Labor & Employment

WA Specific

Washington Employment Law: Hiring, Firing, and Disciplining Employees

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Credit Status Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 50 minutes
Ann Allen
Joshua Howard
Alexandria Cates
Katharine Tylee Herz
Alexander Hill
Cassandra Lenning
With Ann E. Allen from Ann E. Allen, Attorney at Law + 5 others
Recorded August 15, 2024
Product ID 98593

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Overview

Your Guide to Lawfully Hiring and Terminating Employees

What are the do's and don'ts of using social media to screen job applicants? Do you know how to craft an effective investigative report following a workplace investigation? When should you address a decline in work performance concerning an employee on intermittent leave? In this comprehensive online seminar, our experienced faculty provide you with essential guidelines for hiring, onboarding, disciplining, and terminating workers. Whether you're new to employment law, or you're just hoping to get a refresher, this course is for you - register today!

  • Adopt best practices for hiring and onboarding new employees.
  • Uncover practical guidance for preventing hiring discrimination issues.
  • Formulate basic strategies for managing remote workers.
  • Come away with essential tools for conducting reviews.
  • Tackle termination meetings and exit interviews with confidence.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Hiring New Employees: Complying With Federal and State Laws
  2. Hiring Discrimination Issues - How to Prevent and Handle Them
  3. Hiring, Onboarding, and Managing Remote Workers: How to Do It Right
  4. Legal Essentials of Disciplining Employees
  5. Conducting Workplace Investigations: Legal Best Practices
  6. Firing Employees: Legal Essentials
  7. Guidelines for Terminating Employees on Leave
  8. Ethical Issues in Employment Law

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Product ID 98593

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Credits Available
Credit Status Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
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  1. Hiring New Employees: Complying With Federal and State Laws

    1. Guidelines for Using Social Media to Screen Applicants
    2. Interviews: Avoiding Common Perils
    3. Training Supervisors and Managers on Hiring Practices: Why It Matters
    4. Offer Letters and Other Essential At-Hire Documents
    5. Non-Compete Agreements - Current Developments
    6. Understanding State Working Age Requirements

  2. Hiring Discrimination Issues - How to Prevent and Handle Them

    1. Case Law and Legislative Updates
    2. Risks in Diversity Initiatives
    3. Pay Equity and Salary Transparency - The Latest Developments
    4. Use of AI in Hiring
    5. Background Checks: What You Must Know
    6. Uniform Discipline: Best Practices to Avoid Discrimination Claims

  3. Hiring, Onboarding, and Managing Remote Workers: How to Do It Right

    1. Best Practices in Navigating Varying State Employment Laws
    2. Virtual Interviews and Telework: Impact on the Hiring and Onboarding Process
    3. Tips for Monitoring Work Performance
    4. Ensuring Workers Are Abiding by Company Policies: When and How
    5. Do's and Don'ts of Increasing Employee Retention
    6. Multi-Jurisdictional Work: Recent Case Law

  4. Legal Essentials of Disciplining Employees

    1. Performance Reviews, Warnings, and Suspensions Made Simple
    2. Practical Guidance for Crafting Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs)
    3. Best Practices for Maintaining Disciplinary Policies and Records
    4. Employees With Mental Health Conditions: Handling Performance Issues
    5. Eliminating Bias From the Disciplinary Process
    6. Sloppy Disciplinary Procedures: Top Mistakes to Avoid

  5. Conducting Workplace Investigations: Legal Best Practices

    1. Forming an Investigation Plan
    2. General Rules on Who Should Conduct the Investigation
    3. Techniques for Determining Witness Credibility
    4. Investigation Interviews: Top Legal Considerations
    5. Creating the Investigative Report: Legal Best Practices
    6. Following Up

  6. Firing Employees: Legal Essentials

    1. Conducting Termination Meetings and Exit Interviews: Tips and Traps
    2. State Requirements for Severance Packages and Separation Agreements
    3. State Whistleblower Laws
    4. Disciplining and Terminating Employees for Marijuana Use: Top Risks
    5. Preventing Wrongful Termination Claims
    6. Pay Reductions, Layoffs, and RIFs: Essential Guidelines

  7. Guidelines for Terminating Employees on Leave

    1. The Interactions Between the FMLA, ADA, and State Leave and Workers' Compensation Laws
    2. When a Worker's Performance Suffers While on Intermittent Leave
    3. Do's and Don'ts of Defensive Documentation
    4. Timing Considerations
    5. Avoiding Retaliation Claims
    6. Review of Recent Case Law

  8. Ethical Issues in Employment Law

    1. Rules of Professional Conduct
    2. Conflicts of Interest
    3. Attorneys' Fees
    4. Confidentiality

Who Should Attend

This basic level online seminar on employee hiring and firing is of benefit to:

  • Attorneys
  • Human Resource Professionals
  • Corporate Executives
  • Accountants
  • Payroll Professionals
  • Paralegals

