1. Avoiding Employment Litigation
Presented by:
Mark Ernst, J.D., President
Ernst Enterprises, LLC
September 26, 2007
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2. Avoiding Employment Litigation
AGENDA
WHAT IS DRIVING THE RISE IN LITIGATION?
WHAT CAN EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION COST YOUR BUSINESS $?
WHAT ARE THE LEADING CAUSES OF PREVENTABLE LITIGATION?
WHAT ARE THE REGULATIONS THAT IMPACT THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP?
KNOWLEDGE IS YOUR FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE!
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3. Avoiding Employment Litigation
There is good reason to be concerned just consider the growing numbers and types of cases:
From , 42% of jury awards to plaintiffs in cases concerning age, disability, pregnancy, race or religious discrimination. Retaliation was between $249,000 to $499,000.
According to a 2004 Chubb Insurance ( survey, 1 in 4 or 25% of privately held companies have been sued by an employee or former employee. It’s estimated 75% of claims are goundless!
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