HRD Liability Update

Current Issue

The purpose of the HRD Liability Update is to inform HRD professionals and their managers about specific areas of potential liability. More specifically, the reader will receive valuable information on the following legal topics as each relate to training and developing human resources:

• Employer negligence as it relates to failure to train in the work place;
• Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) work safety training requirements;
• Employment law and HRD;
• Nontraditional experiential and adventure based training;
• Intellectual property (trade secrets and copyright infringement);
• Liability and the independent consultant;
• Contract law and training; and
• Using instructional technology to prevent or reduce liability.

Each bimonthly issue of the HRD Liability Update will discuss a topic of timely interest to the HRD professional community.

Access the current issue: Case Study: The Valujet 592 Aircraft Tragedy - Problems With Maintenance, Supervision And Training

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