Supervisor Liability

Certification

This course is certified by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.

Training Mandates

This course meets state guidelines for the following mandated subject areas:

• Law Update  (annual)
• Civil Rights  (every 3 yrs.)
• Human Rights  (every 3 yrs.)
• Procedural Justice  (every 3 yrs.)

Description

A promotion to a supervisory position is an invitation to enter the world of personnel management. This course will provide attendees with the knowledge necessary to recognize the most common and costly personnel liability issues confronting supervisors in public safety.

Far too many supervisors are learning about these challenges through the process of trial and error — at great expense to themselves and their agencies. Federal statutes, state statutes, and case law will be utilized to illustrate the potential pitfalls of employee relations in public safety administration and the means by which those liability risks can be managed. This program is designed to prepare public safety supervisors to take preventative steps to limit their liability, maintain organizational standards, and protect employee rights under the law.

Topics

• Costs associated with the appearance of unlawful discrimination
• Making legally defensible hiring decisions
• Long-term liability associated with “bad hires”
• Failure-to-hire liability
• Legally defensible job requirements
• Discriminatory discipline
• Retaliation liability
• Performance evaluations – are they helping or hurting us?
• Confronting sexual harassment
• Sexual harassment misconceptions
• Harassment policy components
• Agency obligations when investigating harassment complaints
• Disability discrimination and reasonable accommodation
• Light duty, lawsuits, and officer safety
• Progressive discipline policies
• Officer termination and the liability for failure to act
• Ending employment through separation agreements

Instructor

Deadline

Please register for this course by November 30.