Labor & Employment

WA Specific

How to Bring Washington Employee Handbooks Into Compliance

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Washington CLE Approved 3 Total
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2 hours 58 minutes
Hannah Ard
Aaron Rocke
With Hannah A. Ard from Lane Powell + 1 other
Recorded November 10, 2022
Product ID 95460

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Overview

Everything From Wage and Hour Provisions to Termination Procedures

In this practical online seminar, our seasoned faculty provide you with guidelines for updating your employee handbook. Find out what changes you need to make to your leave policies, explore hot topics in discrimination law, examine best practices for documenting termination decisions, and much more. Get the tools necessary to ensure your handbook is in legal compliance. Register today!

  • Discover what you need to include in wage and hour provisions.
  • Develop strategies for navigating issues concerning workplace monitoring.
  • Uncover practical guidance for revising harassment and discrimination policies.
  • Delve into the dos and don'ts of disciplinary memos.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Updating Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Policies: Legal Best Practices
  2. Best Practices for Discipline and Termination Policies
  3. Wage and Hour Provisions: What You Must Include
  4. Bringing Leave and PTO Policies Up to Speed
  5. Sample Policy Toolkit for the Digital Age (With Drafting Examples)

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Product ID 95460

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Washington CLE Approved 3 Total
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  1. Updating Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Policies: Legal Best Practices

    1. Harassment Policies: Outlining Prohibited Conduct, Reporting Procedures, etc.
    2. Dating Policies: What Employers Need to Know
    3. Spelling Out the Consequences of Policy Violations
    4. Hot Topics and Trends in Discrimination Law

  2. Best Practices for Discipline and Termination Policies

    1. Discipline Policy Issues - How to Handle Them
      1. Discipline and Termination Policy Drafting Essentials
      2. Ensuring Policies Are Consistent With Other Contracts: Legal Best Practices
      3. Disciplinary Memo Do's and Don'ts (With Examples)
      4. Dealing With Inappropriate Employee Behavior That Isn't Addressed in Your Current Discipline Policy: Essential Guidelines
      5. Progressive Discipline Policies: What You Need to Know
      6. Applying Discipline Policies Uniformly: Why It Matters
    2. Best Practices in Terminating Employees: Conducting the Meeting, Informing Employees of the Termination, etc.
    3. Separation Agreements and Releases: When to Use Them and What They Should Contain
    4. Departing Employees: The Employer's Checklist

  3. Wage and Hour Provisions: What You Must Include

  4. Bringing Leave and PTO Policies Up to Speed

  5. Sample Policy Toolkit for the Digital Age (With Drafting Examples)

    1. Best Practices for Creating and Updating Telecommuting Policies
    2. Taking a Stance on BYOD
    3. Internet Use and Social Media Policies: What They Must Contain
    4. Restricting Employee Communications: What You Need to Know
    5. Overcoming Employee Privacy and Monitoring Issues

Who Should Attend

This intermediate level online seminar on employee handbooks is designed for:

  • Attorneys
  • Human Resource Personnel
  • Accountants
  • Paralegals

Speakers

Hannah A Ard
Hannah A.
Ard
Lane Powell
Aaron V Rocke
Aaron V.
Rocke
Rocke Law Group
Speaker bio
Hannah A Ard

Hannah A. Ard

Lane Powell
Hannah Ard

is counsel to Lane Powell. She has represented employers in Department of Labor investigations; discrimination, retaliation, and harassment claims; wage and hour disputes; and complaints filed with the EEOC; and state and local administrative agencies. Ms. Ard also advises clients on the beginning and end of the employment relationship, and crafts offer letters, employment agreements, and confidentiality agreements, as well as severance packages. She helps clients comply with federal and state wage and hour laws and employee classifications under the FLSA and state law. Ms. Ard earned her B.A. degree from St. John's College; her M.A. degree from the University of Maryland; and her J.D. degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School.

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Aaron V Rocke

Aaron V. Rocke

Rocke Law Group
Aaron Rocke

is a partner in the Rocke Law Group, PLLC, in Seattle, where he heads the firm's litigation practice. He practices primarily in the areas of employment litigation, commercial litigation and personal injury litigation. Mr. Rocke has frequently taught trial techniques and seminars to other lawyers, and he has served as faculty for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy and as an adjunct professor at Seattle University School of Law. He is trained to mediate cases with the EEOC. Mr. Rocke also serves as a judge pro tem. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Washington and his J.D. degree from Seattle University School of Law. Mr. Rocke is a member of the Washington State Bar Association.

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