From Bullying to FMLA Abuse: Dealing with difficult HR issues

Would you know how to respond if one employee feels bullied by another’s religious beliefs and actions? Or what to do if you found pictures of an employee snow-skiing - who was out on leave for a medical condition? Or, how to respond when two of your employees start dating and break up?

This webinar is designed to help you navigate common and growing issues arising in the workplace. Focused on providing practical tips to avoid problems and prevent their escalation, the topics will include policies and tips to address dating in the workplace; preventing and responding to workplace bullying and other potential sources of harassment or violence; handling religious accommodations to avoid liability and maintain productivity; and handling issues that frequently arise when employees take leave under the FMLA or ADA.

Relationships in the Workplace After #MeToo

• Hypotheticals and Legal Implications
• Policies
• Discussion Tips
• Love Contracts

Workplace Bullying

• Legal Protections and When Bullying Becomes a Hostile Work Environment
• Avoidance Through Policies
• Avoidance Through Workplace Culture
• Responding to Bullying Allegations
• Dealing With "Jerk" Employees

Religious Accommodations in the Workplace

• Hypotheticals and Legal Implications
• Policies
• Investigations and Culture Shifts
• Undue Burden Discussion Tips

Employee Leave Abuse

• Use or Abuse?
• Knowing How to Handle Leaves Under the FMLA and ADA
• Social Media and Employee Leave Investigations
• What Happens When Leave Keeps Getting Extended?
• Documenting Your Case of Abuse

Violating the many US laws involved in this topic can embroil employers in lawsuits that can be expensive, time-consuming and damaging to the employer’s reputation. Understanding these issues and being prepared to handle them both by policy and as a practical matter is vitally important to all businesses today

• HR managers
• Business managers
• Office managers
• Business Owners
• Vice-Presidents
• CEOs
• COOs
• CFOs
• Directors
• HR Representatives
• Consultants
• Managers
• Supervisors

Michael D. Haberman is a consultant, speaker, writer and teacher. He is President of Omega HR Consulting, a consulting and services company offering complete human resources solutions. Mike brings 35+ years of experience in dealing with the challenges of Human Resources in the 21st century. He has a Master's in HR and is certified as a Senior HR professional. He has over 18 years’ experience in the class room teaching human resources fundamentals and certification preparation.

Mike is the author of the Human Resources blog found at OmegaHRConsulting.com , which has been recognized as a top human resources related blogs. He has also been named a top Digital Influencer in Human Resources.

Mike has gained a reputation as a compliance expert and as an HR futurist. He speaks on a variety of subjects to business associations, human resource associations and business based civic clubs. He has presented numerous webinars on various HR related issues.