What you'll learn?
After going through this webinar, participants will know:
- How to read between the lines of a discrimination charge
- How to outline and prepare your case
- What documentation you need
- If it is beneficial to obtain statements from witnesses or managers
- The importance of having work standards
- How to handle requests for additional information
Overview of the webinar
In Fiscal Year 2018, The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received 76,418 discrimination cases. Think about it, we have 200 work days a year – so this equates to over 480 a day and nearly 48 every hour. Sheer numbers indicate that it’s just a matter of time before a discrimination charge crosses your desk. Get the information you need NOW to be prepared.Your first reaction to receiving a charge of discrimination follows the stages of grief – shock, denial, anger. Some get depressed because they think they may get in trouble. Then reality sets in and you reach the acceptance and action stages. The fact is discrimination charges are now a part of the risk of doing business. Proper preparation is the key to winning charges of discrimination. Properly responding to a Charge of Discrimination is never fun.
Area Covered In The Webinar
- A review of Discrimination Charges Filed with the EEOC
- A review of a discrimination charge
- How to read between the lines of a discrimination charge
- Should we hire an attorney?
- What is “Non-binding” Mediation and should we accept mediation
- How to outline and prepare your case
- What documentation you need
- Is it beneficial to obtain statements from witnesses or managers
- The importance of having work standards
- How to handle requests for additional information
Why should you attend?
It’s just a matter of time before a discrimination charge crosses your desk. Get the information you need NOW to be prepared.
Who Will Benefit?
- Human Resources Professionals
- Payroll administrators
- Benefits Professionals
- Business Managers
- Business Owners
About the speaker
Years of Experience: 40+ years
Bob McKenzie has over 40 years of human resources management experience. His background includes a wide range of hands-on HR practices in a variety of industries and all areas of human resource management.
He started McKenzieHR, a human resources