The attorneys at Wiley Reber Law enjoy many things: investigations, negotiations, arbitration, and your everyday employment and labor advising.  But one thing we really enjoy is getting out to different employers to assist with or provide workplace training.

Recently, both Greg and Ben were on the road providing training at different employer locations in the state.  For his training, Greg discussed the ins and outs of the Family Medical Leave Act for supervisors.  Not only did Greg provide the background for the laws and its application to employees, but laid out best practices for the management for both continuous and intermittent leaves.  While the FMLA has been around for a long time by now, the management of employee leaves still creates difficulty for both the tracking of time and getting work done while employees are out.  Greg was able to answer employee questions via videoconference and make sure the supervisors were clear on their responsibilities.

For his part, Ben assisted a public employer with conducting its regular harassment, offensive behavior and violence in the workplace training (prohibiting it, not promoting).  During the training (and before Ben’s car accident), Ben and his co-presenter offered up examples of recent cases involving harassment and violence in the workplace, discussed the impacts of that behavior on workplace morale and safety, covered the employer’s policy prohibiting the behavior, and discussed the fairly new concept of a bystander’s role in preventing the behavior from occurring.  While thorough, the training was able to be completed in a short period of time so multiple groups of employees could receive the training throughout the day.

In both trainings, employees shared their appreciation for our approach to the training, making it both informative and enjoyable.  Several people also laughed at Ben’s jokes about the band “Creed.”

While many employees (and employers, for that matter) don’t look forward to employment training, our attorneys understand the value of the training, and deliver it in a way that educates your employees and holds their attention.  Employers have a duty to train their employees on their policies and procedures.  If you, or your organization need assistance with providing workplace training to your employee groups, contact Wiley Reber Law, for training experience that works.