Employee Handbooks in California: How to Reduce Your Legal Risks and Improve Internal Communication

California Employer Resources Webinar

Monday, August 27, 2012
10:30 a.m. to Noon Pacific

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1. Live Conference       $189      
2. Live Conference + CD Recording       $259      
3. CD Recording Only       $189      

The economy and California’s strict and complex employment laws have combined to put California employers at a higher risk for employment lawsuits than ever before. And the costs can be significant, with six- and seven-figure awards growing increasingly common. And don't forget the non-monetary toll such lawsuits take on your organization's productivity, time, reputation, and morale.

In the current climate, a comprehensive employee handbook is a must. Policies that are clearly written and effectively spell out the rights and responsibilities of both you and your employees can reduce your risk of liability and protect your business. But if you don't get your handbook content and processes just right, you could actually leave your organization more vulnerable than if you didn't have one at all.

Don't let this costly but very preventable mistake happen to you. Get up-to-date information and critical advice about how to maintain a legally sound employee handbook that protects your organization while improving internal communication.

Participate in this interactive webinar for California employers, and you'll learn:

  • Characteristics all good employee handbooks share
  • What “current” means in the world of employee handbooks
  • Legal dangers that may be lurking if your handbooks are sitting on a shelf for too long without being reviewed and updated
  • How to best outline, draft, review, produce, and distribute your handbooks
  • The words and phrases that MUST be in your handbooks -- and those that should not
  • California-specific items that need to be included
  • Why “subject to change at any time” may be the six most powerful words in your handbook
  • How to establish and document key definitions, including "part-time," "full-time," and more
  • A checklist of items every handbook should have
  • Techniques for making sure your managers are actually using, not just filing, handbooks
  • What the law requires you to state -- and what you should include beyond that
  • What notices you must provide to employees, including COBRA and electronic monitoring policies
  • How to use your employee handbook as an internal communications tool
  • How to keep your handbook current and useful

In just 90 minutes, you'll be well on your way to drafting, implementing, and maintaining one of the most important tools in your company's employment law arsenal. Register now risk-free for this informative event for California HR professionals.

About your Speaker:

Attorney Andrea Paris is based in Orange County and specializes in all areas of human resources law, including employee handbooks, wage and hour, discrimination, and sexual harassment. She is a member of the California State Bar. Ms. Paris provides advice and counsel to California employers on ways to manage risk related to employment issues and defends employers in claims and lawsuits brought by former employees in the areas of wage and hour and discrimination laws.

This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). This program is also a California-specific continuing education activity for PHR-CA and SPHR-CA recertification. 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 credit.

The California Employer Resources is an approved MCLE Multiple Activity Provider, and this program has been approved for 1.5 hours of MCLE credit by the State Bar of California. For more information, please contact our customer service department at (800) 695-7178.

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