler & Garrett, LLP. She advises and counsels clients on a wide range of business and employment issues, including disability claims and accommodations, wage and hour matters, noncompete and restrictive covenant agreements, executive compensation packages, and other legal concerns for employers. In addition, her practice includes the drafting and updating of handbooks, policy manuals, codes of conduct, and severance packages, and she regularly produces and presents training programs for employers on current issues of employment law. Kwong earned her law degree from the University of the Pacific (McGeorge School of Law). She has presented at both webinars and live events hosted by Business & Legal Resources and California Employer Resources. This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). This program is also a California-specific continuing education activity for PHR-CA and SPHR-CA recertification. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org. The use of this seal is not an endorsement by HRCI of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met HRCI's criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit. California Employer Resources is an approved MCLE Multiple Activity Provider, and this program has been approved for 1.5 hours of MCLE credit by the State Bar of California. For more information, please contact our customer service department at (800) 695-7178.

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