Ralph R. Smith, 3rd, Esq., Chair of the firm’s Labor & Employment Group, will present on the topic entitled, Termination and Severance Agreement Best Practices.
This topic is one of the many covered in the seminar Employee Discipline and Termination Law sponsored by the National Business Institute.
Description:
Discipline and termination decisions are where employers face their greatest legal exposure – and where the gap between doing it right and doing it wrong can mean the difference between a clean separation and a costly lawsuit. This comprehensive 6-hour program gives employment attorneys and HR advisors the practical, step-by-step insights to manage employees without opening the door to litigation. From conducting defensible investigations to navigating disability issues, protected leave, and severance agreements – you get real-world tools you can use immediately.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the federal employment laws that govern discipline and discharge.
- Build discipline policies and documentation practices that hold up under agency scrutiny and litigation.
- Handle the toughest discipline scenarios: toxic high performers and employees on protected leave or in the ADA interactive process.
- Conduct workplace investigations that are thorough, privilege-protected, and defensible.
- Execute terminations cleanly – with severance agreements that close the door on future claims.
- Recognize retaliation traps, timing problems, and pretext arguments before they become the centerpiece of the plaintiff’s case.