Description
Learn the steps you can take to prevent discrimination claims and how to handle them if they arise.Employee discrimination claims are costly for employers, both in terms of time and money. It is imperative to understand the federal laws that govern discrimination in employment, the steps employers can take to prevent discrimination claims, and how to handle these claims if they arise. This course will guide employers through the employment discrimination claim process, beginning with effective strategies to prevent discrimination claims, then moving to internally handling an employee’s complaint, to navigating the EEOC investigation, and ending with taking the case before a jury.
Date: 2022-07-28 Start Time: End Time:
Learning Objectives
Overview of Employment Discrimination Laws
• Notable Federal Laws That Protect Employees From Discrimination in the Workplace
• Title VII
• ADA
• ADEA
• EPA
• Best Practices to Prevent Discrimination Claims
• Types of Discrimination Claims
• Disparate Treatment
• Disparate Impact
• Harassment
• Retaliation
• Evidence Required to Prove or Disprove Discrimination Claims
Conducting Internal Investigations
• Goals of Investigation
• The Process/Documenting the Investigation, Including When to Conduct an Internal Investigation; Who Should Conduct the Internal Investigation; the Proper Scope of the Internal Investigation, etc.
• Determining Appropriate Remedial Action in Response to the Internal Investigation
Responding to an EEOC Charge
• The Process, Generally
• Best Practices in Responding to an EEOC Charge
• The EEOCs Investigation Process
Defending an Employment Discrimination Lawsuit
• Responding to the Complaint
• Discovery and Fact Development, Including Written Discovery and Depositions
• The Summary Judgment Stage
• Trial Preparation
• Settlement Strategies and Tactics
ASA ,CLE (Please check the Detailed Credit Information page for states that have already been approved) ,HR Certification Institute ,SHRM ,Additional credit may be available upon request. Contact Lorman at 866-352-9540 for further information.
Holly E. Courtney-Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Nadia L. Gonzalez – Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Leah N. Moon – Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
