Employee Handbooks: Do's and Don'ts

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Employee Handbooks are essential for employers in today’s litigious environment. They are the number one most important tool that an employer can have to protect itself from future liability. However, there are important mistakes that employers can make that wreak havoc for employers.

This CLE course will help counsel better understand the legal liability that can come from failing to have the proper employment law policies in your employee handbook. It will provide an in-depth review of the must-have policies for your employee handbooks as well as phrases and terms that you should never use in an employee handbook. This informative seminar will outline for you the do’s and don’t’s of drafting an effective well-written legally compliant employee handbook. It will examine what the courts have said on these issues and provide practical tips on avoiding liability in the future.

Topics include:

  • Methods to protect your company from legal liability for the top mistakes that employers make when creating employee handbooks
  • Tips for preventing legal claims of implied contract
  • Overview of language that should never be used in your employee handbook because it could give rise to claims of breach of implied contract
  • Must-have essential disclaimers your employee handbook should contain
  • Best practices for including a well drafted anti-harassment policy to help protect you from future legal liability
  • Why terms like “probationary period” and “introductory period” can be problematic
  • What are the essential policies that your employee handbook should contain
  • What are the five key disclaimers and qualifiers every Employee Handbook must contain

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