Employee Handbooks: Required Changes and the Most Common Mistakes
If your employee handbook hasn’t been updated in the past six months, it’s out of date.
The workplace-law changes coming from the Trump administration demand constant compliance vigilance from HR. Plus, the National Labor Relations Board recently issued an important new ruling that forces employers to justify their handbook rules as lawful. Here are some current handbook trouble spots:
- Your social media policy is probably out of date. You need a new policy on smart devices and a new no-camera rule that won’t interfere with worker rights.
- A few wrong policy words may be illegally restricting employee discussions on pay and benefits.
- Rewrite your anti-discrimination statement to include sexual orientation and transgender discrimination, based on new EEOC and court actions – or risk litigation.
- Vague policies on overtime and off-the-clock work can trigger million-dollar verdicts – especially with the new overtime rules in limbo. Learn what your policy should say.
- Benefits and FMLA policies should be updated to reflect the new rights of same-sex married couples.
- The latest DOL rules on nursing mothers require changes to your leave and break rules.
If any of these apply to you, you need Employee Handbooks: Required Changes and the Most Common Mistakes.
Speaker Anniken Davenport, Esq., a noted employment law attorney, covers topics including:
- Up-to-the-minute HR changes to add to your handbook
- What NEVER to tell employees after their probation period ends
- How to avoid “the accidental contract”
- 12 handbook errors that will get you creamed in court – and how to avoid them
- Things that should be in a handbook – and things that SHOULDN’T
- And much, much more!
You’ll learn practical, easy-to-understand tips for spotting mistakes in your employee handbook – and exactly how to fix them.
So don’t let your once-helpful employee handbook become your organization’s worst enemy. Watch Employee Handbooks today!
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