Here's a quick list of the top 10 employer mistakes:
- Failing to establish an effective sexual harassment policy.
- Failing to pay overtime to nonexempt employees.
- Failing to complete I-9 forms for new employees.
- Failing to take and document disciplinary actions.
- Failing to quickly discharge poor performers.
- You must be sure that laying off a group of employees has no disparate impact on any protected group.
- Failing to get a signed release from a terminated employee.
- Conditioning employment offers on medical exams.
- Failing to take proactive steps to keep your workforce union free.
- Failing to retain labor and employment counsel to avoid making the first nine mistakes.
