Handling High Risk Situations While Avoiding Significant Liability
Total Credits: 2 including 2 General
- Average Rating:
- 2
- Competency/Category:
- Employee & Labor Relations | HR Expertise (HR Knowledge) | Leadership & Navigation
- Faculty:
- Michael J. Mirarchi
- Course Level:
- All Levels
- License:
Description
Good judgment will serve HR Professionals well in handling most employee relations matters. However, there are three special situations where legal requirements dictate very specific handling to avoid significant employer and personal liability: Reasonable Accommodation Requests, Drug and Alcohol Abuse, and Disclosures of Medical Conditions. HR Professionals will learn how to coach leaders to meet all legal requirements and comply with policy when handling these special situations.
Basic Course Information
Learning Objectives- How to coach your leaders in effective employee relations practices that minimize employer and personal liability
- Get scripted responses to use in sensitive employee relations situations
- How to avoid senior managers saying to HR “You should have anticipated this” after an avoidable legal claim
Major Subjects
Reasonable Accommodation Requests, the tactics to respond appropriately to:
* Requests for accommodations for religious practices.
* Requests for accommodations for disabilities.
* Coworkers’ inquiries regarding accommodations that they observe.
Drug and Alcohol Abuse, the tactics that will to fairly:
* Discuss conduct or performance problems with an employee with a potential alcohol or drug problem.
* Confront an employee in an obvious impairment situation.
* Make corrective action and/or termination decisions for substance abuse without violating the disability laws.
* Reintegrate an employee after substance abuse rehabilitation.
Disclosures of Medical Conditions, how to effectively:
* Handle an employee’s disclosure of a potentially contagious infection.
* Prevent workplace disruptions over potentially contagious infections.
* Make retention decisions.
Course Materials
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Faculty
Michael J. Mirarchi Related Seminars and Products
Michael J. Mirarchi is recognized as a leading expert in employment-related lawsuit prevention.
As an Employee Relations Counselor, he is dedicated to helping employers stay litigation-free.
Drawing from over 35 years of experience as an employer defense attorney and as a HR Vice
President, he developed “Reset the Clock - Practical Employee Relations for Leaders.” He has
presented it over 1,350 times to more than 34,500 leaders at employers across North America.
Mr. Mirarchi believes that most leaders exercise their abilities with fairness, integrity, and
professionalism. Nevertheless, there are plenty of opportunities to run into potential liability
situations. In these situations, leaders who know what to do and how to do it have a tremendous
advantage over those who don’t, in avoiding lawsuits.
He has presented the HR Professional version of this program for SHRM Chapters across the
country, biannually for DallasHR.
In 2013, Mike was recognized as the first inductee into the HRSouthwest Conference Speaker Hall
of Fame. Over the last 30 years, he has consistently been one of the highest-rated speakers,
excelling in content, professionalism, and delivery.
Mike received the 2024 DallasHR Lifetime Achievement Award for dedicating his career to
advancing the HR profession and making a lasting impact on Dallas HR. He is an educator and a
trusted advisor to the entire DallasHR community.
In conjunction with industry and professional associations, he has conducted live TV broadcasts,
webinars, and on-line programs, in addition to presenting at regional and national conferences.
Mr. Mirarchi has a B.S. in Business Administration and a Law Degree from Seton Hall University.
Additional Info
Basic Course Information
Advanced Preparation NoneCourse Developer Michael Mirarchi
Designed For HR Professionals
Prerequisites None
Additional Information
Complaint Resolution Policy Please contact Jessica Vieira with any complaints at jessica.vieira@acpen.com, (617-519-6790).Course Registration Requirements Online Registration
Instructional Delivery Method Group Internet Based
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HRCI Accreditation Information HR Education Network is a recognized provider of recertification credits. HR Certification Institute® pre-approved this program for 1 HR (Business) credit towards aPHRTM, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRiTM and SPHRiTM recertification.
SHRM Accreditation Information HR Education Network is recognized by SHRM to offer SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP professional development credits (PDCs). This program is valid for 1 PDC. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit shrmcertification.org.
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