Legal & Policy Issues II

Purpose:

• The purpose of The Legal and Policy Issues Facing Supervisors II module is to provide an overview of the most relevant legal issues and policies facing supervisors in the employment context.

Learning Objectives:

• As a result of participating in this module, supervisors will:
• Gain a basic understanding of the legal issues facing supervisors in the workplace, inclusive of, but not limited to, ADA, FMLA, and Workers' Compensation.


• Gain a basic understanding of some of the human resources policies which often generate questions.


• Learn the appropriate resources available to help support the decision-making process in employment matters involving legal issues and/or policy interpretation.


• Begin to understand the inter-relatedness of the various employment laws/policies.