Key issues addressed will include: • Who should conduct the investigation? • Who should be interviewed? • How to ask interview questions. • What interview questions to ask. • What other actions can and should be taken in the course of an investigation? • What are some confidentiality and privilege issues related to an investigation?

The discussion will focus on: • Legal pitfalls of bad hiring decisions • Discrimination in hiring – disparate impact vs. disparate treatment • Legal limitations in recruiting (job postings, AI tools, etc.) • Interview dos and don’ts that hope to avoid discrimination • Background checks – limitations from FCRA • References – legal limitations • Pre-employment tests (personality, physical) and related hazards A major feature of the training that the participants find so engaging is the real-life scenarios which are improvised by Broadway actors, playing either HR Directors or managers, as well as employees. These short scenes are integrated into the training sessions to stimulate learning through interactive discussions. Following each vignette, participants are grouped into breakout sessions to analyze the scenario, and then reconvene for a collective discussion with all attendees. This interactive approach is highly valued by participants, who appreciate both the engagement and the practical insights gained from the vignettes.

Here’s what you will learn: • How to have regular and meaningful discussions with employees – which are both firm and empathec. • When and how to involve Human Resources on these issues. • When and how to dra, deliver and document disciplinary issues. • How to regularly document employees’ performance– not just at performance review me. • How to create documentaon that is clear, legally-sound and sets the stage for potenal future conversaons about performance. • How to prepare for a key meeng with an employee. • What is a Performance Improvement Plan and how does it work?

Key items covered include: • What are the basic requirements when an employee requests leave? • What about pregnancy leave, or leave to care for a family member who is ill? • What are the obligations to an employee who returns from leave? • What are the various laws that intersect when your employees are ill or injured and can’t come to work? • What do you need to do to comply with the confusing laws? • How can the company’s own policies help you manage employees’ absences?