Every HR person has had to do it at one time or another, but terminating employees is never easy or enjoyable – even with practice. It’s also one of the riskiest tasks you perform on a regular basis. Even when you follow all the rules, dot all the i’s, and cross all the t’s, any termination creates a lawsuit risk for your company.
Order this in-depth 90-minute audio conference recording to guide you through the tricky termination process. Our expert – an employment lawyer with extensive experience counseling clients in this area– will review 10 things you need to know and do before you let even one more person go.
You and your colleagues will learn:
- The riskiest types of terminations, and what procedures must be in place to guard against lawsuits
- How to deal with an harassment complaint raised by the soon-to-be terminated employee, and other challenges
- What you are required to say, and what you should never say, to an employee being fired
- When it is required (or just appropriate) to provide severance benefits, and how to prepare an effective and enforceable severance agreement
- The special rules that govern group layoffs and terminations of employees over age 40
- Crucial post-termination steps to take to stay out of court
- What to do when you’re asked to provide a reference for an employee you’ve fired
- How to interpret your company data and trends to figure out when you should make changes to your hiring protocol, retention programs, return to work programs, and more
This audio conference was recorded on Thursday, July 17, 2008
About Your Speaker:
Mary Topliff, Esq., founded the Law Offices of Mary L. Topliff in San Francisco, California, in 1997, after practicing civil and employment litigation for 9 years. The firm specializes in employment law counseling, training, and compliance, focusing on practical solutions. Whether representing employers or individuals, Topliff’s goals are the same – for organizations to provide positive and productive workplaces while avoiding or significantly limiting costly legal issues.
With hands-on experience in human resources and employment law, Topliff brings a valuable combination of perspectives to workplace issues and training. A published author and frequent speaker on legal issues impacting the workplace, Topliff is actively involved in grassroots/lobbying efforts on human resources-related bills in the California and federal Legislatures. She has been an adjunct faculty member with San Francisco State University’s College of Extended Learning since 1999.
Approved for Recertification Credit
This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR, and GPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI home page at www.hrci.org.
