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Writing Accurate and Defensible Job Descriptions that Comply with the ADA and FLSA

Course Description:

Accurate, well-written job descriptions are your best defense against organizational chaos and legal liability — they’re also your best tool for selecting, evaluating, and training employees.

Yet, just one poorly written job description could leave you exposed to devastating liabilities.  In fact, job descriptions are often the first document looked at in legal disputes or during a regulatory agency’s inquiry. 

Recent changes to the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) and the tricky rules surrounding the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) add another level of complexity you just can’t overlook.

Course Highlights:

During this “how-to” event, you will learn easy steps to create job descriptions that are: 

• Accurate, specific, clear,  and defensible,
• Help your employees understand the responsibilities of their positions, and
• Ensure compliance with the ADA and FLSA.

This comprehensive, yet easy-to-understand program also covers: 

• Job-description best practices for 2012

• Step-by-step advice on the creation of legal job descriptions
• No-no language that will red flag the EEOC

• Key words that will help ensure ADA compliance
• Assessing which duties are really “essential” and how “essential functions” are generally defined

Plus, during this need-to-know session, our expert faculty will explore:

• Specific advice on how to describe the physical requirements of a job
• Disclaimer language that should be included with every job description
• Real-life ADA cases at other companies, and the lessons learned
• Methods to evaluate and edit your current job descriptions, and implement an on-going update process
  
  

Faculty:

Bruce Johanson, Principal Partner/Co-Owner, Johanson Group/DB Squared

Bruce Johanson is a Principle Partner and Co-Owner of two Fayetteville, AR­ based companies, Johanson Group, a HR/Management consulting firm and DB Squared, LLC, a HR/Compensation software company.

He has been with the Johanson Group since 1986 and DB Squared, LLC since 2005.Bruce has been in the HR field for over 30 years and started within the oil and gas industry his first five years after college. He has taught credit and non-credit classes at the University of Arkansas, Arkansas Tech University and Webster University since 1984. Bruce holds a degree in Human Resources Management and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas.

He has been a member of the NOARK Human Resources Association since the 1986 and served as President, Board member, Chair of several committees and state conference chair.  Bruce has presented programs at the various state HR conferences and other state association conferences. He serves on various local non-profit boards and is a member of Fayetteville Downtown Rotary Club and the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce.

MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE:

We're so confident you'll get what you want out of this conference that we'll refund every penny if you're not completely satisfied. No questions asked! It's 100% risk-free!

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APPROVED FOR RECERTIFICATION CREDIT:

HRCI - Receive 1.25 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org. "The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute's criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit."

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