Handling Employee Terminations Safely, with Dignity, & without Legal Risks

This webinar is hosted by TheComplyGuide in partnership with Comply Trainings.

Course overview:

Generally speaking, there is no problem, legally, when an employer feels the need to terminate employees due to market/ financial issues. Similarly, if one or more employees are not productive, there is no problem with termination on those grounds.

But, there is a way and there are processes to be followed when handing out terminations. We have seen an increase in the number of litigations against termination decisions. We have also heard many stories of that one disgruntled, ex-employee who either returns to the workplace (or to some alternative place) and resorts to violence.

In this 90-minute webinar, Ms. Janette Levey, an experienced employment attorney, will discuss the best practices and provide practical advice on how to conduct lawsuit-proof employee terminations. Learn how to reduce the risk of allegations of discrimination, wrongful termination, manager personal liability, and lawsuits, and the best and safest ways to handle these emotionally charged situations.

Learning objectives:

• What disciplinary actions should lead to termination, and which should not?
• Steps to ensure terminations happen with dignity, respect, and within regulations
• Mitigating wrongful termination allegations before they happen
• DOL and EEOC regulations and guidelines to prevent allegations of discrimination or wrongful termination
• Types of employee allegations that need to be prioritized and handled expeditiously

Areas covered:

• Extent and limits of the doctrine of employment-at-will
• Statutory exceptions and contractual provisions of employment-at-will
• Termination checklist to reduce risks when making the decision to terminate employment
• Red flags to watch out for in volatile employees
• WARN Act and State statutes covering mass layoffs
• Classes protected under federal and/or state anti-discrimination laws
• Rights and obligations of employers and employees
• Employment Agreements, Disclaimers
• Severance agreements - common mistakes to avoid
• Fines & penalties in 2025 for wrongful terminations
• The Civil Rights Act and discrimination allegations cases
• Factors that influence a wrongful termination case

Why should you attend?

Lawsuits against employers alleging wrongful termination are on the increase. A growing awareness among employees about workplace rights and employer violations that've been in the limelight has contributed to this increase.

Employers are now more than ever at risk of litigation against termination decisions. The EEOC has established definitions and guidelines of what constitutes discrimination and what employees are part of “protected classes” and discrimination claims. Now that there have been additional protections under EEOC, Employers should consider these regulations and prepare for those potential risks.

Who will benefit:

• HR Professionals (all levels)
• Legal counsel
• Employee relations
• Small business owners
• CEOs, CPOs
• Law firms

About the instructor:

Janette S Levey, “The Employer’s Lawyer” has over 20 years of legal experience, more than 10 of which she has spent in Employment Law. It was during her tenure as sole in-house counsel for a mid-size staffing company headquartered in Central New Jersey, with operations all over the continental US, that she truly developed her passion for Employment Law.

Janette operates under this core belief: It is possible, and it is in an employer’s best interest, to proactively solve workforce challenges before they become problems, before they result in lawsuits or steep fines caused by government audits.

Janette works with employers on most employment law issues, to ensure that employers are in the best position possible to avoid litigation, audits, employee relations problems, and the attendant, often exorbitant costs. Janette authors the firm’s weekly blog, where you can read each week, in plain English (not legalese) about issues impacting employers today. Janette has written articles on many different employment law issues for many publications, including EEO Insight, Staffing Industry Review, @Law, and Chief Legal Officer.

Janette is a contributing author to the legal treatise, Employment Contracts and Agreements: A Guide for Corporate Counsel, published by LexisNexis in 2024.

Janette currently serves as an Advisory Board Member for Child and Family Resources of Morris County, New Jersey.

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