Human Resource Law CD-Rom Training Software: Management's Role

Training Course Description / Outline

Human Resource Law Training: Management's Role provides a general overview of law affecting the workplace. These legal issues include wrongful discharge, wage and hour laws, and anti-discrimination statutes. In addition, this training program provides ways employers can minimize employee complaints, and methods employers can use to handle, document, and seek legal counsel for claims.

Learn To

• Match employment laws with the ways each impacts the workplace.
• Identify provisions of FMLA.
• Identify wage and hour laws affecting the workplace.
• Identify the details of safety, pension, and labor laws.
• Identify the steps to rightfully discharge an employee.
• Identify ways employers can prevent or minimize wrongful discharge claims.
• Identify ways to ease dismissals.
• Use four steps to communicate with your company's legal department.

Training Audience

The target audience for this training program is HR managers, HR directors, and senior managers.

Total Training Time

2 to 4 hours

Training Objectives

Unit 1: Human Resource Law Introduction (0.5 - 1 hour)

• Match employment laws with their descriptions.
• Identify anti-discrimination laws.
• Identify provisions of FMLA.
• Identify COBRA.
• Identify the details of FMLA and COBRA.
• Identify wage and hour laws affecting the workplace.
• Match safety, pension, and labor laws with their definitions.
• Identify the details of safety, pension, and labor laws.
• Simulation Overview:
• In this simulation, you will meet with John Kass, the Senior Human Resources and Development Manager. You are interviewing for an HR position with Icon. Mr. Kass will ask you a series of questions and assess your knowledge of Human Resources law. If you answer his questions correctly, you will be well on your way to a position at Icon.

Unit 2: Rightful Discharge (0.5 - 1 hour)

• Identify employment-at-will.
• Identify whistleblower statutes.
• Identify the steps to rightfully discharge an employee.
• Simulation Overview:
• In this simulation, you will be meeting with Deb Farrell. She is a Human Resources Specialist at Icon and is looking for someone who has an understanding of rightful discharge. Your job during this simulation is to prove to Deb that you have what it takes to fill this role.

Unit 3: Employee Claims (1 - 2 hours)

• Identify ways employers can prevent or minimize wrongful discharge claims.
• Identify alternatives to terminating an employee.
• Identify ways to ease dismissals.
• Identify termination alternatives.
• Use four steps to communicate with your company's legal department.
• Simulation Overview:
• In this simulation, you will meet with Caroline Harris. She is a Human Resources Representative at Icon, but she will be leaving the company in two weeks. You have been hired to take her place. The purpose of this meeting is for Caroline to make sure that you are comfortable filling her shoes. Your goal is to answer her questions as they apply to employee claims.

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