Employment Law
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course covers broad issues on Employment and Labor laws as it applies to Insurance Agencies. It covers issues on pre and post employment procedures, employee agent/agency staff/agency staff and employer/agency rights and interviewing strategies in order to avoid claims and suits. Further, it puts emphasis on real world issues related to the employment laws.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
AFTER YOU COMPLETE THIS COURSE, YOU WILL HAVE LEARNED ABOUT THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT EMPLOYMENT LAW ISSUES:
• INTERVIEWING STRATEGIES
• UNDERSTAND EMPLOYER AGENCY RIGHTS FOR REQUESTING AND DISSEMINATING EMPLOYEE REFERENCES
• EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS; DO'S AND DO'NTS
• DRUG TESTING & PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS
• EMPLOYMENT AT-WILL DOCTRINE
• DISCRIMINATION PRINCIPLES
• RETALIATION
• HARASSMENT
• AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT
• FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT
• INVESTIGATING EFFECTIVELY AND WITHIN THE LAW
• EFFECTIVE DISCIPLINARY POLICIES
TOPICS COVERED:
• Introduction
• LESSON 1: Labor and Employment Law
• LESSON 2 : Interviewing Strategies
• LESSON 3: Employment References
• LESSON 4: Employment Verification Requirements of Employers
• LESSON 5: Drug Testing And Physical Examinations
• LESSON 6: Is There Really Still Employment-At-Will?
• LESSON 7: Discrimination Principles
• LESSON 8: Retaliation
• LESSON 9: Harassment
• LESSON 10: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
• LESSON 11: Family Leave and Medical Leave Act (FLMA)
• LESSON 12: Investigating Effectively and Within The Law
• LESSON 13: Effective Disciplinary Policies
REGULATORY REQUIREMENT:
Please see the state/regulatory requirement from the course catalog page.
SEAT TIME:
This course has been approved for 2 hours.
COURSE PRE-REQUISITE:
N/A
TESTING:
Quizzes -You will not be required to pass the quizes to proceed forward to the next lesson. Final Exam - You will be required to pass the final exam with a 70% in order to receive course credit.
COURSE COMPLETION:
Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to print your certificate online.
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