Overview
It is an accepted principle of law that employers must provide sound training programs for their supervisors and managers in areas such as sexual and other forms of harassment in order to avoid litigation.
- The failure of an employer to provide manager and supervisory training regarding the requirements of discrimination laws is an "extraordinary mistake." (United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit)
- Only those employers that adopt anti-discrimination policies and take affirmative steps to educate their employees (especially their supervisory and management employees) about workplace anti-discrimination laws fall within the protection from punitive damages offered by Supreme Court decisions. (United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit)
- Employers must not only provide anti-discrimination training for supervisors and managers, but that training must be mandatory. (New Jersey Supreme Court)
- The EEOC's published Guidelines provide that "reasonable care" to prevent harassment must include training, and that the promulgation of workplace policies standing alone is not enough.
Bond has the knowledge and experience to provide cost-effective training programs for your supervisors and managers. You can choose from our existing programs or we can design one specifically for you. Either way, you will find this to be a prudent approach to risk management.
Our supervisory and management training includes programs focusing on:
- ADA and FMLA Compliance
- Avoiding Discrimination
- Conducting Workplace Investigations
- Discipline and Discharge
- Diversity
- Documentation and Recordkeeping
- Employee Evaluations and Appraisals
- Fostering Positive Employee Relations
- Interviewing and Hiring
- Layoffs Without Lawsuits
- Problem Resolution (Procedures)
- Sexual and Other Harassment
- Supervising Sick, Injured, or Disabled Employees
- Working With and Without Unions
