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Legal Documentation Techniques: If it Wasn’t Documented, it Didn’t Happen
Good documentation just doesn’t happen by accident. Left to our own devices, many of us probably think we have better things to do than write down what the weather was that day, fill out the performance log or, dare I say, update the schedule. After all, there’s work to be done. However, it only takes one time in litigation to change that mindset. In addition, the reality of a dispute resolution forum is th..
Legally Terminating Employees: 10 Complex Issues You Must Know
Employers must terminate employees from time to time in order to run their businesses effectively. In today’s litigious world, terminating employees is an emotional and legal minefield for managers and supervisors. Even subtle differences in preparing for and conducting terminations can impact greatly the level of legal risk, and whether an employer faces a claim that may cost six figures (or more) in poten..
Letters of Credit for Importers-Exporters
Letters of Credit are the primary instruments for assuring payment of goods sold internationally. Letters of Credit are issued under the Uniform Customs and Practice standard and can be negotiated by over 30,000 banks worldwide. This web session is designed to provide attendees with an end-to-end understanding of the L/C (letter of credit) process. From the beginning of a contractual agreement, through the ..
LGBT Inclusion in the Workplace: Navigating Policies, Procedures, and Practices
Workplaces have made progress towards LGBTQ equality yet LGBTQ workers still go to work every day with the fear that they might lose their jobs because of who they love and who they are. There is no federal law protecting the LGB community from workplace discrimination and harassment. There is confusion among organizations as to whether the federal civil rights law Title VII protects gay, lesbian, and bisex..
LGBTQ Inclusion in Health IT and Patient Intake
Many in the healthcare field want to better serve lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) patients, but do not know where to begin or hit roadblocks early on in the process. It is important to have a basic understanding of who your LGBTQ patients are, what kind of health challenges they might face, and what the most relevant information you need from them includes. This involves everything fr..
Make Outlook a Partner in Productivity
Are you one of those people who regularly sign up for time management seminars but you still can’t get a handle on all your projects and tasks? Then sign up for this webinar and get real help, not theory.Effective time management demands that you understand time management principles AND have a tool to implement those principles, this webinar combines both. You are given fundamental time management principl..
Making An Ethics Policy
The increased focus on ethics for businesses and organizations of all types, even including government, is not only a socially commendable development but importantly has legal implications for liability for potential claims against them, their directors, officers, and managers. Having an Ethics Policy is thus not only socially responsible but internally wise.WHY?The law views ethics and agency as the twin ..
Management, Legal and Contractual Perspectives of Managing Remote/Virtual and Telecommuter Workers
More and more organizations are “going virtual,” whether it is an employee who telecommutes, a team of workers in another country, or simply an employee who extends her or his workday by checking e-mail or downloading a document from Dropbox that connects to their phone, iPad, or home computer. Approximately 80% of U. S. workers continue to do business remotely after normal work hours. More and more organiz..
Managers Should Consider “Vicarious Liability”, When Conducting Disciplinary Actions!
How many times have managers/supervisors made decisions you as a business owner or company leadership wished they didn’t? The law is clear on what behaviors from managers are a risk of “Vicarious Liability”. This term has many implications for employers, employees, and managers. In fact, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has included managers who employees allege harassed them on any of the..
Managing & Minimizing Chaos in the Workplace
This course will provide participants an opportunity to learn how the workplace has changed and what has caused the changes. In this session, we will take a journey from how the workplace used to be to how it is today. We will uncover the different strengths of each generation and begin to see their work expectations through their lenses. We will also learn what causes chaos in the workplace, what the leade..
Managing Construction Disputes Intelligently
Construction projects are a fertile breeding ground for claims – unless everything on the project proceeds exactly as planned. To avoid all claims there must be no changes, no delays, no shortage of qualified craft labor, no late delivery of equipment and materials, no bad weather, etc. It is highly unlikely that anyone has ever seen this project in history. Even the pyramids in Egypt had changes, delays an..
Managing Difficult Employees and Tough Situations
When difficult employee behavior is not addressed properly, other employees become resentful, they lose respect for your organization’s leaders, and they start modeling the difficult employee’s behavior. Employee morale decreases and your organization’s results and culture suffer. This webinar provides practical strategies for dealing with difficult people and situations in the workplace. The strategies tha..
Managing Medical Leave in California: What’s the difference between FMLA, CFRA and PDL
This webinar will discuss the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and distinguish the important differences between it and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) and Pregnancy Disability Leave. It is vital that employers who conduct business in California or have employees in California be aware of the important differences, which can result in heavy fines for non-compliance for the employer.Learning Objective..
Managing Poor Performance
Every manager complains about their employees’ performance problems at some point in their career. Over the years, I’ve come to look at the challenge of problem performance a little differently. What I have come to accept is poor performance takes two players; the manager and the employee. And while it is always easier to focus our attention on the latter we must look at our own contributions to the perform..
Managing the Remote Workforce During COVID-19: Policies, Procedures, and Practices
Employers and employees are experiencing one of the biggest challenges in history in how people work. Some have never worked from home—some with spouses, kids, and pets at their desks – assuming they even have a desk at home. Many managers have never managed employees who work from home. The new situation is stressful and maybe all-consuming.How should remote teams communicate? How often? How do they have a..