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Employment Law After Hours VIDEO - Managing Difficult Employees: Performance Improvement Plans

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Performance Improvement Plans are some of the best ways to improve employee performance when they are not meeting work expectations or violating company policies and employer rules.

Yet, many employers utilize performance improvement plans incorrectly. Therefore, in this in-depth episode of Employment Law After Hours, we explore the best practices for performance improvement plans, as well as providing the supervisor/manager conversation demonstrations, and an ultimate demonstration of providing a performance improvement plan to an employee.

  • Do you know what goes in a performance improvement plan?
  • How do you manage a difficult employee?
  • When do you use a performance improvement plan?
  • How do you write a performance improvement plan?
  • How do you improve employee performance?
  • How do you correct an employee's violation of work rules and requirements?
  • How do you punish an employee?
  • How do you reprimand an employee?
  • How do you draft a performance improvement plan?
  • How do you give a performance improvement plan? 

Answers to these issues and many others are covered in this week's episode of Employment Law After Hours, covering the issues keeping HR professionals and employers up at night. For more information, please contact Bryan Meek at bmeek@bmdllc.com.


Speaker Series: Judge Linda Teodosio for Women's History Month

In honor of Women's History Month, and as a part of BMD's ongoing inclusion and diversity efforts, we hosted our second Diversity Speaker Series with a presentation from Summit County, Ohio Juvenile Court Judge Linda Teodosio. The discussion was hosted by BMD Partners Daphne Kackloudis and Robert Hager.

Speaker Series: U.S. District Judge Solomon Oliver for Black History Month

In honor of Black History Month, and as a part of BMD's ongoing inclusion and diversity efforts, we kick-started our Diversity Speaker Series with a presentation from U.S. District Judge Solomon Oliver. The discussion was moderated by BMD Partner, Co-Chair of Business & Tort Litigation Group and Past NSMBA President, Marlon Primes, alongside Current NSMBA President, Delante Thomas.

Getting Paid to Vote

Can you get paid to vote? Election Day is upon us and employees across the country are asking whether they can get paid to vote. Essentially, can they take paid leave of a few hours to go to the polling location to cast their vote in a midterm election or presidential election. Well, it depends on the state where the employee works.

Monkey Pox in the Workplace + Changes to COVID...And, the New ELAH Mini-series on Hiring Has Launched

Over the last few weeks, we have witnessed unexpected growth in MonkeyPox cases across America. Clients are beginning to request information on how to develop policies for MonkeyPox and what to do when an employee is suspected or is diagnosed with MonkeyPox. Plus, the CDC amended the rules for COVID exposure and quarantine. And, Employment Law After Hours has a new mini-series on the hiring process. Watch all this great, need-to-know employment law content.

Employment Law After Hours VIDEO - Top 10 Red Flags When Interviewing

This week on Employment Law After Hours with our own, Brian Meek, Brian discusses the Top 10 Red Flags When Interviewing, how to spot those red flags, how to respond when hiring candidates, what questions to ask during an interview, and more!