Small Biz, Think BIG - Human Resources

Small Biz, Think BIG

What Employers Need to Know About Legally and Effectively Hiring Employees

Date: Thursday, April 18, 2013

Do you know what you don’t know about legally hiring and firing employees? Many of the questions found on applications for employment have become sources of discrimination suits. An interview can be even more litigiously threatening than the employment application, because uninformed interviewers often ask seemingly harmless questions that may, in fact, be discriminatory. Improperly handled employee terminations generate a significant number of lawsuits against corporations. Complete and accurate records of such actions protect the interests of both the employer and the former employee. Human error made before, during, and after the discharge is completed can significantly affect the attitudes and reactions of all involved as well as the vulnerability of the employer.

This session will provide an overview of labor and employment laws that govern the hiring (and firing) of employees in New York companies, and best practices tips for hiring legally and effectively.

Presenter: Risa Mish
Risa Mish is the director of the Johnson School's Leadership Skills Program as well as a lecturer of leadership who teaches courses in analytical thinking in business. She also heads her own management consulting and training practice, providing strategic employee relations advice and training to senior executives and human resources teams.  Mish earned her BS from Cornell University and JD from Cornell Law School.

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