Employment Law Basics gives leaders the information they need to make smart and legal people decisions. The approach is to empower leaders by helping them understand how the laws protect employees and why upholding these laws is important to the company. Facilitators will also familiarize leadership with some state laws that differ from federal law. The effort swerves to improve the employment environment and workforce stability and to guide leaders through their individual and collective obligations to mitigate risk. The point is made that employment law is not black and white and upholds that an organization is absolutely responsible for the acts of its managment. With this in mind, we cannot claim ignorance as a defense, and we have a responsibility to educate and monitor management/leadership actions. Not knowing the law creates legal risk and exposure.
