Retaliation:
How to Prevent Employees' #1 Legal Claim

Has the American workplace become Retaliation Nation?

In 2015, 39,757 retaliation charges were filed with the EEOC – representing 44.5% of all claims filed, and almost double the percentage in 1998. And the Commission's revised guidance, issued in March, makes it easier than ever for employees to cry “Retaliation!” – even if it's only a subjective feeling.

The upshot? More retaliation claims … more HR headaches … and more (and bigger) settlements and jury awards. The standard for retaliation seems to have gone from direct cause-and-effect to “a convincing mosaic” of circumstantial evidence.

How do you avoid even the perception of retaliation? To find out what constitutes retaliation ... what doesn't … and how you can avoid legal problems (and legal bills), The HR Specialist has teamed with a top employment attorney for some valuable training on this white-hot topic. Introducing Retaliation: How to Prevent Employees' #1 Legal Claim.

Deborah Adams, a partner with Frost Brown Todd in Cincinnati, will share her battle-tested technique for keeping retaliation claims at bay. Here are just some of the topics covered:

• Why juries love to award big bucks for retaliation
• 3 immediate consequences of a retaliation claim
• Legal sources of retaliation actions
• “Protected Activity” defined
• Impact of recent EEOC guidance
• What constitutes a “causal connection”?
• Retaliation claims by independent contractors
• 2 key questions to ask before terminating or disciplining an employee
• The “code words” that can trigger a retaliation claim
• And more!

Deborah Adams delivered this presentation to a standing-room-only crowd at the recent Labor and Employment Law Advanced Practices (LEAP) symposium. Now you can benefit from her insights from the comfort of your office – and invite your supervisors to join you!

Even if retaliation is only in an employee's mind, you can find yourself in deep trouble. Your bosses are counting on you to do whatever you can to avoid these claims – and a good first step is to check out Retaliation: How to Prevent Employees' #1 Legal Claim.

Sincerely,

Pat DiDomenico
Editorial Director, HR Specialist

P.S. Your satisfaction is unconditionally guaranteed. If Retaliation: How to Prevent Employees' #1 Legal Claim fails to meet your needs, we will refund every penny you paid — no hassles, no questions asked.

About Your Speaker:

Deborah Adams is a member of Frost Brown Todd LLC and practices in the labor and employment law practice group. She represents management in the areas of employment discrimination and wrongful discharge. She also helps employers develop litigation-prevention strategies through advice and counsel and in-house training programs. She is included in the Best Lawyers in America^®, and Chambers USA^® (2006) describes her as having a "great presence in front of a jury."

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