Why have an employment manual?

  1. To inform management of your expectations and policies and procedures
  2. To inform employees of your expectations and policies and procedures
  3. To substantiate terminations for cause and assist you in not paying unemployment benefits to “for cause” terminations.
  4. To aid in the defense of discrimination claims by
    1. assuring best practices in human resources
    2. setting forth defenses to hostile work environment cases
    3. the EEOC often requests the policies and procedures and they show an intent to follow the law
  5. To assist in correcting poor behavior
  6. To limit third party liability

Why Have Job Descriptions?

  1. To minimize Americans with Disability claims
  2. To assure that management and staff have the same expectations
  3. To assure proper pay under Wage and Hour laws