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Navigating the Land Mines of Employment Law While Still Running a Successful Business

In this episode of Ask The Expert with The Coach - Chris Ruisi, Kathleen Connelly of the law firm of Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. discusses many of today's employment laws that all employers must be aware of. Kathleen concentrates her practice in Labor and Employment Law and providesexpert counseling to private and public sector clients on a wide array of labor and employment matters including

In this episode, listen in as Kathleen Connelly discusses with The Coach - Chris Ruisi five key points every employer, regardless of size or number of employees, needs to know. The five key points are:

the importance of having and updating an employee handbook and a policies and procedures manual
the importance of having a basic understanding of the following laws -
1. NJ Law Against Discrimination/Title VII
2. NJ Conscientious Employee Protection Act
3. The Americans with Disabilities Act
4. NJ and Federal Wage Hour Laws
5. NJ Paid Family Leave Act
6. The Federal Family and Medical Leave Act
7. Bullying in the Work Place - although this is not yet a law, Kathleen reviews rapidly evolving movement in this area
the importance of providing periodic harassment training for a company's management team and staff
the importance of being fair and consistent in the applocation of all policy decisions, and
the need for every employer and business owner to have a relationship with an employment law professional and to make sure they have the proper insurance protection in place, in the event they are faced with litigation

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