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When can flawed documentation be worse than none at all? Whether supervising one employee or dozens, documenting performance and conduct issues is often a manager’s worst nightmare. Many managers feel that it is too time-consuming, burdensome or just plain distasteful – especially when an employee’s performance or conduct falls short of company expectations. Although documenting is not a legal requirement, here are three good reasons why managers need to take the time to properly document significant concerns: you can see whether a manager has been proactive in addressing issues with underperforming employees; you can show that you had legitimate business reasons for disciplining or terminating an employee; and you can minimize – sometimes even avoid – liability for wrongful termination. Purchase this seminar to learn what needs to be documented and just how to do it. You’ll walk away with practical tips and guidelines for effectively and lawfully documenting employee performance and conduct. This seminar will cover issues such as:
• Preventing wrongful discharge claims
• Avoiding lawsuits
• Conducting workplace investigations
• Managing workplace privacy concerns
• Implementing an effective sexual harassment policy

Laura H. Harshbarger, Esq.

Laura H. Harshbarger is an attorney with Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC. Ms. Harshbarger earned her B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from Bucknell University and her J.D. degree, summa cum laude, from Syracuse University College of Law, where she served as notes editor of the Syracuse Law Review and was awarded the Order of the Coif. She counsels employers engaged in a wide variety of industries, including health care, higher education, public school education, manufacturing, and the service and financial industries. Her practice includes all aspects of labor and employment law, and she represents clients involved in litigation in the state and federal courts, as well as arbitrations, mediations, and state and federal agency actions. Ms. Harshbarger’s practice also includes in-house labor and employment training for clients. She is a frequent lecturer and has authored and co-authored articles on a range of legal topics. Ms. Harshbarger is a member of the Onondaga County, New York State and American Bar Associations, and participates in the New York State Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Section of the Continuing Legal Education Committee. She is admitted to practice in New York.

Colin M. Leonard, Esq.

Colin M. Leonard is an attorney with Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC. Mr. Leonard earned his B.A. degree, with honors, from Middlebury College and his J.D. degree, with honors, from the University of Connecticut School of Law, where he was a member of the Connecticut Moot Court Board and served as lead articles editor for the Connecticut Insurance Law Journal. Mr. Leonard clerked for the Hon. Flemming L. Norcott Jr., associate justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court. He concentrates his practice in labor and employment law on behalf of private and public sector employers. Mr. Leonard has counseled clients with respect to employment agreements, covenants not to compete, wage and hour law, collective bargaining issues, and compliance with state and federal anti-discrimination laws. He is admitted to practice in New York and Connecticut.

Larry P. Malfitano, Esq.

Larry P. Malfitano is an attorney with Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC. Mr. Malfitano earned his B.S. degree from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations and his J.D. degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Law, where he served as executive editor of the Buffalo Law Review. Mr. Malfitano has experience in all facets of labor and employment law, and employment law litigation. He has written on a variety of labor and employment law topics in journals, textbooks and handbooks for attorneys and labor relations practitioners. Mr. Malfitano is also a frequent lecturer on labor and employment law issues in seminars sponsored by bar associations and management associations. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section and serves on the section’s Labor Relations Committee. Mr. Malfitano is a former chair of the New York State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section and former delegate to the association’s House of Delegates. He is also a member of the Onondaga County Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Mr. Malfitano is admitted to practice in New York and before the Federal District Courts for the Northern and Western Districts of New York, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Subhash Viswanathan, Esq.

Subhash Viswanathan is an attorney with Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC. Mr. Viswanathan earned his B.S. degree, with honors, from Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations and his J.D. degree, with high honors, from Duke University School of Law. His practice includes representation and counseling of employers in a variety of matters, including employment discrimination litigation, National Labor Relations Board proceedings, state and federal wage and hour matters, and labor arbitrations. Mr. Viswanathan has spoken at seminars on various labor and employment law topics. He is a member of the Onondaga County and New York State Bar Associations. Mr. Viswanathan is admitted to practice in New York.

Caroline M. Westover, Esq.

Caroline M. Westover is an attorney with Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC. Ms. Westover earned her B.S. degree, with honors, from Cornell University’s New York School of Industrial and Labor Relations and her J.D. degree from Boston University School of Law. Her practice includes counseling and representing employers in a wide variety of labor and employment matters, including collective bargaining, union organizing, strikes and picketing, labor arbitration, state and federal employment discrimination litigation, layoffs and employee discipline. She has also spoken to various management and personnel groups on a variety of topics, including workplace investigations, selecting and terminating employees, sexual harassment and family leave issues. Ms. Westover has co-authored an article titled “What Would Hippocrates Think? Physicians, Unions and the Drive to Organize,” ACCA Docket, 1999. Ms. Westover is a member of the American, New York State, Onondaga County, Massachusetts and NDNY Federal Court Bar Associations. She is admitted to practice in New York and Massachusetts.