Employee Handbooks: Read 'Em and Weep?!
Track: Employment Law & Legislation
Does your Employee Handbook read just as you want it to? Does it 'say' anything you did not intend? Why have one? Courts have repeatedly found employment policies to create implied contracts, defeat at-will employment, and impose other unintended consequences upon employers. Join this interactive program as we compare and contrast the benefits of Employee Handbooks; review best practices and pitfalls to avoid in developing and updating them; and consider some of the latest legal interpretations.
Christine V. Walters, JD, MAS, SHRM-SCP
Ms. Walters has more than 30 years’ combined experience in management, HR administration, employment law practice, and teaching.
She has presented at conferences across the country, been engaged as an expert witness, and testified before U.S. Congressional and state legislative committees on employment issues.
Her book, “From Hello to Goodbye: Proactive Tips for Maintaining Positive Employee Relations” is in its 2nd edition and was one of the SHRMStore’s “Great 8” best-sellers for eight consecutive years.
Today, Ms. Walters works as an independent consultant doing business as FiveL Company, “Helping Leaders Limit their Liability by Learning the Law.”SM