Employee Handbook 2022-2023 Update

Learning Objectives

• To identify and prepare for employee handbook violations.
• To discuss the new regulations that will impact the company.
• To determine which regulatory agency will focus on which regulation and mitigate the risk. 
• To identify what policies will land companies in hot water.
• To analyze new paid leave laws and how Employers can manage them. 
• To discuss the impact of the prohibition of salary history disclosure requirement. 
• To identify the best practices that can propel the company to be compliance savvy.
• To discuss how training can be one of the “first lines of defense” if the employee is being sued.

Course Description

This course is valid up to December 31st, 2023 for CPP and FPC Professionals. It is advisable to complete this course before that to get the credit on time.

Is your employee handbook updated?

Over 26-35, regulations have changed since 2021. If you haven’t updated your employee handbook since 2019, your handbook is already outdated and is a risk of violations. Workplace laws are evolving quickly, particularly when it comes to COVID-19-related safety rules and state-level paid leave requirements. Employers should review their handbooks to ensure policies are updated as the pandemic continues and new laws take effect at the federal, state, and local levels.

Federal regulations have increased more this year than in previous years. The Department of Labor (DOL) has increased its efforts to audit companies that have not updated its policies & workplace regulations. The other regulatory agencies are also increasing efforts to target Employers who are not compliant with their regulations.

Employee handbooks can be a huge risk if not updated regularly, adapted to each company, reflect policies that are followed consistently, and reflect current regulations. Employee handbooks are also a critical communication tool for employees to understand what the company expects from them as well as what the company expects from employees. Since employees review the handbook when new employees are coming on board the company and when they are considering leaving the company or when they are considering suing the company it is an important document.

The following are the major topics covered in this online CPE Business Law Course:

• Most common employee handbook violations and how to mitigate them
• New Employee Handbook changes established 
• What policies are “must-haves” for your employee handbook?
• Social media and the impact of penalties when employees choose to speak negatively about their Employer
• Impact of “Ban the Box” regulations on criminal background screening regulations
• Best practices in developing an employee handbook
• What is the difference between employee handbooks and company policies?
• Role managers/supervisors play in workplace compliance or downfall
• Best practice on communicating policy updates to employees and having them acknowledged.

Overview

• Why should employers attend this training?

  8 mins
• Employee handbook changes for 2022

  16 mins
• Other topic for employee handbooks

  29 mins
• Yearly updates and future employee handbook projects

  48 mins
• What is concerted activity and why should employers care

  63 mins