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The Importance of HR Documentation and Notice Requirements

Documenting events is a crucial task, and in some cases not documenting them can lead to grim consequences. For example, did you know that not keeping track of employee’s hours is fatal to overtime cases? Sometimes you might be documenting items, but focusing on the wrong items. In this training program, the webinar instructor will discuss what needs to be documented and what should be documented that strengthens employers’ defenses in the event lawsuits are filed.Areas Covered Overview of basic documents in several federal employment lawsWhy stay in compliance?Importance of documentation in defending Title VII casesWhat information does the government require you to keep for overtime casesHow to use documentation to prove FLSA exemptionsDocuments and notification for FMLA and ADA leaveDocumentation in Defend Trade Secrets ActCourse Level - Basic/IntermediateWho Should Attend Compliance OfficersHuman ResourcesCFOsOffice ManagersCompany PresidentsEmployers and Business OwnersHiring ManagersHR Managers/SupervisorsRisk ManagersIn-House CounselWhy Should You Attend How can a company defend itself once it has been sued by a former employee? This webinar will reverse engineer the process - it will look at problems that arise in the courtroom when defense attorneys do not have the proper documents to defend the company, and what goes right when they do have the proper documents. Through this process, attendees will learn what needs to be kept and what should be kept to best defend and protect the company in the event of an employee lawsuit for overtime (FLSA), Title VII (discrimination) FMLA and ADA and Defend Trade Secrets Act.


Documenting events is a crucial task, and in some cases not documenting them can lead to grim consequences. For example, did you know that not keeping track of employee’s hours is fatal to overtime cases? Sometimes you might be documenting items, but focusing on the wrong items. In this training program, the webinar instructor will discuss what needs to be documented and what should be documented that strengthens employers’ defenses in the event lawsuits are filed.

Areas Covered

  • Overview of basic documents in several federal employment laws
  • Why stay in compliance?
  • Importance of documentation in defending Title VII cases
  • What information does the government require you to keep for overtime cases
  • How to use documentation to prove FLSA exemptions
  • Documents and notification for FMLA and ADA leave
  • Documentation in Defend Trade Secrets Act

Course Level - Basic/Intermediate

Who Should Attend

  • Compliance Officers
  • Human Resources
  • CFOs
  • Office Managers
  • Company Presidents
  • Employers and Business Owners
  • Hiring Managers
  • HR Managers/Supervisors
  • Risk Managers
  • In-House Counsel

Why Should You Attend

How can a company defend itself once it has been sued by a former employee? This webinar will reverse engineer the process - it will look at problems that arise in the courtroom when defense attorneys do not have the proper documents to defend the company, and what goes right when they do have the proper documents. Through this process, attendees will learn what needs to be kept and what should be kept to best defend and protect the company in the event of an employee lawsuit for overtime (FLSA), Title VII (discrimination) FMLA and ADA and Defend Trade Secrets Act.