HR Practices in Terminating Employees
Learn how to prepare for a termination, what to say and avoid saying in the meeting, and how to handle the aftermath to reduce lawsuit and workplace violence risk.
Speaker
Stuart Silverman
Employment attorney · Law Offices of Stuart M. Silverman, P.A. · Nearly 30 years practicing law
Overview
Terminating an employee is one of the hardest parts of work, especially when you've had a friendly relationship with the person. This 60-minute webinar on HR practices in terminating employees gives you tools for every stage of the process.
You'll learn the procedures to have in place before a termination, the different reasons for termination and the material and information each requires, and how to prepare for the termination meeting.
The session covers what to say and what not to say in the meeting, what to tell others afterward, and post-termination steps that keep the workplace safe and secure, so you can reduce, defend against and prevent employee lawsuits and lower the risk of workplace violence.
Why attend: A termination handled badly or for the wrong reasons can lead to lawsuits and even workplace violence, and your decision could be examined by a court and jury for years. This session shows practical steps to make the process smoother and lower those risks. It suits in-house counsel, compliance officers, HR personnel, CFOs, executives, company presidents, business owners and office managers.
What’s covered
- Overview of the termination process
- Procedures to have in place before a termination
- Different reasons for termination and the material you need
- Information you need before terminating
- Preparing for the termination to reduce lawsuit risk
- What not to say during a termination meeting
- What to say during a termination meeting
- Post-termination issues for a safe and secure workplace
Who should attend
What you get
About the speaker
Stuart Silverman has been practicing law for almost 30 years and is the principal of the Law Offices of Stuart M. Silverman, P.A., located in Boca Raton, Florida. The emphasis of his practice is in the area of labor and employment law, and business and commercial litigation. Mr. Silverman has represented both private and public employers, as well as individual employees in a whole host of complex business disputes and employment settings at administrative levels, and state and federal trial and appellate courts. His extensive employment litigation experience includes claims under age, race, sex discrimination, wage and hour claims, whistleblower and retaliation claims, ADA and FMLA claims, public employee's claims, as well as disputes under employment contracts, non-compete agreements, trade secrets disputes, and partnership breakups. Mr. Silverman is a frequent speaker on his areas of practice.
Mr. Silverman is also a member of The Workplace Violence Prevention Institute (WPVI), a group formed to investigate solutions and strategies from a proactive and systemic perspective to minimize the risk of workplace violence, specifically violence caused by employees or former employees. He earned his B.A. degree, with high honors, and his J.D. degree from Rutgers University. Mr. Silverman is admitted to The Florida Bar and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
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