Course Description
Commercial law
or business law is the body of law which governs business and commerce and is
often considered to be a branch of civil law and deals both with issues of
private law and public law. Commercial law regulates corporate contracts,
hiring practices, and the manufacture and sales of consumer goods. Though this
is woven into modern-day life, certain things from the employment law remain
ignored or neglected.
These neglected
parts of the employment law may bring businesses and corporates a lot of
trouble. This may be with reference to the credit of the business affecting the
operations as well as business volume. These webinar series deal with employment
law in great detail considering modern-day highlighted cases. This webinar
series can be your employment law guide to maintain the smooth functioning of your
business.
It constitutes
seven highly recommended sessions covering various important part of employment
law. Detailed session descriptions are as follows:
Session 1: TOP 25 EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE TIPS TO AVOID
EMPLOYMENT LAWSUITS
The scenarios HR professionals are changing very rapidly. It demands a great deal of
agility and a practical understanding of scenarios to manage people in
challenging times. Regardless of an experienced HR pro or an HR professional
with little experience, you need to have the updated knowledge of how things
are changing with real-world applications.
Irrespective of
your work environment being unitized or not, the session presents a key
opportunity to change your approach to an employment lawyer and handle HR
issues with long-term thinking and professionalism.
Highlights of the Session:
- Guidance on how to manage HR
scenario with ease
- Identification of concerns
before it takes a huge form
- Avoiding legal problems by
following the simple rules from understanding
- Real-world scenario discussed
with base understanding and law
- Whether you are
managing an entire HR department, or a small business firm, this session will
bring out the key issues that you may have to face. In the rapidly changing
environment, when the jobs cover more than one responsibility, it is a required
tool for success.
Session 2: ARE YOU CREATING LEGAL LIABILITY WHEN YOU
HIRE OR RECRUIT ONLINE? - COVID -19 SPECIAL
When starting In the recruiting process, it is important to be aware of certain legal issues in
order to minimize risk. Job postings, interview questions, checking references and making job offers all need to be done in a way that meets legal
requirements. In the world of social distancing, are you now -
- Googling an applicant before an
interview?
- Do you check out their social
media profile?
- Do you review all recruiter ads
before they are posted online when you try to hire someone?
- Do you even know what to look
for to determine if the ad is illegal?
These actions
can expose your employer to a lawsuit. Most business owners and HR professionals
do not have legal counsel review recruiting ads, so you must know how to spot
an illegal recruiting ad. In the post COVID world, most employers Google an
applicant but fail to realize just how this action can cost their employer
$100k.
Session 3: HOW TO NOT BE AN HR FAILURE – FROM AN
EMPLOYMENT LAW PERSPECTIVE
It is undisputed
that every business needs an HR professional. Some firms have the financial
freedom and convenience to accommodate highly qualified and experienced HR
professionals to manage their HR activities. However, businesses that cannot
accommodate such requirements are at a huge disadvantage. They are left helpless
to face complex employee issues in the absence of decades of experience dealing
with the same.
Here is a chance
to learn from experienced and inexperienced decisions. David Miklas, An advisor from the Law Office of David Miklas, P.A. with a rich experience of over 20
years explores the area to make informed and educated decisions for HR
professionals. Even if your job is not 100% HR but involves certain duties of
the role, this session aims to ease the challenges of staying up-to-date with
all the employment laws.
Session 4: 15 THINGS YOU REALLY SHOULD RUN BY YOUR
EMPLOYMENT LAWYER
Employment
lawyers are presumed to be helpful when a business encounters a lawsuit
situation with the employee. This is the case of extremely limited vision
towards the job of the employment lawyers.
In this session,
Mr. David Miklas, Advisor, Law Office of David Miklas, P.A., provides guidance on
how an employment lawyer proves to be a unique value provider to businesses and
professionals. This session is aimed at providing specific insights for
accounting and human resource professionals to assist in the business.
Highlights of the Session:
- Unique value employment lawyers
provide to businesses
- Key areas of input where an employment lawyer can add value
- How to take benefit of services
from Employment lawyers
- Discussion of the real-world
issues that businesses and professionals are likely to encounter
- Key cases discussed that have
made headlines to add value to your business practice
- 15 things that you should run
by your employment lawyer
Grab your chance
for the unique and insightful value-adding session…!
Sessions 5: DUTY TO REASONABLY ACCOMMODATE: THE ADA,
TITLE VII & FMLA
It has become a common scenario when an employee asks for accommodation from the business. In
such a scenario, it is required that the business take a feasibility test for
whether such accommodation can be provided. The list of the topics that needs
to be explored in this feasibility test are many. The definition of ‘duty to
reasonably accommodate’ should meet the criteria such as religious beliefs, and
disabilities etc.
Highlights of the Session:
- Employer-mandated flu shots and
other vaccines (COVID?)
- How the FFCRA comes into play
- EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch
Stores, Inc.
- How duty to accommodate is
different under Title VII and the ADA
- Employee demanding to wear
skirt – what to do?
- Requesting letters from
religious leaders
- Biometric scanners – how they
come into play with accommodations
- Jehovah’s Witness and religious
accommodations
- Grooming policy &
dreadlocks
- Mental disabilities –
obligations to accommodate?
- Does the ADA Require Automatic
Reassignment to Another Position?
- Pregnancy – is there a duty to
accommodate?
- Can you fire a worker if she
cannot work after using up all 12 weeks of her leave under the Family Medical
Leave Act?
- Website accommodations
Mr. David Miklas
of Law office of David Miklas, P.A. has a rich experience of over 20 years in
labor and employment law. He will throw light on the subject with practical
examples and consequences discussed in detail. This session is recommended for
all the professionals who handle such responsibilities in a business firm.
Session 6: EMPLOYMENT LAW LANDMINES FROM RECRUITING TO
TERMINATION
Accountants and
HR pros are involved in many areas where the organization can be exposed to
legal liability. Yes, every phase of the
employee journey can result in the employee claiming discrimination or
retaliation. In addition, remember that workers are well-educated consumers. A
poor performer may launch a pre-emptive strike over the supervisor’s
conduct—typically using terms like harassment, discrimination, and
retaliation—before the supervisor has a chance to complain about her
performance. The strategy is to complain about the supervisor so that any
discipline or termination looks like retaliation. The workplace wisdom in this session
belongs front-and-center in your management arsenal.
Highlights of the Session:
- Learn to recognize potential
land mines and how to avoid or disarm them.
- When to call for reinforcement
from the HR department.
- Identify the high-risk areas so
that you can avoid risky behavior yourself and for the business’s employees
- EEOC charges, DOL
investigations, and employee lawsuits
These tales from
the trenches will help you become a more consistent manager and a better
company representative—one who leads a drama-free work environment clear of
employee explosions. Learn from an experienced employment attorney who
litigates in the trenches and regularly sees where these landmines tend to be.
Session 7: LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW - WHAT WILL GET
YOU SUED IN 2020/21
The workplace
should be a safe place. Unfortunately, some workers are subjected to unfair and
illegal conditions by unscrupulous employers. Workers may not know what their
rights in the workplace are or may be afraid of speaking out against their
employer in fear of retaliation. These labor violations can lead to lost wages
and benefits, missed opportunities for advancement, and undue stress.
This CPE session
will use ripped-from-the-headlines examples of what employers are doing wrong.
Learn from real-world examples of things that other businesses are screwing up.
Topics will range from discrimination and harassment to retaliation and wage
claims. This is what is really happening
right now to employers.
Highlights of the Session:
- Wage and Hour Division
- Case Studies (Examples ripped
from newspaper headlines)
- Parental Leave policies for
Gender Discrimination
