Legal Aspects & Liability Issues for Employers

Description:

Develop a strategy for consistently implementing standards in accordance with legal guidelines to reduce your liability. This course will address laws and regulations governing discrimination, hiring practices, safety, labor relations, unemployment and workers’ compensation, drug testing, in-house personnel investigations, and the development of standards in the areas of fairness, due process and termination.

Key Learning Objectives:

• Gain an understanding of a wide variety of legal considerations relevant to employers
• Develop a strategy to implement standards in accordance with legal guidelines
• Examine key processes to reduce your liability

This course may be taken independently or applied toward a 10-course certificate in Human Resources Management or Supervisory Management offered through Extended Studies.