This audio conference was recorded on Monday - July 27, 2009
1:30 to 3:00 p.m. (EST), 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. (PST)

Credits:

This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org. The use of this seal is not an endorsement by HRCI of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met HRCI’s criteria to be pre-approved for recertification.

Description:

With the economy still flailing and jobseekers furiously competing for the few open jobs that do exist, employers are particularly vulnerable to hiring-related lawsuits. Let’s face it: What do rejected candidates have to lose from filing a claim against your organization once they learn they didn’t get the job?

While you can’t always prevent the filing of frivolous (or worse, valid) claims, there’s a lot you can do to ensure that your inquiries and responses yield useful information in a legal manner. And being able to demonstrate the legitimacy of both your questions and a job’s stated requirements will go a long way toward getting hiring-based claims thrown out of court.

Order this in-depth 90-minute audio conference recording all about making sure that everything you say and do during the interview process is helpful rather than harmful to your organization. Our experts—two experienced labor and employment attorney—will provide insights into what topics to avoid during the hiring process and give you practical tips on how to legally get the information you need from job candidates.

Speaker(s):

Myron D. Moye, Esq. is a partner with the San Francisco office of Hanson Bridgett, LLP, specializing in litigation and counseling related to employment and labor law matters. He represents employers in employment disputes in state and federal court, arbitrations, administrative hearings, and before government agencies. In addition, he provides preventive advice, counsel, and training to employers on a variety of employment law issues, including union organizing activity and collective bargaining. He has been invited to speak at noteworthy events and has presented at numerous HR-related conferences.

Sandra L. Rappaport, Esq., is a partner with the San Francisco office of Hanson Bridgett, LLP. An experienced litigator, she practices in all aspects of labor and employment law and has defended employers against discrimination, wrongful termination, whistleblowing, and sexual harassment claims in both state and federal court. She has been invited to present at noteworthy events and has presented at numerous HR-related conferences.

You and your colleagues will learn:

• Topics that you should avoid raising during the hiring process
• How to ask tough questions that don’t open you up to discrimination claims
• How to rebound when a candidate brings up a touchy area
• How to evaluate your job descriptions so they’re not overly broad-or overly narrow -under federal law
• The types of job-skills test that are acceptable under federal law and which ones could land you in legal hot water
• The proof you’ll need to attack the essential elements of a failure-to-hire claim