Not For Small Businesses Only: Five Key Steps to Protect Against Employment Litigation

In many Federal district courts, employment-related litigation represents 50% or more of all court filings, and approximately 98% of lawsuits are resolved outside of court.

Small businesses (i.e., businesses with fewer than 50 employees) are not exempt either. This newsletter notes that it is not uncommon for such businesses to have 3 or 4 claims of employment discrimination annually!

Fisher & Phillips offer five key steps that are especially relevant to small businesses to help protect against employment litigation. The five key steps are:

1. Implement appropriate policies (e.g., discrimination and harassment policies)

2. Train your managers and supervisors regarding employment law matters (there are many organizations that offer this kind of training!)

3. Terminate managers and supervisors who are not maintaining and creating an appropriate work setting

4. Monitor and evaluate wage and hour practices (especially given the new overtime laws!)

5. Create an HR function (have an appropriate and well-trained individual with responsibility for this function, even if you are a small company).

Read here for more details!

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