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You Can’t Just Tell Them; You Must Show Them
There are other employee evaluation issues that are equally dangerous, and those dangers can be pointed out in a similar way. For instance, some managers fill out the evaluations inconsistently, requiring one thing in one evaluation, and switching gears in the next. A skillful lawyer can turn that into evidence of a set up to get rid of an employee. Sometimes, evaluations will reveal what appears to be unlawful managerial bias – for instance, evaluations that consistently make the same sorts of negative comments about minority or women employees, but not white males, can easily be portrayed as reflecting a pattern of discrimination.
But, to make the point one last time, merely explaining the problem in a manual, or through a lecture with PowerPoint slides, will not do it. Managers need to understand, really understand, that once an employment lawsuit is filed, they are the accused and, like the TV cops say to the TV criminals, everything the managers say can and will be held against them.
CCG’s management training is structured with this in mind. Our new “CCG E-Learning Training Sampler” will be available in March on cd-rom, and includes various examples of state-of-the-art training techniques that can change management behavior over the long term. If you are interested in exploring how we can help your company avoid lawsuits and liabilities through e-learning training methods, please feel free to contact us and we will be pleased to forward a free copy. If you are interested in our in-person compliance training programs, please contact us and we will be pleased to explain in more detail the services we provide.
Counsel Consulting Group LLC helps companies throughout the United States avoid employment and HR-related claims and liabilities. CCG assesses existing policies, procedures and problem areas; it provides customized liability-avoidance training to managers and executives; and it designs and implements business techniques that reduce employment liability risks on a long term basis. CCG also offers specialized workshops for managers and HR executives, customized consulting in focused employment-related areas, and CD-ROM and web-based training alternatives. For more information, contact us at info@powelltrachtman.com and visit our website at www.counselconsulting.com.
Powell, Trachtman, Logan, Carrle & Lombardo, P.C. is a full service law firm with offices in suburban Philadelphia, PA, Harrisburg, PA and Cherry Hill, NJ. Powell Trachtman represents a variety of commercial enterprises, entrepreneurs and business executives in respect to their litigation, litigation avoidance planning, business formation, business transactions, estate and tax planning, and other needs. We are also approved defense counsel for numerous insurance carriers in matters pertaining to professional malpractice, products liability, employment practices, directors and officers liability, and many other fields. For more information, contact us at info@powelltrachtman.com and visit our website at www.powelltrachtman.com.
