Finger Pointing, Fear & Division: An Employment Lawyer’s Approach to Managing the Rise of Workplace Toxicity

Whatever happened to workplace courtesy, loyalty, discipline, efficiency and structure? How can a company build and sustain a productive and positive workplace culture with society and technology pushing employees toward self-absorbed behavior and lack of due regard for others? If the law offers so much protection to subversive employees who act in their own self-interests, what can an employer do to protect itself? How much antagonism and drama must a company tolerate? Title VII Anti-Harassment, National Labor Relations Act Protected Concerted Activity, Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblowing, and more … it seems like courts and agencies are protecting and enabling bad behavior. This session will give employers insight and guidance on best practices for developing lawful response strategies.

Learning Objectives:

• Conflict Management & Progressive Discipline - learning how to protect your managers and employees from the practical and legal challenges posed by malcontent employees.
• Best Practices in HR - learning how to recognize when an employee can be rehabilitated, or when he/she should be disciplined or terminated.
• Legal Compliance - learning how to properly and prudently manage employees who have lodged complaints or filed charges of discrimination, without incurring further liability for retaliation.