Events

As part of our firm’s continuing commitment to serve the local business community, we are hosting a series of free breakfast legal briefings throughout 2010 to help business owners and employers contend with the legal issues facing them each day.

Each lively and interactive briefing will cover a specific legal topic, explaining the key legal issues, how small and family-owned businesses can address these issues in the most economically viable way; and how businesses can use the protection afforded them by law to their advantage.

All breakfast briefings will be held at the law office of Robert A. Tandy, LLC, One Paragon Drive, Suite 159, Montvale, New Jersey.  Please feel free to invite clients and colleagues to attend the briefing with you. Our next briefing will take place on:

SESSION ONE:  Wednesday, January 20, 2010 (7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.)

“Employment Law for Employers”

• New Jersey Employment Laws
• What Constitutes Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Hostile Work Environment and Retaliation
• Employer Liability
• Common Management Pitfalls
• Proper Documentation in the Workplace
• Procedure for Dealing with Employee Complaints

“Effective New Employee Orientation”

• Offer of Employment
• Core Purposes and Objectives of New Employee Orientation
• Policies, Personnel Forms and Employee Handbooks

Complimentary coffee and bagels will be served.

Contact us at (201) 474-7103 to reserve your spot

The Office Holiday Party is an HR manager’s nightmare and a Plaintiff’s lawyer’s dream. Despite the risks involved, companies hold holiday parties each December and receive demand letters from their employees’ attorneys each January.  Here are some helpful hints to reduce your Company’s liability this season:

• Have policies in place relating to harassment, discrimination and retaliation and conduct training (if it was not already conducted) about discrimination and harassment in the workplace. Advise employees that the holiday party is a work event (an extension of the work environment) and they should behave accordingly.

• If at all possible, don’t serve alcohol.  If you do serve alcohol, make non-alcoholic beverages readily available. Additionally, try to keep the free booze to a minimum and only serve beer and wine.  Alcohol lowers inhibitions and impairs judgment.  Consider a taxi service for employees in attendance.

• Invite spouses and/or partners (opposite and same sex).  Your employees are less likely to engage in inappropriate behavior with their spouse/partner present.

• Do not organize after-party outings or suggest going to another location to “keep the party going.”

• If you have a band/DJ, do not encourage dancing, especially where spouses/partners are not invited. 

• Do not allow for “Secret Santa” or “Grab Bag Gift Exchanges”

• Consider purchasing Employment Practices Liability Insurance.

If you have any questions or seek additional information on how to limit your Company’s liability this holiday season contact Robert Tandy at (201) 474-7103.

As part of the firm’s continuing commitment to serve the local business community, the Law Office of Robert A. Tandy, LLC is hosting a series of free breakfast legal briefings throughout 2009 to help business owners and employers contend with the legal issues facing them each day.

Each lively and interactive briefing will cover a specific legal topic, explaining the key legal issues, how small and family-owned businesses can address these issues in the most economically viable way; and how businesses can use the protection afforded them by law to their advantage.

All breakfast briefings will be held at the Law Office of Robert A. Tandy, LLC, One Paragon Drive, Suite 159, Montvale, New Jersey 07645. Please feel free to invite clients and colleagues to attend any briefing with you.

Our first briefing will take place on
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 (7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.)

“Employment Law for Small Employers”

• New Jersey Employment Laws
• What Constitutes Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation
• Employer Liability
• Common Management Pitfalls
• Proper Documentation in the Workplace
• Procedure for Dealing with Employee Complaints
• Offer of Employment
• Core Purposes and Objectives of New Employee Orientation
• Policies, Personnel Forms and Employee Handbooks

Complimentary coffee and bagels will be served.

Contact Robert A. Tandy at (201) 474-7103 or email rtandy@tandylaw.com to reserve your spot