Speakers

Ann E Allen
Ann E.
Allen
Ann E. Allen, Attorney at Law
Joshua M Howard
Joshua M.
Howard
Ogden Murphy Wallace
Alexandria Cates
Alexandria
Cates
Holland & Knight LLP
Katharine Tylee Herz
Katharine
Tylee Herz
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Alexander H Hill
Alexander H.
Hill
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
Cassandra W Lenning
Cassandra W.
Lenning
Outten & Golden LLP
Speaker bio
Ann E Allen

Ann E. Allen

Ann E. Allen, Attorney at Law
Ann Allen

has practiced law in the Spokane area for nearly 30 years. The focus of her work is labor and employment law. Before starting her solo firm in 2015, she was chief in-house counsel to a regional employer association for eighteen years after working in private practice. Ms. Allen taught private sector labor law at Gonzaga University School of Law from 2005 to 2018. She earned her J.D. degree from Gonzaga University School of Law, where she was a Thomas More Scholar and research editor of the Gonzaga Law Review. Ms. Allen is licensed to practice law in Washington and Idaho.

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Joshua M Howard

Joshua M. Howard

Ogden Murphy Wallace
Joshua Howard

is a shareholder in the law firm of Karr Tuttle Campbell in Seattle. Mr. Howard's practice focuses on litigation with an emphasis in employment law. He has represented public and private employers in employment matters involving allegations of discrimination, wrongful termination, harassment, and retaliation. Mr. Howard has investigated and successfully defended employers against claims of harassment and discrimination in the workplace. On the plaintiff's side, he has represented employers in pursuing claims against former employees for the improper use of trade secrets. Mr. Howard earned his B.A. degree from the University of Washington and his J.D. degree from Seattle University. He is a member of the Washington State and King County bar associations.

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Alexandria Cates

Alexandria Cates

Holland & Knight LLP
Alexandria Cates

is an attorney with the law firm of DLA Piper LLP in Seattle. She focuses her practice on employment advice and counselling, workplace investigations, and employment guidance on transactional matters for a wide range of employers. Ms. Cates regularly advises clients on various issues, including workplace misconduct, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, hiring and termination, wage and hour laws, state and federal leave laws, ADA accommodations, reductions in force, and employment handbooks and policies. She has also conducted workplace investigations on allegations of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, bullying, and unethical conduct. Ms. Cates has experience conducting workplace investigations of all sizes, including high-profile investigations that have made national headlines. She earned her B.A. degree from the University of Washington and her J.D. degree from UCLA School of Law. Ms. Cates is a member of the Washington State and King County bar associations, and State Bar of California.

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Katharine Tylee Herz

Katharine Tylee Herz

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Katharine Tylee Herz

is a partner in the law firm of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP in Bellevue, Washington. She focuses her practice on employment counseling, litigation, and defending employers in connection with charges filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Washington State Human Rights Commission (WHRC), and Seattle Office for Civil Rights (SOCR). Ms. Tylee Herz has significant experience representing clients in federal and state courts against allegations of discrimination, hostile work environment, sexual harassment, wage and commission disputes, wrongful termination, retaliation; and claims under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Title VII, and Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD). She also counsels employers on a wide range of matters, including issues related to disability and leave laws, accommodation issues, and other challenges associated with the employment relationship. Ms. Tylee Herz trains managers on how to prevent and deal effectively with sexual harassment and other discrimination complaints, and workplace policies. She earned her B.A. degree from the University of Washington and her J.D. degree from Gonzaga University School of Law.

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Alexander H Hill

Alexander H. Hill

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
Alexander Hill

is a partner in the Portland office of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP. He is a commercial litigator who defends businesses, employers, nonprofits, insurers, and other organizations in disputes throughout Oregon and Washington. As a former police officer and claims professional for a large insurance company, Mr. Hill brings a unique perspective to each case. In addition to his extensive experience handling insurance claims litigation, he is sought after in employment defense cases, including the representation of private universities for claims involving students and employees, as well as complex commercial disputes. He earned his B.A. degree from Portland State University and his J.D. degree from Albany Law School. Mr. Hill is admitted to practice in Oregon and Washington. He is a member of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS), Professional Liability Attorney Network (PLAN), Defense Research Institute (DRI), Oregon Association of Defense Counsel and Multnomah Bar Association.

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Cassandra W Lenning

Cassandra W. Lenning

Outten & Golden LLP
Cassandra Lenning

is a partner in the San Francisco office of Outten & Golden LLP. She is a member of the firm's discrimination and retaliation, family responsibilities and disability discrimination, and sexual harassment and sex discrimination practice groups. Ms. Lenning represents employees and executives in a wide range of employment matters. She is a seasoned litigator who has first and second-chaired multiple arbitration and jury trials. Her practice spans both coasts, including California, Washington D.C., and Washington State. Ms. Lenning focuses on negotiating and litigating claims of discrimination, retaliation, equal pay, family and medical leave, and breach of contract, as well as representing individuals for alleged violations of restrictive covenants. She also provides advice and counsel to clients with respect to employment, non-compete, bonus and compensation, and severance agreements. Ms. Lenning earned her B.A. degree from the University of Washington and her J.D. degree from Duke University School of Law. She is chair of the Washington State Bar Association's Labor and Employment Law Section. Ms. Lenning is involved in the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association and the Washington Employment Lawyers Association.

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