Meeting/Event Information

Handbook Housekeeping: Employee Handbook Policy Considerations
Presented by:
Samuel Newman
Ogletree Deakins

This interactive webinar will cover all things related to rolling out, maintaining and updating Employee Handbooks. Topics and issues that will be covered include general considerations regarding creating and rolling out handbooks and specific workplace policies, which key policies should be updated and how often, the types of rules and policies that often need to be re-evaluated, and more!

Learning Objectives:

• Detailed discussion of what Employee Handbooks should be, and perhaps more importantly, what Employee Handbooks should not be
• Best practices for rolling out a new/updated handbook
• Guidance on frequently asked about policies, including Pregnancy Accommodation/PUMP Act provisions, social media policies, and code of conduct/general civility policies
• How a rule or policy may be found unlawful under the National Labor Relations Act   

Sam Newman is an attorney in the Ogletree Deakins St. Louis office where his practice primarily focuses on representing employers in lawsuits involving claims of discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wrongful termination, trade secrets, and other employment-related claims. In addition to litigating at the state and federal level, Sam represents employers in pre-litigation matters before administrative agencies and provides advice and counsel to employers, including drafting handbooks, personnel policies, and other employment-related documents.

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