Orange County Register

If your company is considering a layoff, you might want to attend the live web seminar Layoffs 201: Layoffs and Downsizing Issues, 10 a.m. Wednesday Feb. 4, sponsored by the California Chamber of Commerce.

The 90-minute event, which includes 30 minutes of Q&A, costs $170 or $136 for chamber members. Click here to register.

It will cover all the issues an employer should consider prior to laying off workers including:

• Layoff policy: Why you should have one and what it should contain.
• Alternatives: Other options to a layoff that can be considered.
• Critical considerations: Factors such as seniority, performance, leaves of absence, severance agreements, waivers and ADEA that may impact how you execute the layoff.
• WARN: The impact of the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and its California equivalent on layoff plans.
• Final pay: How to manage final paychecks to employees who are laid off.
• Other impacts: How a layoff could affect your employee bonuses and unemployment insurance.
• Employee Communication: Effectively communicate information to your employees about a layoff without creating confusion or exposing your company to additional liability.

This seminar is approved for 1.5 credit hours toward CA specific human resources recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute.

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