Employment Law in a Nutshell – Guidance for your Business

Commercial law or business law is the body of law that 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. This webinar series deals 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 eight highly recommended sessions covering various important parts 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 being 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 1 of this online CPE webinar:

• 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 4 of this online CPE course:

• 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 need to be explored in this feasibility test is many. The definition of ‘duty to reasonably accommodates’ should meet the criteria such as religious beliefs, and disabilities etc.

Highlights of the Session 5 of this online CPE webinar:

• 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: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CHANGES IN EMPLOYMENT LAW FOR 2021

Under a Biden Presidency, what changes are taking place for employers pertaining to employment law?

You can expect some federal regulations implemented by the Trump administration to be frozen and overturned. What’s on the chopping block?

What big changes can employers expect under President Biden’s pro-employee platform?

Now that we have multiple COVID-19 vaccines, employers are dealing with tough questions, such as whether to mandate the vaccine. The COVID pandemic has shifted employment law. 

Highlights of the Session 6 of this online CPE course:

• What key things do you need to focus on to know how to minimize the chances of an EEOC investigation and being sued under employment laws. 
• An issue like bringing employees back to work safely and removing workers who are sick. 
• Status of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), paid leave, minimum wage, overtime, disability issues, LGBTQ rights, pay disparity, OSHA, discrimination in the workplace, and the legal and practical Implications of the COVID-19 Vaccine.

Session 7: EMPLOYMENT LAW – WHAT WILL GET YOU SUED IN 2021

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 7 of this online continuing professional education course:

• What are the biggest risks employers are taking in 2021 that will get them sued.
• The biggest mistakes businesses are making when they fire employees in a post COVID world.
• Simple things you can do IMMEDIATELY to reduce your chances of EEOC charges of discrimination and employment law litigation.

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 8:  WHAT IS RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION AFTER THE EEOC’S COMPLIANCE MANUAL UPDATE?

Religious discrimination, in the context of employment, is treating employees differently because of their religion, religious beliefs or practices, and/or their request for accommodation —a change in a workplace rule or policy— for their religious beliefs and practices. After the EEOC update, many changes have to be incorporated and followed by businesses.

This session focuses on religious discrimination under Title VII. Did you know that in January 2021 the EEOC updated its Compliance Manual on this issue? Don’t have time to read & understand 120+ pages of the single-spaced Manual? Attend this online webinar to get the nuts and bolts and tons of examples that you are likely to encounter in the real world. This webinar is not going to be boring.

Highlights of the Session 8 of this online continuing education webinar:

• To explore the EEOC’s perspective on investigating claims of religious discrimination.
• To recognize how HR should handle employee requests and complaints to avoid charges of discrimination & lawsuits.
• To consider loads of real-world examples – not just boring lists.