TRAINING SEMINARS
Antidiscrimination and Harassment Training Program
The US Supreme Court issued a number of important pronouncements
regarding antidiscrimination and has reinvigorated the importance
of conducting anti-discrimination training programs.
Supervisors set the tone for how seriously employees take discrimination
and the way in which a supervisor deals with a harassment or discrimination
complaint can increase or decrease an entity’s liability.
Our firm has developed an Anti-Discrimination Training Program,
which includes a videotape that provides our clients with practical
methods for dealing with workplace harassment and discrimination.
Our training program covers the following topics:
- What is workplace harassment and discrimination? General discussion
of the EEOC guidelines on what constitutes discrimination and
sexual harassment.
- Examples of conduct that create a hostile working environment.
- Discussion of the EEOC guidelines for acceptable workplace
behavior.
- Brief discussion on the US Supreme Court decision codifying
the law of workplace discrimination.
- Investigating a discrimination complaint.
- EEOC policy instruction – who is responsible for taking
“immediate and appropriate corrective action.” How
quickly should a supervisor respond to a harassment complaint?
- Appropriate strategies for investigating a complaint.
- Concluding the investigation; drafting the report and enforcing
the company’s anti-discrimination policy and procedures.
Individuals who successfully complete the training program will
receive industry standard certification, which evidences compliance
with the EEOC regulatory guidelines.For further information on our
videotape training package and training seminars, please contact
Louis S. Meltz, Esq. at (914) 997-1346 or LSMeltz@ssmplaw.com.
Drug & Alcohol Training Program
US Department of Transportation regulations mandate that marine
employers implement drug and alcohol training and educational programs
for employees and supervisors. Our firm has produced a drug and
alcohol testing videotape and training module for the maritime industry,
which evidences compliance with these federal training requirements.
The training package consists of the following material:
- Shipboard drug & alcohol videotape: this videotape provides
practical methods for dealing with the problem of drug and alcohol
abuse on board a vessel and will prepare the vessel supervisor
for the task of complying with the federal testing regulations
and reporting requirements.
- Shipboard drug and alcohol training module: this document provides
an overview of the DOT chemical testing regulations and contains
a specimen collection and breath alcohol procedures checklist
for post-incident testing purposes.
Our firm has also developed a drug and alcohol training program
for employees and supervisors. The following is a synopsis of the
program:
- Overview of the federal chemical testing regulations and procedures.
- Special emphasis on the supervisors responsibilities with regard
to post-incident and reasonable suspicion testing.
- Federal reporting requirements.
- Practical application of the regulations.
- Specimen collection procedures.
- Chain-of-custody form.
- Securing the specimen collection facility:
- Conducting specimen collections following a serious incident.
- Initial Proficiency Demonstration:
- 5 mock specimen collections.
- 2 uneventful.
- 1 insufficient quantity if urine scenario.
- 1 temperature out of range.
- Refusal to sign the COC.
- Initial the tamper evident seals.
Individuals who successfully complete the training program will
receive industry standard certification, which evidences compliance
with the federal testing regulations.For further information on
our drug & alcohol videotape training package and training seminars,
please contact Louis S. Meltz, Esq. at: (914) 997-1346 or LSMeltz@ssmplaw.com.
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