Fatal Errors Employers Make When Updating Employee Handbooks that Can Be a Legal Landmine! Learn What Policies are Mandated for 2022!

Duration:
90 Minutes  
Instructor
Margie Faulk

Employers should know that the employee handbook is one of the documents that is reviewed by attorneys who are looking to sue them.

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Overview

Employers should know that the employee handbook is one of the documents that is reviewed by attorneys who are looking to sue them. Having an employee handbook is critical to a company and having it updated with all the necessary policies is crucial. Labor research has proven that Employers have a delay in implementing new regulations and adding them to Employee Handbooks or stand-alone policies. 

New regulations go hand in hand with the employee handbook and standalone policy updates. As a compliance officer, I am always providing support to Employers and professionals and seeing what the gaps are when protecting employees. Federal, State, and local regulations have an impact on maintaining workplace compliance and Employers need to be aware that when Federal, State, and Local regulations clash the regulations with the most benefit for the employees supersede. 

That is why it is important to be aware of and follow all workplace regulations.

Now more than ever, employers need to ensure employee handbooks are up to date, and consistent including all new regulations and changes that involve the workplace. This training will focus on some of the major errors that are made when updating employee handbooks and how to avoid some of the large penalties.

Why you should Attend

No matter what state you do business in, or how many employees you have, you will be subject to state and federal employment laws. Your handbook not only communicates these various entitlements and obligations to employees but is useful in demonstrating that your organization strives to be compliant with these regulations. Do not underestimate the legal impact your employee handbook can have on your risk strategy!

Areas Covered in the Session

  • Learn what policies must be included for 2022
  • 2022 Federal regulations are already listed in employee handbooks
  • Learn what policies are consistently missed by Employers
  • Which handbook errors impact COVID-19 Vaccinations
  • Why do Employers need to be aware of what the NLRB updates are on employee handbooks?
  • Common mistakes
  • Updates on policies for masks and vaccines that need to be included in employee handbooks
  • The new update called bystander discrimination and harassment reporting and what is the Employer risk
  • State regulations need to be revised with over 18 new regulations impacting COVID-19 vaccines mandates, sexual harassment
  • Learn how the At-Will statement can cause litigation nightmares
  • Learn why grooming and dress code policies can be a discriminatory practice
  • The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was updated to include sexual orientation by the Supreme Court in 2020 but Employers have not updated their handbook
  • Learn how tracking reasonable accommodation requests for Covid-19 can avoid disability and discrimination allegations
  • Learn how workplace vaccine mandates need to be updated in the employee handbook
  • Learn why teleworking policies are a landmine if not written appropriately
  • Learn how vaccine mandates by safety in the workplace enforcement by OSHA need to be included even though it has not been established
  • Learn how the Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) can be a huge benefit when trying to manage employee relations issues
  • Why are complaint procedures creating havoc for Employers?

Who Will Benefit

  • All Employers
  • Business Owners
  • Company Leadership
  • Compliance professionals
  • HR Professionals
  • All professionals
  • Compliance Professionals
  • Managers/Supervisors
  • Employers in all industries
  • Small Business Owners

Speaker Profile

Margie Faulk, a senior level human resources and compliance professional with over 14 years of HR management and compliance experience. A current Compliance Officer/Advisor for HR Compliance Solutions, LLC. Margie has worked as an HR and Compliance advisor for major corporations and small businesses in the small, large, private, public and Non-profit sectors.

This includes Federal Contracting in the defense, military, anti-Terrorism and Apache Helicopter Training Simulations with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Federal Sentencing Guidelines (FSG) and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program (OFCCP). Margie is bilingual (Spanish) fluent and Bi-cultural.

Margie's focus has expanded to Global Workplace Compliance in International, multi-state, multi-National, state and local workplace compliance which includes workplace compliance in other countries like the UK, Canada, France, Brazil, China, Africa, Mexico and India, just to name a few. Margie has created and presented seminars/webinars for many compliance institutes. These national training providers, offer compliance training to HR professionals, business owners and companies interested in having their company compliant with workplace and industry regulations. Margie holds professional human resources certification (PHR) from the HR Certification Institution (HRCI) and SHRM-CP certification from Society for Human Resources Management. Margie is a member of the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics (SCCE).
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