Overview:
Document, document, document. Every employment attorney preaches this word to their clients. Not all documentation, however, is the same. Yes, employment attorneys want you to document - but only if you do it right. Good documentation helps you win lawsuits. Bad documentation will inevitably help your former employee win his/her lawsuit against your company.
So how do you document so that it will hold up in court? Of course, we don't want to keep documentation around too long - particularly if it is bad documentation. How long does the law require you to keep documents? And, if you get notice of a claim being filed against you, what steps must your organization take to ensure that documentation is not destroyed?
Areas Covered in the Session:
- Strategies for effective documentation.
- Performance and Disciplinary Documentation Pitfalls.
- Documentation Dangers to Avoid.
- The Importance of Knowing the Difference between Misconduct and Performance Issues.
- What You Should Say in Termination Documents.
- Documenting Performance Improvement Plans and Using Them Effectively.
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Performance Evaluations (and why some attorneys are saying don't do them anymore).
- Why Courts and Agencies Are Reviewing Your Performance Evaluations with Greater Scrutiny.
- Record Retention Requirements under the Law.
- How to Have an Effective Record Retention Policy
- How to Work with Your Attorney When Litigation Calls
Who Will Benefit:
- Human Resource Managers
- Human Resource Supervisors
- Company Owners
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