![]() For example, there was a recent case was where an electrician worked for a major entertainment studio for over twenty years. Jurors are often swayed by the emotional plea made by employees who love their jobs and did not want to be forced out. The experience of litigation can be treacherous. While every attorney wants to win their case, at the end of the day, when the case is done, either by settlement, motion, or jury, the employee has lost. The law, however, is somewhat unforgiving in this area. Most HR professionals have never even heard of this process, as there is little training provided in this area. Because employers are required to implement the laws properly, companies are in effect asking HR professionals to have the knowledge of an attorney. In our experience, many HR professionals lack sufficient training as to the nuances of these laws, which are plentiful. For example, when an employee takes disability leave, quite often, an HR professional is unaware of the proper steps of the legally required interactive process. Plaintiffs’ attorneys are well aware that one person could not possibly do this type of job without making some error along the way. This need for such broad expertise in so many different fields can lead to a host of costly problems.Įmployment attorneys representing the employees are keyed into this issue, and shine a spotlight on the mistakes that HR makes. There are few jobs in a company that carry such a broad range of duties and responsibilities. ![]() One problem is that human resource professionals are spread too thin, with responsibility for hiring, firing, maintaining payroll, facilitating discussions amongst coworkers and between the employees and their supervisors, fixing broken machines, ordering stationary, and ensuring that the company is staying in compliance with all relevant employment laws. ![]() Having been in the trenches for the last decade, working as plaintiff attorneys, we have come to realize that in the employment field, too many businesses are unaware of their legally required obligations. ![]()
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