Employment Law in Daily Management: Policies, Documentation, and Hard Conversations

Most employment law issues are decided long before lawyers are involved. They are shaped by the policies a manager applies consistently, the documentation they keep, and the conversations they handle well or poorly. This course walks through that everyday work in a structured way. You will work through written exercises that mirror the situations managers face most often, including performance issues, accommodation requests, and difficult terminations. The emphasis is on practical habits that respect both legal frameworks and human realities. What you'll learn: - Apply consistent hiring practices that comply with anti-discrimination principles and document fair decisions - Handle accommodation requests including disability, religious, and family responsibility considerations - Maintain wage and hour records, classification decisions, and overtime documentation accurately - Conduct performance conversations and document them in ways that support both growth and risk management - Handle terminations including process, documentation, and respectful communication - Recognize the situations that require immediate involvement of qualified counsel The course progresses from hiring through accommodation, wages, performance, termination, and counsel engagement. A capstone written exercise asks you to draft a personal manager's playbook for the situations you face most often. This course is designed for managers, HR practitioners, and operations leaders responsible for people decisions. It is informational and pairs naturally with qualified legal counsel but does not replace it. No prior legal background is required. The course respects the practical realities of management and treats consistency and documentation as essential habits.