Is Your Employee Handbook a Liability? ExpertQuote Can Help

Corporate benefits firm, ExpertQuote Insurance Services Inc., has announced a complimentary Expert Webinar which focuses on the timely subject of the importance of employee handbooks. Not all surprises are welcome, especially when it comes to workplace policies. An employee handbook is a powerful tool to communicate your organization’s values, culture, and vision. It can also form the first line of defense in an employment lawsuit or investigation.

Labor and employment laws are constantly changing. Regular reviews of your employee handbook are essential to be sure your organization is in compliance with the latest legal mandates. It is important to clearly outline your organization’s practices and working environment.  Out-of-date and improperly worded policies can create employer-employee issues and expose a business to liability. If an employee claim arises, or litigation is commenced, a flawed handbook can exacerbate liability and destroy potential defenses. Additionally, courts and government agencies can be led to believe that a business is not focused on compliance with legal requirements – placing both the individual responsible for compliance and his or her organization in a compromising position. If you do not have an employee handbook, the courts, the Department of Labor, and the EEOC will automatically assume that you have not informed your employees of the up-to-date information that you are legally bound to tell employees in writing.

Raj Singh, COO of ExpertQuote, said, “In the current fast moving legislative climate, today more than ever, it is imperative that there is clear communication between employers and employees. The best way to communicate all important information in one place is through an employee handbook. The employee handbook is important as it provides standardization of personnel and benefit policies and preventing misunderstandings out of misinterpretation. It is one of the most underutilized tool in the HR repertoire. At ExpertQuote, we offer consulting services that will ensure that your current handbook is not a liability. We will assess your human resource services to ensure that your company is compliant with federal and state laws.”

Discover the importance of having an updated handbook, the key policies to include, and best practices for administering it. If your organization doesn’t have a handbook or it hasn’t been reviewed by an HR professional in the last year, this webinar should not be missed.

As part of an Expert Webinar series, ExpertQuote will hold a series of engaging sessions on the following timely topics, both live at 10:00 A.M. Pacific.

October 14th – Employee Handbooks

December 3rd – Recordkeeping and I-9 Compliance.

Given the importance and high demand of these subjects, these webinars are expected to reach maximum capacity. Please e-mail webinars@expertquote.com in order to reserve access to this complimentary service so that we may accommodate you, or consider you for future webinars.

About ExpertQuote

ExpertQuote (EQ) offers an unrivaled quantitative analysis on a proven benefit strategy that has and will save their clients over $120M+, 18%+ annually on benefits expenditures. EQ’s strategies result in ecstatic employees plus providing an employer with competitive hiring and retention advantages.

EQ offers a complimentary Benefits Benchmark & Opportunity Analysis (BBOA). Performance guarantee: If EQ cannot illustrate significant savings and benefits improvement, we will not engage in the business. Most brokers propagate lofty future promises. EQ is obsessively determined to move the needle and earn your business from day one. If your company is not working with a relentless broker-team fiercely navigating an industry under a state of massive product and policy disruption, EQ can boldly state “Your firm is overpaying, and your company is underserved.”