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RISK MANAGEMENT
Communication is the key for a company to manage its risk. It is not enough for a company to implement policies and expect employees to follow through with them. What is needed is a thoughtful, consistent dialogue among executives, managers, and employees about the importance of company policies, in a way which is not condescending or threatening. It is only when employees feel a level of trust, commitment, and reassurance, that a company will reap the benefits of productivity through loyalty, teamwork, and motivation.
In Perry Binder's Risk Management seminars, you will get expertly tailored programs designed uniquely for your company. Perry brings over 20 years of experience to the table with his role playing exercises, interactive feedback, high energy presentations, and knowledge of human relations and legal issues.
Sample Risk Management Topics (minimum of 2 hours; full program = 2 days)
1. SEXUAL HARASSMENT
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Sexual
Harassment Workshop
-
Overview of Employment Law
- Discuss Federal Discrimination Laws
- Explore Sexual Harassment Issues in the Workplace
- Two types of Harassment – quid pro quo and hostile work environment
a. Quid pro quo - “this for that”
b. Hostile work environment
- unwelcome sexually-related conduct that is “so severe or pervasive” that it creates a hostile, offensive or intimidating work environment
- hostile conducts includes: racial, ethnic slurs; negative stereotyping; threatening, intimidating or hostile acts that relate to gender; hostile or demeaning jokes and pranks are included
- Avoid Liability with a Zero Tolerance Policy toward sexual harassment in the workplace
- policy – open door, complaint process, non-retaliation; thorough investigation of complaints; prompt remedial action
- Engage in Role Playing Exercises
2. EMPLOYEE BLOG POLICIES
HR's Dilemma
A current employee has started a gripe site and blog which is critical of your company. Even worse, you discover that several workers have been reading and posting unflattering comments about the company on the site. You now have legal, ethical, and morale issues to deal with. This hilarious, energetic, and practice-oriented session will offer the ramifications of your actions and suggest useful tips on communicating with employees about gripe sites and blogs.
The meeting goes one step further, by analyzing how HR
professionals can lead a companywide reputation risk discussion on this issue.
All attendees will receive a copy of Professor Binder’s article published in
HR Executive magazine, Handling Employee Blogs: HR’s Seat at the Table?
The Warm Up
So maybe you read Why We Hate HR in Fast Company magazine and reacted with anger. Upon some reflection, maybe you also discovered some truths about the essay’s diatribe against HR professionals – that you have a slim shot at getting a seat at the table to become a strategic business partner.
The following information stamps your table ticket, by making you a key player in the hottest area of corporate decision making and reputation risk management: What to do when employees blog about your company, whether on or off company time. This session focuses on ever-evolving legal issues, whether your company needs a blogging policy, and the lead role of HR professionals.
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3. DOCUMENT RETENTION PROGRAMS
Why Corporations Swim in Legal Hot Water
The Ethical Role of
Managers/Executives in the Discovery Process of a Lawsuit
Simulated
Depositions, Requests for Production of Documents, and the Attorney-Client
Privilege
Document Retention in the 21st Century
A Partnership Among
Managers/Executives, Attorneys, and the IT Department
Includes a discussion of Corporate Governance and
Sarbanes-Oxley
4. IP PROTECTION
Intellectual Property
Law for Managers and Executives
- Protecting
Trade Secrets and Trademarks
- What to do when an ex-employee sets up a “Gripe Site” or Blog
on the Internet
- Basic Contract Language and Negotiation for Non-Lawyers
– Examination of a Confidentiality
Agreement and a Non-Compete Agreement (Includes a discussion of Arbitration
clauses)
- Protecting Trade Names from competing Domain Names
1- common law
2- state - secretary of state's office - renewable every 10 years
3- federal
- renewable every 10 years
- “Intent to use” within 6 months (not at state level)
- ®, TM, and SM
4- international
5. PRODUCTS LIABILITY
Reducing Risk in Products Liability Claims
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Recent Trends in Products Liability
- How can a Manager Assist his/her Company in Avoiding Liability in Products
Cases?
- Legal Claims in a Products
Liability Lawsuit
- Strict Liability for a Manufacturer
Three types of cases involving a "defective product"
1. Manufacturing defect - was the particular part made properly
2. Design defect
-compare industry standards; government regulations; are there Federal Minimum Safety Standards?
-assess the probability of the design resulting in harm with the seriousness of injury to customers. Then, balance the burden of safety costs or alternative designs
- Ford Pinto case; GM side fuel tank cases; Firestone/Bridgestone-Ford SUV cases
3. Inadequate warnings
-must warn of foreseeable, non-obvious risks; set forth the risk posed; are the
warnings comprehensive?; how prominent were the warnings made?
Perry Binder's Dynamic Training Seminars:
Effective Communication Skills
Ethics
Negotiation
Risk management:
Products Liability
Sexual Harassment
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