Employee Handbook Pitfalls: 10 Mistakes Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Are Dying to Find

WHY ATTEND

Your employee handbook is your first line of defense against employee lawsuits. A good one will stand up in court and protect your company. But an outdated or poorly drafted one – containing buzzwords, promises you can’t keep, or unnecessary language– is a dream come true for disgruntled employees and their attorneys. In fact, plaintiffs’ attorneys frequently build their cases on poorly crafted handbooks.

To ensure your handbook isn’t a lawsuit waiting to happen, please join employment law expert Anniken Davenport for this informative and interactive webinar.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

This session will cover:

• Current and upcoming employment law changes that require adjustments to your employee handbook
  
• The most common employee handbook errors that have cost employers in court
  
• Specific phrases that a disgruntled employee’s attorney is dying to find
  
• Language that may create an “accidental contract”- and how to fix it
  
• Why dress codes and English-only policies spell big trouble
  
• Why you may have to worry about recent changes from the National Labor Relations Board—even if you don’t have unionized employees

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Anniken Davenport holds an MA in writing from Johns Hopkins, a JD from Penn State and a license to practice law in Pennsylvania. She has over 30 years’ experience as a litigator, educator and negotiator. Her career includes private and government labor and employment law practice, including advising and representing governmental units in labor negotiations and contract formation. She has worked for the Pennsylvania Lottery, the Pennsylvania Department of State and the Pennsylvania Department of Labor as an attorney and the Pennsylvania School Board Association as a labor negotiator and trainer.

She has defended various government departments in discrimination, workers’ compensation and unemployment compensation cases. In addition, she has authored textbooks for undergraduate students, taught employment and labor law at Penn State University, Wilson College and the Harrisburg Area Community College, and written and edited newsletters and books on a wide variety of employment and labor topics.