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Legal Briefs™ Family and Medical Leave Act: What Every Manager Should Know
The intent of the Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is to help employees balance work and family responsibilities by guaranteeing them leaves in certain situations. Trying to decipher the in's and out's of the law can be a challenge. This program gives you a better understanding of the FMLA.
Legal Briefs™ The ADA: Tough Questions & Straight Answers
New Release! With critical legal information to guide decision making, this program helps managers understand their responsibilities under the ADA and how to sort through tough issues and respond effectively. Your managers will learn how the Act impacts them and their employees and find key answers to their most frequently asked questions.
Allowing the Victim to Dictate Actions (from Legal Briefs™)
When it comes to harassment and discrimination cases, there are clear steps in how to address and investigate. Those rules should be defined in the organization's harassment prevention policies.
And, You Are?
This vignette covers a union organizer on premises (on site visit). There is set-up vignette (showing the actual conversation) and then a resolution vignette (showing how the manager works through the issue).
Dealing with Workplace Dating (from Legal Briefs™)
Workplace dating can be a tough topic to tackle... especially if it happens between managers and direct reports. Get in front of the situation by understanding the issues and how your harassment and discrimination policy guides your steps.
Discipline & Termination: Avoiding Discipline
This video clip covers possible legal implications if a manager avoids taking appropriate disciplinary action with an employee.
Failing to Enforce Organizational Policy (from Legal Briefs™)
Failing to implement and especially failing to enforce your organization's harassment and discrimination prevention policies can lead to big problems for you... and the organization. This short video discusses the consequences of failing to enforce harassment prevention policies and procedures.
Failing to Prevent All Forms of Harassment (from Legal Briefs™)
The consequences of not preventing workplace harassment are just too detrimental. This short video outlines those very consequences of failing to prevent harassment and discrimination.
FMLA - Key Actions to Stay in Compliance
Key actions discussed: Call your HR department whenever employees are out for 4 days or more, or whenever a potential FMLA issue arises. Make absolutely sure that your employees understand their rights and responsibilities under the law, by making sure they are in contact with HR. Always be fair and compassionate.
Follow-Up/Oral & Written Warning (from FOSA™ Documenting Discipline)
Progressive discipline - combined with the FOSA™ process - is a great way steer employees and direct reports back to what you (and the organization) expect from them. This video provides more details on the follow-up and written warning parts of the process.
I Got This in the Mail...
This vignette covers union mailers regarding an educational conference. There is set-up vignette (showing the actual conversation) and then a resolution vignette (showing how the manager works through the issue).
I Need The Report Today (from FOSA™ Documenting Discipline)
Communicating your expectations are paramount for the basis of employee improvement. FOSA™ gives you a process for working through performance issues.
I Quit! (from FOSA™ Documenting Discipline)
Sometimes things just don't work out. You've used progressive discipline to help bring issues to the forefront. With FOSA™, you gave ample opportunities for improvement. It's up to the employee to make those changes stick.
Incident Calendar – Max (from FOSA™ Documenting Discipline)
Recording performance issues is a key step in progressive discipline. In the FOSA™ process, managers and supervisors use the incident calendar to properly document performance/discipline steps.
It's Just a Card, Right?
This vignette covers union authorization card signing. There is set-up vignette (showing the actual conversation) and then a resolution vignette (showing how the manager works through the issue).
It's the Only Way We'll Ever Get a Say
Discussions with employees about unions and how workplace issues can be resolved with better communication.
I’d Like to Fire Them Both! (from FOSA™ Documenting Discipline)
When it comes to less-than-desired workplace productivity, you need to have a plan and process for tackling the tough stuff. Using the FOSA™ process gives you the tools to effectively leverage progressive discipline in everyday workplace situations.
Late Again? (from FOSA™ Documenting Discipline)
Deep in performance issues? Here's an example of the need to implement progressive discipline. Using the FOSA™ process, managers and supervisors have the tools to effectively tackle key workplace issues.
Legal Briefs™ Workplace Privacy: Managing Expectations of Privacy
Managing employees' expectations of privacy in the workplace.
Life's Not Fair
Retaliating against an employee who reports a safety violation.