Sampling of topics offered by our Legal Department

As part of Associated Industries basic membership, our in-house counsel provide a broad array of sample policies to address these concerns. A.I.’s in-house counsel can also develop training tailored to your workplace for a nominal charge. Here is a sampling of training available:

General Employment Relations Topics:

  • Handbooks and Employment Policies
  • Personnel Files & Documentation
  • Employee Privacy/Employer Monitoring
  • Management Policies
  • Progressive Discipline - Theory and Practice
  • Protecting Personnel and Confidential Information
  • Investigation of Workplace Conduct
  • Employment Law for Supervisors
  • Holiday Events
  • Recession Based Employment Actions
  • Employment law Updates
  • SOX Reporting Procedures
  • Complaint Procedures
  • Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements

Hiring:

  • Hiring Procedures
  • Negligent Hiring and Retention
  • Interviewing Prospective Employees
  • E-Verify & I-9 Employment Verification

Discrimination:

  • Employment Discrimination
  • Americans with Disabilities Act and State Analogues
  • Unlawful Workplace Harassment
  • Investigations of Discrimination/Harassment Complaints
  • Veterans’ Issues in the Workplace

Wage and Hour Standards:

  • Wage and Hour Compliance
  • Exemptions from Minimum Wage and Overtime Requirements
  • Garnishments

Attendance and Leaves of Absence:

  • Americans with Disabilities Act and State Analogues
  • Federal and State Family and Medical Leave Requirements
  • Workers’ Compensation Leave, Return to Work, and Light Duty Programs
  • Managing the Various Forms of Leave Simultaneously
  • USERRA

Safety:

  • Alcohol and Drug and Free Workplaces
  • Crisis Management
  • DOT Reasonable Suspicion Supervisory Training
  • Documentation
  • Washington State Fund Workers’ Compensation
  • Retrospective Rating Programs for Washington State Fund Employers
  • Intimate Partner Violence  and Stalking Affecting the Workplace
  • MRO Training
  • Workplace Violence
  • Restraining Orders and Trespass

Labor Relations:

  • Collective Bargaining
  • Interest Based Negotiation Strategies
  • Labor Law
  • Organizing Drives
  • Union Avoidance

Ending the Employment Relationship:

  • Discipline, Discharge, and Documentation
  • Providing Employment References
  • Unemployment Compensation
  • WARN Act Requirements

Contact A.I. In-house Counsel today for more information.

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Associated Industries:
1206 North Lincoln, Suite 200, Spokane, WA 99201
Phone: 509.326.6885
Fax: 509.328.6832

 

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