Give your managers and supervisors the tools and knowledge to be able to manage sensitive issues like discrimination, harassment, bullying, and employee leaves with confidence. This course covers the critical legal and compliance topics that pave the way for a more inclusive, legally compliant work environment.
Course Overview
Introduction to the Legal Landscape
- Employment Law Overview: This course begins with an overview of employment law today, focusing on the importance for managers and supervisors in understanding their responsibilities.
- Applicable Laws and Policies: We discuss the most important and applicable laws that supervisors should know related to harassment, discrimination, time off policies, benefits, safety, reasonable accommodation, and more. We cover ADA, FMLA, FLSA, and more.
Navigating Workplace Discrimination and Harassment
- Defining Discrimination and Harassment: We’ll define what constitutes discrimination and harassment in the workplace.
- Prevention Strategies: Participants will explore strategies for preventing these issues before they arise.
- How to Handle Discrimination and Harassment: Managers will learn how to handle incidents sensitively and legally if they do occur.
Managing Employee Leaves of Absence
- Employee Leave Overview: Understand federal and state regulations surrounding employee leaves, including FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act).
- Best Practices: We’ll cover best practices for managing both short-term absences and long-term leaves while ensuring compliance with applicable laws and company policies.
Interviewing Considerations
- Clearly define criteria for judging the applicants’ qualifications
- Articulate object and job-related reasons the successful candidate’s qualifications were found to be superior
- Understand the types of questions that are legally compliant
- Learn tips for the interviewer to avoid legal traps
Addressing Employee Performance Issues
- Addressing Performance Issues: Participants will learn how to address performance concerns legally and tactfully, ensuring fairness throughout any disciplinary or improvement processes.
- Performance Management: Managers will learn constructive ways to communicate performance expectations without crossing ethical or legal boundaries.
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Who Should Register for this Employment Law Course
New Supervisors and Managers
Ideal for individuals stepping into management roles, this course provides a primer on the employment laws and compliance issues they may face. Participants will gain foundational knowledge to handle legal aspects of workplace discrimination, harassment, and employee leave policies.
Experienced Managers Lacking Compliance Training
Perfect for experienced managers and supervisors untrained on the evolving workplace dynamics and regulations in their work environment. These participants will benefit from guidance on managing issues faced in today’s workplace, including compliance around remote work and wage-hour considerations, and navigating the legalities around performance management.
Organizations Focused on Inclusivity
Leaders, managers, and supervisors at organizations committed to fostering an inclusive culture free from discrimination or harassment will benefit from the topics in this course. They’ll learn strategies to not only comply with employment laws but also to create a supportive and inclusive environment where every employee feels valued and respected.
Key Learning Outcomes
Understanding of Basic Employment Law and Workplace Compliance
Attendees will gain an understanding of the current employment law landscape, ensuring they can navigate and apply these laws effectively within their roles.
Discrimination and Harassment Prevention Tactics
Participants will learn strategies to proactively prevent discrimination, bullying, and harassment in the workplace, starting as early as the interviewing process.
Effective Leave Management Skills
Managers and supervisors will learn how to handle employee leaves of absence confidently, balancing organizational workload with legal compliance and empathy toward each employee.
Performance Management
Attendees will learn how to address performance issues constructively without crossing ethical or legal lines, promoting fairness and accountability within their teams.
Building an Inclusive Culture
Leaders will understand how to support an inclusive work culture built on respect and diversity.
Conflict Resolution Techniques
This training provides techniques for resolving conflicts effectively while minimizing legal risks, helping to ensure disputes are handled in a compliant manner.
Delivery Methods
We work with organizations to create a customized training solution, and we deliver the courses nationwide in a variety of formats. Our training program can be delivered in-person or virtually depending on your company’s needs. Training sessions can be delivered in half-day, full-day, or one-day workshop formats.
Prior to training, ERC performs an assessment of your organization’s needs to recommend the right structure and content. Modules can be customized based on the needs of your organization and training participants.
Traditional Classroom Format
Our traditional classroom format can be delivered at your organization, a facility of your choice, or at ERC’s Training Center. This format is best suited for small groups with no more than 25 people per class.
Virtual Format
Our virtual format is delivered live and can accommodate larger groups.
Led by Legal Experts
ERC partners with employment law experts and attorneys to facilitate this training for managers and supervisors.
Tom Ault
Chris Powers
Nada Djordevich
Damon Lindor
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, managers will learn about key policies that are important for maintaining compliance. This includes a deep dive into anti-discrimination policies, which cover critical areas such as disability and harassment in the workplace. Additionally, managers will learn labor-related policies to ensure they have an understanding of how to apply these policies effectively within their teams.
In this course, managers will not only learn about the legal landscape, but they’ll develop a variety of skills to effectively manage their direct reports. They’ll learn strategies for conducting compliant employee reviews, how to provide appropriate accommodations for employees, how to address employee issues proactively, and how an inclusive workplace can support employee engagement.
Being trained on discrimination prevention will help managers and supervisors understand what constitutes unlawful discrimination. Training can help them recognize and address biases that could lead to discrimination complaints.
In addition to being able to recognize discrimination in the workplace, a variety of skills can help managers and supervisors proactively or actively address discrimination, including effective communication, conflict resolution skills, and supportive leadership behaviors.
