Avoiding Litigation Landmines

Here we have another title that speaks to the necessity for professionally documented discipline files. This is a well produced title that illustrates a common and realistic scenario.

An established employee has begun to raise the attention of a newly appointed supervisor. The female manager feels her gender may be a factor in the employee's reluctance to acknowledge her disapproval. She slowly realizes the importance of documenting the corrective actions she is taking. This documentation dossier will later serve as fodder for a wrongful termination lawsuit.

Like many other compliance training videos Avoiding Litigation Landmines emphasizes the pitfalls of including opinion or commentary in a discipline document. The supervisor makes the error of alluding to his age as a contributing factor to his inability to learn new methods of conducting business. When his case goes to trial this one sentence accusation threatens to undermine her legitimate reasons for terminating his employment.

This is a movie that I feel is a strong tool for teaching managers the dangers of improperly documented disciplinary actions. It includes commentary by professionals and the themes presented translate well to several industries.

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