How to Properly Terminate an Employee and Avoid a Lawsuit
Adam is the founder and owner of The Workplace Law Firm, where he focuses his practice on labor and employment law primarily on behalf of employers. Adam received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida State University with a double major in Political Science and Literature where he was on the Presidential Dean’s List. He then went on to earn his Juris Doctor degree from Florida International University College of Law. Adam counsels companies of all sizes on a variety of workplace and human resources issues including, but not limited to, interviewing, hiring, employee discipline and discharge, workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, whistleblower, unemployment, medical marijuana compliance, restrictive covenants, non-compete agreements, non-solicitation agreements, non-disclosure agreements, separation agreements, workplace policies and employee handbooks. Adam also has extensive experience litigating employment-related disputes on behalf of both employees and employers in court, in arbitration and during various administrative proceedings. Prior to founding The Workplace Law Firm, Adam gained tremendous experience by working at two large Florida-based law firms (Greenspoon Marder and Kelley Kronenberg) where he regularly counseled with companies on labor and employment law issues and litigated numerous cases from inception to trial.
During this 60-minute program, will be discussing what it means to be an “at-will” employer, the history behind at-will employment, the exceptions to at-will employment, the increasing regulation on employers, as well as some very important cases that underlie the current framework of how employers employ people today.
This webinar will describe the systems Every employer should have in place to track employee behavior and performance, what processes management teams should be following to best position the company to deter or fend of workplace claims, and the best practices to follow to properly terminate an employee.
During this program, you will walk away with the BEST practices on how to terminate an employee and give your company the best chance to avoid a lawsuit or defend one that likely should not have been brought.
Course Level - Intermediate
Who Should Attend
Business owners; HR Representatives; C-Suite Executives
Why Should You Attend
Employment may be “at will” in most places throughout the country, but many companies do not fully understand all of the exceptions to at-will employment, and engage in distasteful methods of terminating workers which leave ex-employees walking away disgruntled and more likely to consider bringing legal action.
“Wrongful termination” claims continue to rise, especially during recessions or changing economies.
Regardless of your outlook on the current financial climate, it has never been a better time to properly understand the many exceptions to “at-will” employment, what commonly results in a wrongful termination claim, and what to do to avoid such a lawsuit.
As a business owner, you are responsible for the decisions of your personnel in charge of hiring/firing and you need to have the proper processes in place to ensure you are making legally sound decisions.
Topic Background
Employment lawsuits almost always arise AFTER an employee has left an organization (usually disgruntled).
No employee should be surprised by a termination because proper practices should be in place to warn the employee and give the employee an opportunity to improve.
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$200.00
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