AMA's Employment Law Course: Avoiding Legal Pitfalls of EEO, FMLA and ADA

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Detailed Overview/Outline

Your next employment decision could harm your organization and your career!

This interactive and case-study-centered seminar combines a comprehensive overview of employee discrimination/EEO, the Family Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. You’ll have the opportunity to review actual cases from various district and U.S. circuit courts…deliberate, render and explain your own “verdict”…and analyze how the court came to its actual decision.

Who Should Attend
Human resources managers and professionals, as well as corporate attorneys.

How You Will Benefit

• Avoid costly litigation and outrageous judgments/settlements
• Confidently deal with complex employment law and employee relations issues
• Develop HR policies and procedures that do not violate federal statutes
• Know what constitutes “reasonable accommodations” and how to implement them without creating undue hardship
• Get a post-9/11 update on religious discrimination in the workplace
• Track court rulings in the jurisdictions where your organization operates
• Recruit, hire, discipline and terminate employees in a legal manner

What You Will Cover

• Title VII: major provisions…who is covered…the role of the EEOC…the BFOQ concept…types of discrimination…what Title VII does not cover
• Wrongful termination and at-will employment: definitions…the Model Employment Termination Act…contracts…public policy…negotiated resignations…discharge for cause
• Americans with Disabilities Act: defining “disability”…pre- and post-employment inquiries…reasonable accommodations…disability and benefits
• Family Medical Leave Act: major provisions…employee eligibility…FMLA leave and benefits…litigation

Sponsor Background:
The American Management Association was founded in 1923. They have built a content control check into every one of their professional seminars. Plus a series of checks and balances to ensure that the content of every AMA seminar is precisely targeted to:

• provide comprehensive, hands-on training that is of practical use when you return to the job
• focus on need-to-know specifics, relevant to the demands of global business today
• offer the expertise and personalized attention of top-ranking instructors
• facilitate your career development and business savvy

Whether you're looking for a solid foundation of business fundamentals or strategies to help you seize growth opportunities for your company, AMA offers expert instruction to help you:

• manage your priorities effectively
• cultivate more productive working relationships
• increase your on-the-job value
• align your skills with marketplace demands
• bring out the best in people, processes and yourself

Cancellation and Refund Policy

If you cannot attend a seminar you may contact AMA in advance to transfer to a future session, or can send someone to take your place. If you need to cancel your attendance, AMA will give you a complete refund if you cancel more than three weeks before your seminar begins. To cancel, simply call. If you cancel with less than three weeks' notice, you will be liable for the entire seminar fee, however you may request a courtesy transfer to use at any future AMA seminar of equal or lesser value. The courtesy transfer must be used within one year of the date of your originally scheduled seminar. In fairness to all attendees, if you do not attend a seminar session for which you are confirmed, and do not cancel with a minimum of three weeks’ notice as described above, you will be charged the entire seminar fee.

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