How to avoid employment law risks
Your employees are your most valuable asset. They can also be the source of headaches, potential problems, and multi-million dollar lawsuits. This interactive training focuses on various aspects of employment related laws and risk management. Hear about real-life case studies.
Areas covered are:
Employment laws:
- Discrimination
- ADA (what are reasonable accommodations)
- Bullying
- Harassment (not just sexual)
- Retaliation
- Whistle blower protection
- Exempt vs. non-exempt employees (what are the criteria for each)
Employee performance:
- Personnel policies
- RMSA Personnel Helpline
- Knowledge of the policy(s)
- Training on the policy(s)
- Documenting violations of the policy(s)
- Effective performance evaluations
- Critical job functions based
- Consistency
- Corrective action – Performance improvement plans
- Documentation
- 3rd party review
- Disciplinary actions
- Proper documentation
- Progressive discipline vs. non-progressive discipline – Weingarten Rights
- Administrative leave with pay
- RMSA Pre-Litigation Hotline
- Suspensions
- Reduction in force
- Termination – Laudermill Rights
Leave laws
- FMLA/WA FMLA
- Military leave
- Sick, vacation, jury
This workshop is for mayors in mayor-council cities, department heads, supervisors, lead employees, and employees on a supervisor promotional list. Also open to non-municipal government employees who are in these roles.
Dates & locations
- February 16 – Yelm
Public Safety Building
206 McKenzie Ave SE
Yelm, WA 98597
- March 7 – Granger
Scout Cabin
100 Sunnyside Ave
Granger, WA 98932
- May 16 – Poulsbo
City Hall
200 Moe Street
Poulsbo, WA 98370
Presenter
Yelm – Attorney Selena Smith of Davis, Grimm, Payne & Marra
Granger – Attorney Patrick Pearce of Davis, Grimm, Payne & Marra
Poulsbo – Attorney Chris Hilgenfeld of Davis, Grimm, Payne & Marra
Agenda
Sign in and on-site registration will begin at 8:30 am.
Training session begins at 9 am and ends at noon.
Registration
Member registration – Free for RMSA members only
Other registration – $95 per person
A fee of $25 will be charged for cancellations made more than one week prior to the meeting for which you are registered. Cancellations made less than seven days prior to the meeting for which you are registered will require full payment.
Questions?
Workshop information
Roger Neal
rogern@awcnet.org
Registration or cancellation questions
registration@awcnet.org
Special accommodations
DeAnn Hartman
deannh@awcnet.org
For TDD users, please use the state’s toll-free relay service, (800) 833-6388, and ask the operator to dial the AWC number.