Preventing Liability: Staying Current on the New Harassment Case Law 2017

Topics

• The implications the new case law has on all organizations
• The new case law related to discrimination and harassment
• Why it is important for HR and managers to be able to workplace bullying and illegal harassment and discrimination
• The responsibilities of HR in meeting the new requirements required by new case law
• Specific prevention strategies that all organizations should implement to minimize liability, create a healthy and respectful work climate, and protect employees from a violation of their civil rights
• The state, municipal, and federal protected classes that most HR and managers are not able to identify
• The legal elements of discrimination and harassment law
• The affirmative defense and its implications to diminish organization liability for supervisor to employee harassment
• Specific requirements for compliance with GINA, ADAAA, and the PDA with discussion of recent legal cases for each
• List of protected classes (for example, in MN there are 15 including state and federal laws)
• Steps of an Accommodation Meeting and follow-up
• In depth discussion of the need for "accommodations" for ADA, religion, and pregnancy
• What these changes in case law mean for employers
• Discussion of the nexus of bullying and harassment
• Training and policy requirements

Who should Attend

• Risk Management Directors
• CFOs
• Human Resources Specialists and managers
• Employers and Business owners
• All supervisors, managers and senior leaders