IT'S NOT JUST FOR PLAYGROUNDS ANYMORE! Handling Bullying and Abusive Conduct in the California Workplace

Date: Thursday, April 28, 2022

Time: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Location (Webinar):
ZOOM Webinar (login instructions will be provided upon registration and again via email the day prior to the event)

Cost: No charge to attend; RSVP is required. Attendance is limited to no more than two logins per company.

Presenter: Ryan M. Haws

Registration Information

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Has your company become a playground?

Most employers would have to agree that bullying and abusive conduct is bad for business in numerous respects. Nevertheless, California's imposition of formal training requirements and the increasing push for more laws against bullying in the workplace present a new and costly frontier for employee lawsuits, with little guidance to business owners, supervisors, and human resource professionals on how to avoid potential liability and workplace strife.

In this informative seminar, employment law attorney Ryan M. Haws will discuss how to recognize, address and avoid bullying and abusive conduct in the workplace. Topics covered will include the following:

Workplace training for management and staff on bullying and abusive conduct at work
The interplay between harassment and bullying (and how to tell the difference)
Responding to and investigating employee complaints of bullying
Imposing disciplinary action for bullying or abusive conduct
Legal exposure and cost to the company when bullying occurs
Development of anti-bullying policies (what to include, and what to avoid!)
The new abusive conduct rules and the impact upon employers
When the underperforming employee blames bullying for a bad review
How garden-variety gossip becomes unlawful bullying
Cyber-bullying: the employer's obligations and rights in social media
Common characteristics of bullies and different types of bullies