Preventing Discrimination in Hiring and Managing Employees
What does it mean for your organization?
April 13 – May 15

Session Fee: $399

• Apply HR principles, laws and regulations to workplace scenarios including hiring practices, recruitment, selection, interviewing, testing, conditional employment offers, reduction in force (RIF), wrongful discharge, and a heightened awareness of employment discrimination practices.
• Learn how to avoid the substantial costs of non-compliance!

Some questions addressed in this workshop:

1. What is Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ) and when does it apply?
2. What NOT to ask in a job interview?
3. How do you avoid the pitfalls of disparate treatment?
4. What pre-screening in the interview process is appropriate?
5. Is your organization using best practices? Take the organizational assessment and find out!

What you will know and be able to do:

1. Understand the need and have the ability to continuously learn about, and adapt to, ongoing challenges in HR.
2. Speak fluently in the technical language of HR, and be comfortable using this language in other classes and the workplace.
3. Develop a knowledge base of "best practices" in employee relations. 
4. Interpret equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws that affect employee rights and discipline; apply these laws to current EEO issues, such as discrimination, Affirmative Action planning, and sexual harassment.
5. Demonstrate the analytical and attitudinal skills that HR professionals need to effectively guide their organizations through the maze of fairness and compliance requirements. Understand and educate the organization on the potential costs of illegal, unfair, unethical behaviors and employment practices.
6. Apply EEO laws to existing, or future, HR policies and practices. Educate managers on their responsibilities to comply with EEO laws when administering all employment related decisions.

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