March 2010 Monthly Program - Employment Update

DOCUMENTING PERFORMANCE

Sponsored By:

2009/10 Captain Sponsor

DATE:    Thursday, March 18, 2009

TIME:    8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

LOCATION:  Hotel Monaco Baltimore

                      2 North Charles Street

                      Baltimore, MD 21201

SPEAKER:   Michael S. Cohen, Esq.

                     Duane Morris LLP

Michael S. Cohen concentrates his practice in the areas of employment law training and counseling. Mr. Cohen has trained and counseled employers throughout the country on subjects including harassment prevention; workplace diversity; discipline and discharge; hiring and recruiting practices; performance evaluations; FMLA, ADA and FLSA compliance; leave of absence policies; performance management; workplace privacy; sexual orientation and gender identity in the workplace; substance abuse testing; workplace violence; records retention; conducting background checks; teens in the workplace and managing attendance problems. He has conducted trainings for executives, directors, managers, supervisors and employees in many industries, including financial services, healthcare, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, retail, real estate development, law firms and human services. Mr. Cohen also has conducted trainings for executives, deans and faculty in several institutions of higher education and secondary education. He has conducted more than 150 trainings in the last year.

PRESENTATION: Documenting Performance - When it comes to discrimination, retaliation and other wrongful discharge claims, legal liability often turns on the documentation. But it's not enough simply to tell managers to document, document, document. Poor documentation is as dangerous as no documentation. The key is not only what you say but also how and when you say it. This seminar focuses on the legal and human resource issues implicated in disciplinary documentation. In particular, this seminar focuses on the most common flaws of disciplinary documentation. Because these kinds of flaws are common to performance appraisals, Documenting Discipline will provide value with regard to the performance appraisal process.

DOOR PRIZE:    $50.00 Gift Card

GUEST FEE:        $40.00 Contact Lisa Mangus at lam@shawe.com if bringing a guest.