Documenting Misconduct That Will Stand Up In Court

It is estimated that 60-70% of litigation is employment-related. If you stay in business long enough, your company will inevitably be sued. The time to prepare your defense begins before that suit is filed. Juries look to your documentation when they are making the decision of whether you ran afoul of the law. At the same token, plaintiff attorneys try to pick apart your documentation to make a case for their clients. How do you make sure that you are preparing documentation that will stand up in court?

You’ve heard it all the time – DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT. But what if that documentation hurts you in court? Keep in mind that plaintiffs’ attorneys will go over your documentation with a fine-tooth comb to find ways that your documentation helps their case rather than your case. In this webinar, you will learn how to word your documentation so that it will stand up in court. We will also discuss why documentation is important to convince a jury that you made the right decision.

Join nationally recognized employment law expert Susan Desmond (New Orleans) will deliver a Webinar, “Documenting Misconduct That Will Stand Up In Court,” on June 13, 2025. In this webinar, Susan will provide a refresher on what employees claim in lawsuits, will discuss cases where the documentation hurt the employer, and will review cases where the documentation helped the employer.

What You Will Learn:

Learn how to write disciplinary actions that will help you in court.
Learn why it is important to distinguish between performance and misconduct.
Learn the ABCs of documentation.
Learn the goals of every disciplinary procedure.
Learn document termination decisions.

Session Highlights:

Does the employment-at-will doctrine help you when it comes to documentation?
Myths that employees and jurors believe.
Performance and disciplinary documentation pitfalls.
Characteristics of good documentation.
Worst mistakes in documentation.
Using email to document.
Requirements for keeping documentation for recordkeeping purposes.

Who Will Benefit:

Human resource professionals.
Supervisors.
Human resource generalists.
In-house counsel.

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