Creating an Enforceable Handbook 

Employment Handbooks can be an Employer’s best piece of evidence or worst piece of evidence at trial.  Many times, Employer’s fail to recognize how important each policy in an employment handbook is to create best practices for their company and for avoiding liability.  A poorly written handbook with outdated, incorrect, ambiguous and inconsistently enforced policies can expose the Employer to unnecessary liability risks.  Join Trisha Barita & Carol Keough, employment law attorneys with Barita & Keough Law Firm, PLLC, as they go through the policies of a basic handbook as well explain the pitfalls that many employers face when creating and drafting their policies.   

• Employment “At Will” Policy and Significance
• Basic Policies in Every Handbook
• Options with Disciplinary Policies
• Pros and Cons of Drafting the Handbook Yourself
• Internet Handbook “As is” Pitfalls
• Social Media Policy Restrictions
• Disclaimers
• Application of Policies: Consistency and Training
• Importance of Incorporating Legal in your Annual Update

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Barita & Keough Law Firm, PLLC

             Trisha A. Barita                                                 Carol P. Keough      

   Attorney at Law/Owner                                      Attorney at Law/Owner