Investing in Your People & Your Peace of Mind

The Age Discrimination Act is predicted to become the basis for increased litigation in the American workplace as baby boomers age. Can you fire someone over 40? Will you lose a lawsuit if you do? You...

An important and often times confusing employment law is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The law, originally passed in 1990, was recently amended. This course will help explain both the original...

You cannot prevent sexual harassment from occurring at your workplace because somebody, someday is going to do something stupid. You are liable for that. So what is the class about? It is about what you...

Have you hired any criminals, liars, cheats or losers lately? Well, who hasn’t? The costs of turnover and training go up, worker’s comp rates rise and our corporate reputation falls when we make a bad...

“You can’t do that. It’s discrimination!” Have you ever been threatened by a distraught employee with that statement. It may be true. It may not be true. In easy to understand terms, we tell you and your...

The Fair Labor Standards Act has been around for years. Yet employers in every state violate provisions of this law every year and pay dearly for their mistake. Learn what this law is all about and how...

The Family and Medical Leave Act gives employees certain rights to take unpaid leaves when certain things happen to them or to members of their immediate family. Is your workplace covered under this law?...

There is more to hiring a qualified candidate to work at your business than simply saying, “You’re hired.” What about record keeping? What should you say to the people you don’t hire? Can you be sued if...

The media would have us believe that all bosses are ‘bad guys’ and that they love nothing more than to fire people. Nothing could be further from the truth. We’ve never met a person who enjoyed firing...

If you’ve ever read in the newspaper about a company being sued for discrimination (and who hasn’t?), chances are that company was being challenged about how it hired new employees. There is a right way—a...

The Family Medical Leave Act was enacted in 1993 and amended in January 2009. This program will focus on eligibility and military leave entitlements and “qualifying exigencies”. Watch this course to...

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act is a federal law that makes pregnancy and related medical conditions protected classes in employment. What, exactly, does that mean? Do you have to hire an obviously pregnant...

Hiring mistakes cost bottlers a small—or large—fortune. This class teaches how to hire smarter and better by doing a better job or researching candidates’ background information. We discuss both getting...

The 6/23/2006 Wall Street Journal headline said it all: “High Court Draws Line on Bosses’ Retaliation.” What did the U.S. Supreme Court say? What constitutes illegal retaliation against an employee? How...

Someday, one of your employees is going to be sexually harassed by another one of your employees (or by one of your customers). Having a sexual harassment policy is your first line of risk management insurance…but...

Sexual Harassment is illegal. We’re all against it. But, nothing good happens about this topic unless it is openly discussed and everyone takes a stand. The U.S. Supreme Court has ‘strongly suggested’...

Managers have a legal duty to not only report instances of illegal harassment, they also have a legal duty to “adequately supervise.” What does this mean? Do supervisors have a responsibility to report...

Your supervisors probably don’t know exactly what they must do when they hear about a potential sexual harassment situation at your bottling operation. If you didn’t train them, you’re liable for their...

We’re not lawyers and we don’t give legal advice. But, one thing is for sure: if you don’t have a sexual harassment policy you’ll be talking to a lawyer sooner rather than later. The U.S. Supreme Court...

When an employee is using illegal substances that impact their job performance, employers must act—quickly. But this is not a time to make a mistake. Is an alcoholic covered under the Americans with Disabilities...

Nobody likes to fire an employee—even one who has it coming. What can you do if you must fire someone to make the process go as smoothly as possible for both of you? You need a checklist. Find one right here.

Until recently, controlling workplace bullying was a thing to do for practical reasons, not legal reasons. However, laws are changing. Bullying is the same as and in some cases more detrimental than...

More and more, employers are surprised by bizarre and unexpected conduct of their employees or outsiders. Not only do people say outrageous things, they are beginning to do outrageous things as well. These...