Tips on Drafting Offer Letters, Employment Agreements, and Termination Letters

Why Should You Attend:

• What should an offer letter, an employment agreement, or a termination letter contain?
• How much detail is too much?
• What are the basic components of a good offer letter, employment agreement, or termination letter?
• Should you have a written offer letter or termination letter?
• When would you want to have an employment agreement with an employee?
• What common mistakes and pitfalls to avoid in drafting offer letters, employment agreements, and termination letters?

This webinar will give guidelines on all of these questions. It will also provide attendees with some sample language to assist them with hiring, promoting, or terminating employees. Attendees will learn how to use these documents both as a sword and a shield in the event of litigation.

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• Offer letters for exempt versus nonexempt employees
• Offer letters for temporary versus long-term employees
• Checklist of terms to include to strengthen your employment agreements
• Termination letter basics
• Dos and Don’ts in offer letters and termination letters

Who Will Benefit:

• HR Professional
• Department Managers
• Business Owners
• In-House Attorneys
• Employee Relations Professionals
• HR Administrators

Instructor Profile:

Stephanie Yang, of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP practices exclusively in the firm's Employment and Labor Group, concentrating on the litigation defense of businesses of all sizes, including but not limited to the following areas: Wage and Hour, Employment Discrimination, Employment Counseling and Wrongful Termination.

Stephanie's work contributed to two defense verdicts in the Orange County Superior Court in 2012. A native of Taipei, Taiwan, Stephanie is actively involved in the Asian American legal community.

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