Breakfast Briefing Series: Documenting Discipline - Best Practices for Employers for Avoiding the 7 Deadly Sins

Effective documentation of employee discipline is essential to managing workplace issues, maintaining consistency, and minimizing legal risk. However, incomplete, inconsistent, or poorly worded disciplinary records can create unnecessary challenges for employers, particularly when defending against employment-related claims.

Join Amundsen Davis Partner and Co-Chair of the Labor & Employment Service Group Heather Bailey for our monthly Labor & Employment Breakfast Briefing as she discusses practical considerations for documenting employee discipline, avoiding common pitfalls, and maintaining clear, consistent records that support employment decisions. As Heather says, “we can never stop an employee from suing, but we can make sure we have the best defense when they do!”

Topics may include:

• Best practices for documenting employee misconduct, performance concerns, and disciplinary actions;
• Common documentation mistakes that can create legal challenges;
• Maintaining consistency and objectivity in disciplinary records;
• The role of disciplinary documentation in supporting employment decisions and defending against potential claims.