Documenting Misconduct so Your Decisions Stand Up in Court

As a labor and employment law attorney, you are always reviewing documentation that supports your client’s version of what happened.  As a human resource professional, you look at documentation so that you can approve a termination recommended by the supervisor.  But as a supervisor, your focus is usually more on getting production done, and you “forget” to document that you had to tell a subordinate three times to do a task.  You put off doing those performance appraisals.  What are they used for anyway?  And, as a supervisor, you are often documenting misconduct or performance issues of someone you once worked side by side.  Is documentation easy?  No.  Is it critical?  Yes.  But how do you do it right? 

In this session, you’ll learn how to:

• Learning effective documentation techniques
• Learning how policies and procedures can help you but also hurt you
• Learning how to use documentation to teach your employees
• Learning what documentation you need to justify a termination decision
• Learning about your record retention requirements

Who Will Benefit:

• HR Professionals
• HR Directors
• Managers
• In-House Counsel
• Attorneys
• Business Owners

Susan Fahey Desmond

Susan Fahey Desmond is a partner with Jackson Lewis, LLP, which has offices in over 54 cities across the United States. She has been representing management in all aspects of labor in employment law since 1985. She is listed in Best Lawyers in America and has been named by Chamber USA as one of America’s Leading Business Lawyers for labor and employment law. She is also listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers and Louisiana Super Lawyers.