Training Video Previews for Employment Law Compliance

The Rapid Learning Institute offers a collection of short, highly-focused training programs called Quick Takes. Each is just six to 10-minutes long and designed to help managers and supervisors understand critical employment law compliance issues and avoid costly legal problems.

Check out the previews below or view an indexed list of all employment law training titles.

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Preview - Progressive Discipline

January 26, 2012 by tjoneill

This Quick Take will explore what managers can do to maximize the likelihood that “endangered” employees will turn themselves around.

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Preview - FMLA Certification

January 26, 2012 by tjoneill

In this Quick Take, you’ll learn the #1 mistake that will get you sued over employee abuse of FMLA intermittent leave, the three rules you must know to legally deal with intermittent leave abuse, and how to handle employees who try to game the system.

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Preview - Retaliation Claims

January 26, 2012 by tjoneill

In this Quick Take, you’ll learn what retaliation is (and isn’t); why even conscientious, fair supervisors may be at risk for creating a retaliation claim; four common mistakes that can get you accused of retaliation; and how to avoid these mistakes.

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Preview - The Self-Check Technique

January 26, 2012 by tjoneill

In this presentation, we provide a roadmap to the Self-Check Technique for unconscious bias. You will learn why unconscious bias is the leading cause of discrimination lawsuits and what you can do to prevent them.

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Preview - Workplace Violence

January 26, 2012 by tjoneill

In this Quick Take, you’ll learn seven signs that an employee may be at risk of engaging in workplace violence, and how to respond to them using the concept of “graduated response” in tandem with your organization’s policies.

Thumbnail image for Preview - Sexual Harassment for Supervisors: Not-So-Obvious Cases

Preview - Sexual Harassment for Supervisors: Not-So-Obvious Cases

January 26, 2012 by tjoneill

In this Quick Take you will learn the difference between “quid pro quo” and “hostile environment” sexual harassment. Why sexual harassment doesn’t need to target a specific person. How “victimless” sexual banter can trigger lawsuits. Why actions that are completely non-sexual in nature can be construed as sexual harassment and the “reasonable person” standard for determining what is, and isn’t, sexual harassment.

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Preview - Terminating Insubordinate Employees

January 25, 2012 by tjoneill

Learn when you should, and shouldn’t, fire an insubordinate employee on the spot, the one thing NOT to do when terminating an insubordinate employee, and three termination guidelines that lower your risk.

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Preview - Terminating Poor Performers

January 25, 2012 by tjoneill

In this Quick Take you’ll learn the #1 managerial oversight that gives terminated employees traction in a lawsuit, the most common mistake supervisors make during the actual termination conversation, the main reason terminated employees sue and a blueprint for terminating employees in a way vastly reducing the likelihood you’ll get sued.

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Preview - Substance Abuse and the ADA

January 24, 2012 by tjoneill

In this Quick Take you will learn how anti-discrimination law applies to employees who are disabled because of substance abuse problems, what you can and cannot do in applying performance standards to such disabled employees, and the most important insight to keep in mind to help you handle issues involving employees and substance abuse.

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Preview - Religious Discrimination

January 24, 2012 by tjoneill

In this Quick Take, you will learn how even well-intentioned managers can make hiring and promotion decisions that expose them to liability for religious discrimination, what the law requires when an employee asks for a religious accommodation, a critical error that can land you in court when you get such requests and four rules that can help you respond to these requests correctly.

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