New EEOC Retaliation Enforcement Guidance: Avoiding Your #1 Employee Charge Risk

Description
Join the webinar for insights into the best practices the EEOC proposes employers should follow to help avoid retaliation claims, as well as its recommendations on employee and supervisor training.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently took its 18-year-old enforcement guidance on retaliation off the shelf, dusted it off, and released a proposed revision on Jan. 21 that pushes the envelope in significant ways. The Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation and Related Issues, which the EEOC says "serves as a reference for commission staff investigating charges alleging retaliation and related issues," reveals some unclear areas of retaliation law that the EEOC would like to see resolved, and employers would be well-advised to pay close attention. If the EEOC has its way, these areas will not be resolved in employers' favor. This proposed guidance overhauls its regulatory interpretation of the standards for proving retaliation under the various civil rights laws including Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act, and the Equal Pay Act.

If the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has its way, employers will now be vulnerable to an even broader range of lawsuits for unlawful retaliation, pursuant to the recently released draft update to the EEOC's 1998 enforcement guidance on retaliation. The EEOC draft update primarily (i) expands the scope of activities protected under the EEO statutes and (ii) broadens the range of employer responses that would be "retaliation" under those statutes. Retaliation already is the leading subject of EEO charges. In 2014, charging parties alleged retaliation in nearly 43% of the charges with the EEOC.

Objectives of the Presentation
What is retaliation
The practical impact of the EEOC's newly released draft enforcement guidance on retaliation
The EEOC's 7 recommended training strategies and 4 things it says can help employers avoid retaliation claims altogether
Laws under which employees may lodge retaliation claims against your organization
How you can unwittingly retaliate, even when your employee complains about something that isn't even illegal or wrong
HR mistakes concerning requests for accommodation and sanctioned leave
Case studies of employers successfully sued for retaliation
Steps you can take to avoid retaliation and minimize your legal risks
And much more!
The odds of being subjected to retaliation claims are high. Minimizing your exposure to potential liability starts by taking a proactive approach to creating and maintaining a retaliation-free work zone. Through timely intervention, customized training, and this webinar you can achieve this!

Why Should you Attend
Perhaps the most instructive portion of the 73-page guidance comes at the end, where the EEOC recommends some "best practices" for employers to implement. While following the EEOC's suggestions will not eliminate the possibility that a retaliation claim will be lodged, taking heed of them would likely help reduce the likelihood that unlawful retaliation will occur, and strengthen an employer's position in the face of a complaint. An employer that fails to implement these "best practices" may be viewed with a jaundiced eye by EEOC staff during a complaint or compliance investigation.

Areas Covered
EEOC suggested Anti-Retaliation 'Best Practices'
Analyzing how 'Participation' Encompasses Internal Complaints
Why the EEOC is out for Rejection of the 'Manager Rule'
Protected Opposition Conduct
The hidden trap of Employees talking Dollars, as the EEOC Insists
Reviewing the EEOC's Broad View of 'Adverse Action'
What it means when the EEOC Advocates for a 'Mosaic' Approach to 'But For' Causation

Who can Benefit
Human resources practitioners
Office Managers
Financial Officers
In-House Counsel
Affirmative Action/EEO Officers
Federal Contractors
Employee Relations Executives
Professionals
Chief Executive Officers
Financial Executives

For Registration

http://onlinecompliancepanel.com/webinar/EEOC-RETALIATION-ENFORCEMENT-GUIDANCE-501450/MAY-2016-ES-WORLDCONCAL

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