Hero or Scapegoat? HR's Role in Helping an Organization Win (or Lose) an Employment Lawsuit | Sessions
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Concurrent Session
Hero or Scapegoat? HR's Role in Helping an Organization Win (or Lose) an Employment Lawsuit
Tuesday 06/25/2024 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Competencies: Business (Behavioral), Interpersonal (Behavioral), Leadership (Behavioral), Organization (Technical), People (Technical)
| Intended Audience: Mid-Level
Workplace Application:
Attendees will understand HR's important role in helping an organization defeat employee lawsuits.
Presented by a lawyer who has defended employment lawsuits for 40 years, this program will highlight HR's role in the events leading up to litigation and in the litigation itself. HR is instrumental in creating the right policies, in maintaining the necessary records, in documenting employee misconduct and performance issues, and in conducting competent and objective investigations that set the stage for an employment lawsuit. HR also typically plays a pivotal role in answering discovery, giving depositions and testifying in court. This presentation will prepare you to set your organization up for a win in the event an employee should sue.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn how employment policies can provide a winning edge -- or not -- in an employment lawsuit.
- Learn why thorough documentation of workplace incidents and employee performance is so important -- 'If it's not in writing, it didn't happen.'
- Learn how to conduct an investigation of employee misconduct that won't be shot down by opposing counsel.
- Learn HR's role in the discovery process in a lawsuit, and in testifying in court.
