While obtaining information from employees during the lifecycle of the employment relationship is important to ensure that the employee is qualified for the job, employers should be wary of the limitations regarding the questions that they can ask and the restrictions that employers can impose on employees. Important employer considerations commence from the time the job posting is drafted and continue through the end of the employment relationship, and beyond.Permissible versus impermissible questions that employers may ask during the lifecycle of the employment relationship
Join for a comprehensive discussion of the nuts and bolts of permissible versus impermissible questions that employers can ask during the lifecycle of the employment relationship.
Course Content
12:00 - 12:30 pm - Pre-Employment- Job postings
- Job application and voluntary disclosures
- Interview process
- Post-offer employment screening
- Consent and disclosures relating to CORI, drug testing, convictions, etc.
- Employment agreements
Michelle M. De Oliveira, Esq.,
Kenney & Sams, PC, Southborough
Monica R. Shah, Esq.,
Zalkind, Duncan & Bernstein LLP, Boston
12:30 - 1:00 pm - The Employment Relationship
- Performance
- Self-evaluation assessment tools
- Confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements
- Employee medical conditions and ADA considerations
Michelle M. De Oliveira, Esq.,
Kenney & Sams, PC, Southborough
Monica R. Shah, Esq.,
Zalkind, Duncan & Bernstein LLP, Boston
1:00 - 1:30 pm - Post-employment
- Exit Interviews
- Restrictive covenants
- Severance agreement considerations
Michelle M. De Oliveira, Esq.,
Kenney & Sams, PC, Southborough
Monica R. Shah, Esq.,
Zalkind, Duncan & Bernstein LLP, Boston
1:30 - 2:00 pm - Best Practices and Pitfalls for the Unwary
Michelle M. De Oliveira, Esq.,
Kenney & Sams, PC, Southborough
Monica R. Shah, Esq.,
Zalkind, Duncan & Bernstein LLP, Boston
Speakers
ChairMichelle M. De Oliveira, Esq.,
Kenney & Sams, PC, Southborough
Faculty
Monica R. Shah, Esq.,
Zalkind, Duncan & Bernstein LLP, Boston
