The early months of the pandemic saw employees exposing their companies in multiple industries for unsafe working environments, many of which escalated into court cases arguing retaliatory termination. Take a deep dive into the Michigan Whistleblower Protection Act, the Michigan Worker's Disabilities Compensation Act and other federal statutes to determine the COVID-19 whistleblowing and retaliation issues associated with each.
DESIGNED FOR
CPAs, Attorneys, CEOs, CFOs, Controllers and anyone tasked with Human Resource Management responsibilities
BENEFITS
- The objectives of the program are to heighten awareness of the statutes that accord employees protection, to engrain in the participants the steps businesses should take upon receiving a report of corporate wrongdoing to minimize or eliminate exposure, and the steps businesses should take prior to terminating an employee, or otherwise subjecting an employee to an adverse employment action, who has engaged in an activity protected by statute, so as to avoid claims of retaliation.
HIGHLIGHTS
- COVID-19 related whistleblower reports and claims of retaliation
- How to keep whistleblower reports in-house
- Best practices for handling reports of company misconduct
- Issues to address when considering terminating an employee who engaged in activity protected by statute
- Issues to address after terminating an employee who engaged in activity protected by statute
COURSE LEVEL
Overview
PREREQUISITES
None
ADVANCE PREPARATION
None
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Please contact Anne Taylor for any complaints. anne.taylor@acpen.com, (972-377-8199).