Employment Law Update: Reducing Employer Liability

Course Details

Date

Thursday, June 20, 2019

7:00am – 11:00am (Registration: 3:01am)

Location

Online

CPE Credit

4 hours CPE credit

Level of Knowledge

Advanced

Vendor

AICPA

Prerequisites

Experience in, and knowledge of, employment law issues encountered by businesses and non-profits

Description

Employment law issues affect virtually every business, governmental entity, and not-for-profit organization. This update examines trends in employment- related claims and settlements including; members of protected classes and the implications of that membership; analysis of state trends in employment litigation; e-employment and cyber issues such as employee and employer social media rights; device and internet use and monitoring; employer liability issues for employee internet use; telecommuting and "off-the-clock" work issues; wrongful termination; bullying and its implications; harassment; and retaliation. This course also introduces you to the Employment Claim Risk Assessment Tool, which provides you a framework to analyze your organization's or your client's exposures to employment-related claims.

Highlights

Topics Discussed

- Employment issues related to social media, e-device and bring your own device (BYOD), internet use, and website contents

- Wrongful termination, at-will employment, constructive discharge and retaliation

- Dealing with whistleblowers in all types of organizations

- Factors that lead to employers being sued for multi-million dollar verdicts in favor of former employees

- Using a risk assessment tool to assess employment claim exposures

Objectives

- Interpret recent trends in employment claims and employer liability.

- Assess employment and cyber employment risks to your organization or a client's organization.

- determine why retaliation claims and suits are increasing dramatically.

- Analyze factors leading to all types of harassment claims, including sexual harassment.

- Evaluate how wrongful termination

- Evaluate how wrongful termination claims fit in the framework of claims made in common employment suits.

Designed For

CPAs in business and industry and non-profits CPAs in public practice who want to increase their knowledge of employment law issues encountered by businesses and non-profits

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Course Pricing

WYOCPA Member Fee
$179.00

Non-Member Fee
$229.00

Your Price
$229.00

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